Kettik!
This week’s guide
If it's +40 outside and even thoughts are melting, salvation may come from cultural events. In this issue of "Kettik!" — evening classics, night dances, rare vinyl, subtitled movies, and a bit of coolness among the arts.
Saturday
EVENT
Ballet "Swan Lake"
Tchaikovsky's timeless classic — about love, sorcery, and tragedy unfolding against the backdrop of an enchanted lake. A ballet everyone knows, yet watches anew every time.
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Zarafshon Street, 28
from 77,000 to 220,000 UZS
Monday
COMMUNITY
Camilla Abdullaeva's Film Club: "Lost in Translation"
An intimate film about the accidental closeness of two strangers in a foreign country. Kamilla Abdullaeva will analyze Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" — a film about silence, subtext, and loneliness.
Nukus 89
Nukus Street, 89
Monday
MUSIC
Presentation of the album by the ensemble "Yashlyk"
Uighur ensemble "Yashlyk" returns on vinyl: folklore, jazz, psychedelia, and the spirit of the 70s. Anwar Kalandarov presents the first reissue from the new label Maqom Soul, which revives forgotten music of Central Asia.
Joydaman
1st passage Katta Mirobod, 11
Thursday
FASHION
Art Dinner "The History of Fashion Photography"
Over dinner, they will discuss how fashion photography has evolved into an independent art form.
Kandinsky Art Club
210,000 UZS
MUSIC
An Evening of Ludwig van Beethoven's Music
From lyricism to thunder — Beethoven's works will be performed by both acclaimed masters and new stars of the classical scene.
State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
1 Batyr Zakirov Street
from 55,000 to 220,000 UZS
MUSIC
Girls x Music Room
An evening where conversation and rhythm are equally important: first, they'll discuss grassroots initiatives in music, then dance until morning to sets by Aziza Erkin, Densk, Xenaivety, and the duo Smirnov b2b ianiiiron. Until 10:00 PM — a merch market, all night — lights, sound, and support for women's shelters. Age restriction: 18+
Musiqaxona
Pahlavon Mahmud Ave., 5
100,000 UZS (all proceeds go to charity)
EVENT
Film screening of "Persona"
Ingmar Bergman's existential drama — about silence, the merging of personalities, and anxious intimacy. One of the most enigmatic and influential films of the 20th century in its original language with Russian subtitles.
Kinoxona
Socrat St., 10
50,000 UZS
Sunday
EVENT
Quest Pistols Performance
"White Dragonfly of Love" and other hits will be performed on the summer stage by the water. The outrageous Quest Pistols return with a show where pop-rock, dance, and performance merge into one thrilling experience. Advance booking is required: +998 71 215 11 22
Atlantis Aquapark
Shokiraryk St., 18
entrance — 200,000 UZS with booking; seats — from 300,000 UZS
ART
Exhibition "Color as the Language of Art"
Botirali Umarov speaks to the viewer through color — brightly, metaphorically, and profoundly. His works are not just paintings, but a meditative experience, where each canvas is like a window into the culture and emotions of Uzbekistan.
International Caravanserai of Culture of Ikuo Hirayama
Yusuf Khos Khojib Street, 37a
free admission
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