Kettik!
This week’s guide
March delights us in all its manifestations: despite the whims of the weather, the city is filled with a festive mood, and we are preparing to welcome the spring holiday - Navruz. City stories, music, cinema, and spring holidays come together in one rich program. Here you will find lectures about Tashkent mosaics, a grand spring holiday with sumalak, exhibitions, theater-opera evenings, and festivals. Let's go!
Friday
LECTURE
Lecture by Fatima Abdurakhmanova "The City Reassembled: The Phenomenon of Tashkent's Mosaics"
The lecture is dedicated to Tashkent mosaics as a unique phenomenon at the intersection of architecture, art, and history. The lecturer will talk about the types and features of the mosaics, the history of their appearance, the importance of their preservation, and the process of cataloging the capital's monumental art from the modernist era.Fatima Abdurakhmanova is known as a researcher of Tashkent mosaics and the author of the book Tashkent.
Haqiqiy Gallery
115 Parkent Street
150,000 soums, booking via Telegram: @marimax_85.
MUSIC
Premiere of Igor Pinkhasov's Triple Concerto performed by the chamber orchestra "Soloists of Uzbekistan"
Concert Evening "The Baroque Era" featuring the chamber orchestra "Solists of Uzbekistan". The program is built around the music of Corelli, Vivaldi, and Bach, with the premiere of a new work by Tashkent composer Igor Pinhasov serving as the culmination. The sound of the harpsichord and strings will create the atmosphere of European Baroque — solemn, transparent, and very theatrical.
State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
55,000-220,000 soums.
Saturday
MUSIC
Sumalyak Party at Human House
A grand spring festival with sumalak, live music, dancing, and the atmosphere of Navruz. The program features a huge cauldron of sumalak, pilaf, a market, national cuisine, performances by artists, and gifts from partners. Admission is free.
Human House
ART
Opening of ArTepa Gallery and the exhibition "100 Unique Works by Dilorom Mamedova"
The opening of a new art gallery and an exhibition of works by Dilarom Mamedova, dedicated to nature, cultural heritage, and traditions of Uzbekistan. This format is suitable for those who love painting with a national flavor and want to combine a walk through a new venue with a visit to the exhibition.
Astronomical Garden
Osiyo street, 30, landmark — Minor metro station
THEATRE
Screening of the film "Dancing Pina" (2022), dir. Florian Heinzen-Ziob.
A documentary film about the legacy of the legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch—one of the key figures in 20th-century contemporary dance and dance theater. Florian Heinzen-Ziob's film shows how her artistic language continues to live on today, inspiring a new generation of performers in different countries.
Kinoxona
from 70,000 soums
Thursday
THEATRE
Cultural Stand-up at Cultura Gastrobar
A chamber stand-up evening in a gastrobar format: delicious food, wine, and good live humor. On stage — Doniyor Salimbaev, Rashid Vagapov, and Umid Nurkhanov, with the evening's host being Ekaterina Kabulova. Ticket price — 150,000 soums, which includes a welcome drink; seats are limited, so it's better to book in advance.
Cultura Gastrobar
THEATRE
The Opera "Don Giovanni"
Where: Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre Mozart's opera about the famous seducer, where comedy and tragedy coexist, and the story gradually moves toward retribution. In the promotional description of the production, director Konstantin Kamynin emphasizes not only Don Giovanni himself but also the vices of other characters, which prove to be no less destructive.
from 55,000 soums.
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