Kettik!
This week’s guide
May is ablaze — with heat and events. We can't turn off the sun, but we can advise where to hide from it: exhibitions about the future, Swiss trip-hop, ballet, raves, and hot steam over a cup of coffee. Choose!
Thursday
ART
Ancient Futures — an exhibition about craftsmanship, memory, and biotechnology
When ancient practices meet modern technology, a future emerges that has something to say.
MOC hub
st. Buyuk Turon, 77
Free admission
MUSIC
Alpha-Ray — Swiss trip-hop in Tashkent
Music where decay, jazz, and synth-pop feel at home. A live concert and conversation about creativity. Admission is free
Nukus89
Nukus St., 89
Friday
EVENT
RAQS Party — a tropical rave in the city
Beach shirts, vinyl house, market, and tea. Tickets: 100,000 UZS with repost / 250,000 UZS without
Community coffee bar
Ul. Ukchi, 3
MUSIC
Coffee&Tea Fest 2025 — three days of music and caffeine
Market, steaming cups, and a lineup of the best DJs in the region. Even if you don't drink coffee, it's worth going. Tickets: from 30,000 UZS
Anhor Park
EVENT
Opera "La Traviata" - An Eternal Story with an Orchestra
Violetta and Alfredo, love and sacrifice — Verdi knows how to break a heart. Tickets: from 44,000 to 165,000 UZS
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre (GABT)
Zarafshon Street, 28
ART
Manushak Arushanova — "The Art of Perceiving Art"
An exhibition where you not only look at the paintings, but also notice how they look at you.
Tashkent House of Photography
Istikbol Street, 4
Free admission
Saturday
EVENT
Film screening: "Triangle of Sadness" (dir. Ruben Östlund)
Grotesque, yacht, glamour, and catastrophe. A satire that changes its shoes mid-leap. Tickets: from 50,000 UZS
Kinoxona
10 Socrates Street
Sunday
THEATRE
An Evening of Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre — pas de deux and orchestra
Choreography that leaves the audience breathless. Golden classics — no jokes, but with sheer delight. Tickets: from 77,000 UZS
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Zarafshan St., 28
Monday
EVENT
"Lost. Part 1" - a play about women and not only
A modern play with style, humor, and self-discovery. Performed so captivatingly it leaves you breathless. Tickets: 100 000 UZS
Art House Hamsa
Mustaqillik Avenue, 69
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