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Uzbekistan’s theatres and the art of live performance

From puppet stages for children to grand opera houses and regional drama theatres, Uzbekistan’s theatre scene remains a living cultural tradition where stories, craftsmanship and live performance continue to bring audiences together.

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00:10чудеса, человек обязательно должен почувствовать себя
00:15вот это вот живое общение.
00:17Оно возможно только в театре.
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00:45Sam is one that especially captures young hearts, the Republican National Puppets
00:50Theater. Founded in 1939, it has evolved with its audience.
00:55In Tashkent, the Puppets Theater welcomes generations of children. Behind this
01:00small stage, puppeteers keep one of Uzbekistan's oldest storytelling traditions alive.
01:05From classic glow and string puppets to tablet-controlled figures, it
01:10plans to audition with technology, turning the stage into a living workshop of images.
01:15Where old stories find new voices.
01:20And this is why the actors will not be able to do this.
01:23Because they will be able to do this.
01:25I'm going to go ahead with my friends and I'm going to go to my friends and I'm going to go to my friends.
01:30performances here cross-language borders
01:35stage in Uzbek, Russian, English and adapted for audiences during international
01:40tours and festivals.
01:45William Shakespeare's name of the spektakl,
01:48and this is how it works.
01:50Behind the scenes, the theatre's workshop crafts
01:55and elements for upcoming shows.
01:58Do you feel that you are a real monster?
02:00You are a real monster.
02:05and then we give them a little bit of a little bit of a story,
02:10and then we give them a little bit of a story.
02:10The passion for theatre often begins in childhood and from...
02:15Mining in Uzbekistan, that journey leads to the Alshanavoye State Academic Bashar.
02:20In the centre of Tashkil stands one of the few open a house
02:25in Central Asia. Built in the 1940s, the Navoye Sita still holds...
02:30ballet and opera seasons that do full halls week after week.
02:35Behind the grand door of the theatre stand the Juraev brothers, master craftsmen.
02:40Whose work shape not just the building, but the quiet details people touch every day.
02:45Without knowing their story.
02:50Two people, their own hands, did huge work.
02:55Ведь это не гипс, это мрамор.
02:57Мрамор добывали в Газганском месторождении.
03:00Люди уже 70 лет ходят, держатся за них руками и не подозревают, как...
03:05Какая у них чудесная история.
03:07Recently, the CETO premiere of Don Juan performed...
03:10...инталия.
03:11With an increasingly international audience, Classical Productions are now...
03:15staged in the original language of the composer.
03:20,
03:22Not far from the Navoye theater stands a navoye,...
03:25as a historical treasure, the Uzbek state musical suite named after Mukimi.
03:30At the Mukimi theater, musical comedy and traditional melodies
03:35show the music.
03:35For many audiences, this is why SIDA feels accessible as well.
03:40.
03:45music
03:50as actors explain
03:55Viewers in Uzbekistan see reflections of their everyday lives through their characters.
04:00on stage.
04:05on stage.
04:10The theatre is loved not only in the capital, a residence of some
04:15of Samarkand are also active theatre-goers. The Samarkand Regional Musical Drama
04:20theatre opened in 1914 with the production Padarkush by Mahmoud Khojad.
04:25The Samarkand Regional Musical
04:30I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
04:35across the space
04:40Pakistan see the remains a leading tradition on every stage in the capital and beyond.
04:45Stories are born, emotions are shared, and audiences live caring.
04:50Something that lost beyond the final applause.
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