Culture
28.02.2021
1879
Mission Entirely Possible
Our country’s famous artists have undertaken a mission to get the staff of the U.S. Embassy acquainted with the Turkmen nation’s history, culture and everyday life through their paintings. They take turns in showing their creations in makeshift exhibition spaces: the walls of some offices and halls at the Embassy.
23.02.2021
2608
Magical Violins of Dessan Ensemble
The Dessan Violin Ensemble at M. Garlyev Specialized School of Arts in Dashoguz Velayat has prepared a new concert program. It features a number of Turkmen and foreign composers. The members of the Ensemble masterfully perform works by Turkmen composers Nury Khalmamedov and Chary Nurymov; celebrated Italian violinist Antonio Vivaldi, who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of instrumental music; famous German pianist Carl Bohm, who wrote many compositions, and others. The recorded program will be shown to a big audience on one of the national channels.
22.02.2021
2685
“Yazmurat, you have immortalized your name forever by this book”
When two books authored by Yazmurat Rejepov, a pro-rector for creative work and research at the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory, came out one by one, his colleagues said he had followed in Victor Uspensky’s footsteps.
22.02.2021
6025
Paintings by Kossek
Just a quick glance at paintings by our fellow countryman, Mary-based artist Kosekmurad Nurmuradov, could give people in now cold and snow-covered Moscow a great burst of energy. This idea was suggested by Mikhail Pereplesnin, a journalist and fine art expert, who had authored an article about the Turkmen artist that appeared in the Russian magazine “Forum Plus” in January. Works by the Merited Art Worker of Turkmenistan, have long been familiar to Moscow art enthusiasts.
20.02.2021
1884
Meeting with Distinguished Artists
It was a special and memorable day for the Museum of Fine Arts when it hosted a meeting between students of Byashim Nurali Children’s Art School and eminent Turkmen artists. Exactly 16 years earlier, students and creative professionals had participated in the opening ceremony of the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan boasting its distinctive interior design and unique collection. Therefore the event for the young artists and the luminaries was seen as symbolic.
17.02.2021
2711
Exhibition to Mark Diplomatic Workers Day
The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan is currently hosting a travelling exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts to celebrate Diplomatic Workers Day observed in our country on February 18.
17.02.2021
4804
Breathing New Life into Ancient Art
Headscarves and shawls hold special importance among the Turkmen nation’s unique, world-renowned crafts, which are a source of national pride and identity.
16.02.2021
1675
Online Masterclass for Violinists
The Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory’s Big Hall has played host to a masterclass for students of the Department of String Instruments. Associate Professor Ruben Smbatyan and Professor Gagik Smbatyan at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, the Department of String Instruments, who lead the masterclass online, were attentively watching six violinists perform.
13.02.2021
1288
Ogultach Hannyeva: My Profession – a Gift to My Mother
People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Ogultach Hannyeva − a pleasant woman in every respect, and a leading actress in the capital’s three theaters − is often called by the name of her character, Aigul. Ogultach Bairamovna says it is because she and Aigul are kindred souls. But Aigul is a fictional character created by Bashkir writer Mustai Karim, and she is a real person, who lives a life of her own.
02.02.2021
1836
Ovlyakuli Movlyamov: A Gifted Writer, an Excellent Father and a Very Warm and Cheerful Person
On February 5, Ovlyakuli Movlyamov, a talented Turkmen prose writer would have turned 85. His famous works are “The Duty”, “The Poet’s Youth”, “Morning in Lebap”, “Even One Man Can Make a Difference”, “The Evil Deed”, “The Outcry”, “and Gazelles”, among others. At the same time, he made his indelible imprint on satire, publishing satirical articles and humorous stories in “Krokodil” (“Crocodile”, a Soviet satirical magazine), “Tokmak” (a Turkmen satirical magazine), and “Charjou Pravda” (Charjou Truth).