Kettik!
This week’s guide
May whispers: "time to get out and about." Open-air jazz, Persian drama, gastronomic festival — all in one issue. Hurry up before the sun is turned up to full blast.
Thursday
EVENT
Stihia pre-party
Atmospheric warm-up before the festival: local DJs, cozy vibes, and freedom.
Nukus 89
admission is free
EVENT
The opera "The Elixir of Love"
Donizetti's comic opera about love, jealousy, and a miracle elixir. A timeless classic.
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
44,000 – 165,000 UZS
Friday
EVENT
Jazzirama Concert
Uzbek jazz with elements of maqam from the collective that has been conquering the stage since 2013.
Summer Stage behind the Palace of Forums
free admission
MUSIC
Mazza Food & Music Fest
Food, Music, and Picnic Festival: World cuisines, DJs, photo zones, children's area.
Parking lot of the UzExpoCentre
40,000 – 120,000 UZS
Saturday
ART
Opening of the exhibition "Qatlama"
On tradition as living knowledge: from textiles to family memory — everyday life as ritual.
Human House
free admission
EVENT
Film "Three Faces"
Iranian drama about the search for truth and the female voice. Winner of the Cannes Film Festival.
Cinema
from 50,000 UZS
EVENT
Concert of the group "Spleen"
The rock band that became the voice of a generation. Live sound, hits, and the magic of the stage.
Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace
from 400,000 UZS
Sunday
MUSIC
Theodor Currentzis and musicAeterna
Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Strauss's "Four Last Songs" — tragedy and consolation in a single evening.
International Forums Palace
55,000 – 550,000 UZS
EVENT
Premiere of "The Tale of Two Stones"
Parable about a world without war and how big changes start with small steps.
Ilkhom Theatre
150,000 – 180,000 UZS
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