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Handicraft and musical traditions of Turkmenistan and Iran united at the Mary festivalHandicraft and musical traditions of Turkmenistan and Iran united at the Mary festival

Handicraft and musical traditions of Turkmenistan and Iran united at the Mary festival

The exhibition of decorative, applied and mosaic art of Turkmenistan and Iran is taking place in Mary on December 14-15. The exposition was organized in the regional Museum of Local Lore, and representatives of the Iranian Embassy and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan visited its opening. The cultural event is attended by masters of folk crafts of the two countries, as well as musicians and singers who accompanied the opening day with national melodies.

A TNC student became a laureate of the 1st degree at the International Gliere Autumn CompetitionA TNC student became a laureate of the 1st degree at the International Gliere Autumn Competition

A TNC student became a laureate of the 1st degree at the International Gliere Autumn Competition

Reingold Moritsevich Gliere is a famous musician, Russian and Soviet composer, conductor, teacher, musical and public figure, who had a great influence on the formation of the professional composition school of Turkmenistan. So in 1935-1936 he was in Ashgabat and listened to young musicians here. On his recommendation, the most gifted of them, future composers and musicians: Ashir Kuliev, Veli Mukhadov, Khydyr Allanurov, Annagul Annakulieva, Maya Kulieva and others, were sent to study at the Turkmen department at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky and received professional education.

The film of the Turkmen director was awarded the special prize "Cinema without borders" at the Minsk FestivalThe film of the Turkmen director was awarded the special prize "Cinema without borders" at the Minsk Festival

The film of the Turkmen director was awarded the special prize "Cinema without borders" at the Minsk Festival

On November 24, at the awarding ceremony of the winners of the XXIX Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad", the winner of the special prize of the CIS Executive Committee "Cinema without Borders" was determined. He was awarded two films at once – the Turkmen film "Daragt" (for the Belarusian audience it was translated as "The Tree of Destiny") and the Uzbek "Evolution".