News
9 December 2018
Baku Marionette Theatre held the event devoted to 110th anniversary of the opera ‘Leyli & Majnun’. During an open discurs on the theatrical heritage of Uzeyir Hajibeyli, archive photographs of the great master’s numerous operas and musicals from various years were screened. Among the event participants there were theatre critic Aydin Taliblyh, director of the Azerbaijan State Theatre Museum Sevinj Mikayilova, filmdirector Adil Alakbarov, musicologist Heyran Gorchu, director, scenographer and puppeteer Olga Kirillova (Moscow), activists form the Contemporary Art Space YARAT and others.
The show of ‘Arshin Mal Alan’ was performed for the event participants. There were many foreigners among our guests, and thus the show storyteller Kamala Israfilova – an actress, graduated from The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (New-York) – provided her narration in English.
2 November 2018
On November 2, the show of ‘Arshin Mal Alan’ was performed at the Baku Marionette Theatre by the request of the Ministry of Taxes, i.e. just for the group of the mentioned Ministry officers. As it always had happened before, at this event the classical Azerbaijani musical again filled the audience with its positive atmosphere.
10 October 2018
On October 10-12, 2018, in Baku, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) holds a conference ‘Decorative Arts and Interiors’. The conference participants visited Baku Marionette Theatre. After viewing the show of ‘Arshin Mal Alan’ the ICOM members enjoyed welcoming reception arranged for them at the theatre terrace.
29 September 2018
The poetry performance of “Urban Nomad Mixes” has been held on September 29, at the Baku Marionette Theatre as part of Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts and Spirituality. The event featured poets from Austria, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, India, Iran, Philippine, Sudan and Syria.
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28 September 2018
As part of the Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts and Spirituality, the “Hurufiah” exhibition has been launched at the Heydar Aliyev Center on September 28. The exhibition includes over 30 works of painting, sculpture and graphics from the Barjeel Art Foundation of the United Arab Emirates. It also presents several contemporary calligraphy works by Tarlan Gorchu, director and artistic leader of the Baku Marionette Theatre.
