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Pomegranate Zeal premiere in Ilhom, Tashkent

Pomegranate Zeal premiere in Ilhom, Tashkent

12.10.2006 10:26 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Photo by Ferghana.Ru Ilhom began his 13th season with a project that combined an exhibition of the legendary Usto Mumin's paintings with Pomegranate Zeal, a play of the past and the artist's fate.

Day of Uzbek literature at the Edinburgh Book Fair

Day of Uzbek literature at the Edinburgh Book Fair

23.08.2006 10:16 msk Arts

Hamid Ismailov. Photo by Ferghana.Ru Day of Uzbek literature was arranged at the Edinburgh Book Fair. Excerpts from the works by Mamadali Mahmudov and Dadahon Hasanov were read aloud within the framework of Writers In Custody program. Writer Mahmudov had been in custody for years and not even appeal

Uzbek MTV broadcasts a number performed by the president's daughter

Uzbek MTV broadcasts a number performed by the president's daughter

07.08.2006 16:55 msk Arts

GooGoosh - Gulnara Karimova Broadcasting on 40Dm frequency since 2005, Uzbek entertainment channel TV-Markaz (colloquially known as MTV) launched a promotion campaign of a number by Gulnara Karimova - the president's daughter. The flick in question concerns the famous Unutma Meni (Forget Me Never).

Puppet-show «The Moon Will Rise Into The Skies Of Andijan» in Uzbekistan

Puppet-show «The Moon Will Rise Into The Skies Of Andijan» in Uzbekistan

26.05.2006 15:16 msk Arts

First night run of the puppet-show «The Moon Will Rise Into The Skies Of Andijan» took place at the Theater of Drama in Kashkadarja, Uzbek media outlets report.

Uzbekistan: traditional Ethnic Festival Baisun cancelled

Uzbekistan: traditional Ethnic Festival Baisun cancelled

17.05.2006 11:47 msk Arts

What information is available at this point indicates cancellation of the traditional folk festival that was to take place in the Baisun district of Uzbekistan between May 17 and 20. Moreover, the no-go directive came from the Cabinet and not from the Ministry for Culture and Athletics which would h

Ilkhom-XX, festival of modern music, cancelled in Tashkent

Ilkhom-XX, festival of modern music, cancelled in Tashkent

27.04.2006 18:23 msk Arts

Composer Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky, art director of the annual Ilkhom-XX modern music festival, cancelled the 11th Festival scheduled to take place on the premises of the Uzbek State Conservatory. The announcement was made on April 26. This is probably the end of the festival because Yanov-Yanovsky resi

Vyacheslav Useinov: We all are dealing with the reality we do not really understand

Vyacheslav Useinov: We all are dealing with the reality we do not really understand

21.03.2006 16:35 msk Arts

Personal exhibition of Vyacheslav Useinov, an artist from Uzbekistan, opened in the Moscow Artistry Center on Krymsky Val, last Friday. Ferghana.Ru approached the artist with questions concerning only one of his paintings, the one known as "Shadow of the Non-Existent House".

"The Railroad" by Hamid Ismailov published in English

"The Railroad" by Hamid Ismailov published in English

15.03.2006 17:45 msk Arts

"The Railroad" by Hamid Ismailov, the novel turned down by Zvezda Vostoka magazine once and banned in Uzbekistan altogether, was published in English by Random House, a major Western publishing company with divisions in Great Britain, United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa, and other English

Writer from Uzbekistan wins the Russian Award literary contest

Writer from Uzbekistan wins the Russian Award literary contest

01.03.2006 11:03 msk Arts

Winners of the Russian Award literary contest were greeted at the President-Hotel in Moscow on February 28. The contest of writers from Central Asia and Caucasus writing in the Russian language was organized by the Caucasus Institute of Democracy and Institute of Eurasian Studies. Chingiz Aitmatov c

Pressure from Uzbekistan notwithstanding, Kyrgyzstan does not intend to mingle literature with politics

Pressure from Uzbekistan notwithstanding, Kyrgyzstan does not intend to mingle literature with politics

20.02.2006 22:02 msk Arts

Ferghana.Ru's brief report last week with references to Radio Ozodlik that Muhammad Salikh's works were studied at the Uzbek Humanitarian Teacher-Training College generated considerable public excitement in Osh. This news agency reported that professors had decided to include Salikh's works in the c

Works by Uzbek poet and politician Muhammad Salikh will be studied at Kyrgyz universities

Works by Uzbek poet and politician Muhammad Salikh will be studied at Kyrgyz universities

13.02.2006 12:05 msk Arts

Ozodlik, RL Uzbek Service, reports that the works by Uzbek poet and oppositionist politician Muhammad Salikh are studied at Kyrgyz universities and colleges.

Four Central Asian directors pool efforts in a documentary on unwed mothers

Four Central Asian directors pool efforts in a documentary on unwed mothers

13.02.2006 11:56 msk Arts

A DOCUMENTARY ON UNWED MOTHERS SHOT IN UZBEKISTAN

British cellist Matthew Barley performed in Tashkent

British cellist Matthew Barley performed in Tashkent

06.02.2006 15:04 msk Arts

Matthew Barley's concerto at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in Tashkent on February 4 included improvisations that demonstrated avant garde capacities of the traditional instrument and Bach's Suite No 1 where the cello sounded the way it had sounded in the great composer's time.

Political Prisoner by Uzbek poet Rauf Parfi published in Kyrgyzstan

Political Prisoner by Uzbek poet Rauf Parfi published in Kyrgyzstan

31.01.2006 23:51 msk Arts

Rauf Parfi died on March 28, 2005. He compiled this book of poems and mailed it to his friends several days before the death - in the hope that the poems turned down by publishers in Uzbekistan would be accepted elsewhere.

A WW-II movie filmed in Uzbekistan

A WW-II movie filmed in Uzbekistan

28.01.2006 15:33 msk Arts

The shooting of motion picture Vatan [Motherland] at Uzbekfilm studios is over. Director of the movie is Zulfikar Musakov (The Bomb, Abdullajon, Boys In Heaven).

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