The Puppet Theater of Astana announced that it will be holding its 3rd
International Puppet Theater Festival “Kuralay” on 25-29 June in Astana. Named
after Kuralay Eshmuratova, an honored Kazakh artist and the first director of
the Kazakh Puppet Theater, the event was previously held in 2015 and 2018.
The first festival brought together creative teams from Peru, Estonia,
Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Russia, Tatarstan, Türkiye, Tajikistan, Italy,
Tunisia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A memorandum “Eurasia Puppet” was
signed at the event. The third festival will be attended by 13 theaters from
China, Peru, Türkiye, Serbia, Estonia, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. A
key feature of this festival is a jury of children, who will determine the
nominations. A parade will take place between the Palace “Zhastar” (Youth) and
the Musical Theater of the Young Spectator on June 25 at 10 a.m.
A press conference will be held at the Musical Theater of the Young
Spectator at 10:45, followed by a gala-concert, where the performance “Azhemnin
Ertegisi” (Grandmother’s Fairytale), directed by Kuralay Eshmuratova, will be
presented. The festival is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Kazakh
capital.
No comments:
Post a Comment