NEWS

Having considered the works presented for seeking State award of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukai in year 2012, the Commission under President of Tatarstan on State awards of the Republic of Tatarstan named after Gabdulla Tukai took up a decision on recommending the following candidates:

On the eve of International Women’s Day, a meeting took place in Belgium town between Tatar and Flemish women. The union of “Tatars in Belgium” and women’s movement of the country KVLV got together for holding a culinary meeting. The interest to studying culture and people as a whole is manifested through a theme of national cuisine.

On March 3, at 10.00, an exhibition called “Surprising world of butterflies opens at RT National museum.

March 6, at 15.00, National museum of Tatarstan, opening of the exhibition by Milya Nurullina “Flower suite” is to take place.

February 14, within XXX Shalyapin festival, the opera by R. Schedrin «Enchanted roamer» to be staged on the scene of Kazan opera and ballet theatre. The Mariinsky theatre company comes purposely to the capital of Tatarstan for Kazan premier. All in all, about 170 people are engaged (orchestra, chorus, soloists). The Kazan public with special impatience waits for the conductor Valery Gergiev, who is a music director of Petersburg theatre. In the context of Shalyapin’s festival Valery Abisalovich performs first time.

On February 7, «the keeper of history» of Musa Jalil Tatar academic opera and ballet theatre, Honored figure of arts of Republic Tatarstan Ramzia Idiatullovna Taktash celebrates her anniversary .

XXX International F.I. Shalyapin opera festival has commenced. It lasts from 1 -17 February, 2012, on the stage of M. Jalil Tatar academic state theatre of opera and ballet.

Muscat International Festival for Arts, Heritage and Creativity will take place in Muscat from February 3 - 23, 2012.

January 14, Austria, Salzburg a long awaited premiere of the opera «Cavalry-girl» which production was realized by Mozarteum university took place.

At the end of January in Brussels the tours of Tatar state theatre of drama and comedy named after Karim Tinchurin will take place in Brussels.