News
20 March 2023
Azer Mukhtarov, who is a lighting artist at the Baku Marionette Theatre since 2016, and is a well-known specialist of the most advanced, modern stage lighting and sound systems, was awarded with a congratulatory diploma of the Administration of "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve on the occasion of his 50th anniversary and for contributing to the theatre’s successful activities.
16 March 2023
Another charity performance of the show of “Arshin Mal Alan” was arranged at the Baku Marionette Theatre on the eve of the traditional spring holiday Novruz, this time benefitting kids and elders of the ‘Icherisheher’ State Historical and Architectural Reserve residents. Among the guests there were veterans of the Karabakh war, wounded while fighting for the liberation of Karabakh and its related regions from the Armenian occupation. After the performance, a tea party was held on the terrace of the theatre. The audience was greeted by the head officials of both the “Icherisheher” Management and the Marionette Theatre..
28 February 2023
On the second festive Tuesday of the traditional Novruz holiday of the coming spring, on 28th February, a special event was held at the Baku Marionette Theatre – the show of “Arshin Mal Alan” was performed for the management of the Administration of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve “Icherisheher” and members of its Council of Aghsaggals (Patriarchs).
23 February 2023
On 23th February 2023, Baku Marionette Theatre again presented a free of charge show - specially for volunteers of the "ASAN Könüllüləri" sevice system there was performed "Arshin mal alan" musical by Uzeyir Hajibeyli.
11 February 2023
A devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Southern Türkiye in the early hours of 6 February (4.17 a.m.), with its epicentre in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş province. The earthquake affected the neighbouring provinces of Adıyaman, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, and Malatya, as well as Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, and Hatay, where around 13.5 million people reside including about 2 million Syrian refugees. A second major earthquake hit the region after 9 hours with 7.5 magnitudes causing further severe damage and destruction of damaged buildings.
Our thoughts are with the victims, with their families, with all those affected. Baku Marionette Theatre has contributed its show income of 11th February 2023 to the immediate assistance of Azerbaijan for help the victims of the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria and to support rescue efforts.
