Lecture on the Kazakh ballet theater will be held in Almaty

On March 16, 2023, there will be a final author's lecture by Damir Urazymbetov "Kazakh ballet theater: 90 years of history" from the cycle "Oner tarbiesi” initiated by Qazaq Ballet creative laboratory and supported by the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation and the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs. Spectators are waiting for rare video clips and photographs, as well as surprises from artists and the opportunity to get answers to the most exciting questions about Kazakh ballet.

The Kazakhstan Ballet Theater will soon turn 90 years old. During this time, many significant events took place that shaped its identity. Many theaters and their own ballet school were opened. Composers, choreographers, painters and artists have created ballet performances that have become part of the treasury of our culture. The period of almost a century gives an opportunity to look at events and performances, on achievements and failures.

You can learn about how the history developed and what is the present of professional choreographic art, what performances and artists excite the hearts of the audience today, you can learn at the final lecture from the cycle “Oner tarbiesi". These are the stories of the creative path of Alexander Seleznev, Shara Zhienkulova, Ramazan Bapov, Lyudmila Rudakova, Sara Kusherbayeva, Bulat Ayukhanov and others, as well as well-known performances from Swan Lake to Korkyt's Wanderings.

Lecturer Damir Urazymbetov is a theater director and choreographer who has staged more than 20 theatrical performances and 130 choreographic compositions in various genres. He is the Associated Professor of the Art Management Department at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, choreographer of the State Academic Dance Theater of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chief director of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Member of the Council for Culture under the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation.

Location: 10 M. Gandhi str., Almaty.

Entrance is free. Pre-registration required via link: https://forms.gle/iXkb6LZvas25gXg17.

Questions can be asked at Instagram direct @qazaqballet