Ayrat Sibagatullin: "Between Tatarstan and Turkmenistan a permanent cultural interaction is under way"
November 6, at the G. Tukai Tatar State Philharmonic, a final concert of masters of art, to complete the program the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Tatarstan took place. At one stage, leading Turkmen musicians, dancers and performers together with Tatarstan artists performed. The event organizers - the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
The final concert was sold out, the audience warmly welcomed the guests - a dance troupe "Mengli", a folklore-ethnographic ensemble "Dagdan", a vocal quintet "Lala", performances by musical artists on vintage stringed instruments - Bakhsh. Loud applause were addressed to Turkmen singers and musicians - soloists of State Philharmonic Nura Nuryeva, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Selbi Annadurdyevoy, lady- singer Bahar Durdyeva, a teacher of the Turkmen National Conservatory, pianist Rustam Rahmedov, vice-rector of the Conservatory Garyagdy Saryeva, folk singer Merdan Bayramov. By a real ovation were welcomed People's Artists of Turkmenistan Sukhanberdy Urazberdyeva and Sakhydursun Hodzhakov. The concert program consisted of works by Turkmen classics, folk songs and folk dances.
National art Tatar have been presented by artists of the RT State Song and Dance Ensemble, having brilliantly performed their popular songs - "Menzelinskya dance", "Chabat" and "Dzhigitovka." The concert ended with a joint performance by of RT artists RT SES and Dance, a folklore-ethnographic group "Dagdan": Artists presented Turkmen national dance "Kushtdepti" - and the audience accepted this performance by standing ovation.
With similar success other events the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Tatarstan have taken place: the grand opening at the Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Musa Jalil (November 4), an exhibition by works of decorative art at the exhibition hall "Hazine", meeting with the creative and scientific intelligentsia of Turkmenistan at the National library of the Republic of Tatarstan (November 5). "We are grateful for the warm welcome by Kazan and express our gratitude to the Government and the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan for the high level of organization of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan", - Deputy Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Atageldy Shamuradov said.
Minister of Culture of Tatarstan Ayrat Sibagatullin noted that in 2012 in Ashgabat successfully the Days of Culture of Tatarstan were hosted , then on the top floors of the Turkmen capital sounded Tatar music, the national arts and crafts were displayed. "Between Tatarstan and Turkmenistan a permanent cultural interaction is under way, which is important for us to maintain and develop," - he said. The Minister stressed that the joint projects would continue, in particular, cooperation is discussed within the Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, as well as the opportunity to show ballet "Golden Horde" in Ashgabat.