Kettik!
This week’s guide
October opens with a packed schedule of events: jazz in a chamber hall, Strindberg and Tchaikovsky on the main stage, a meeting with a world-class architect and a Khakas ensemble at the GABT. And at the Gallery of Fine Arts (NBU) - a retrospective of Zurab Tsereteli: paintings, sculpture and three-dimensional enamels by one of Russia's most recognizable artists. We've gathered all the highlights from October 2 to 8. So, are we off?
Thursday
ART
Exhibition "Larger Than Life" - Zurab Tsereteli
Retrospective of Zurab Tsereteli: painting, sculpture, volumetric enamels, reliefs and silkscreens from different periods. Part of the II Festival of Russian Art "World of Arts". The program is complemented by lectures and master classes.
Fine Arts Gallery (NBU)
Buyuk Turon St., 2
Free entry
Friday
MUSIC
Velvet Notes - jazz evening
An intimate concert in the format of a live dialogue: saxophone, keyboards and electric guitar. The audience can suggest their favorite compositions - the musicians will play requests. 50 seats, duration 1.5 hours. 7+.
Human House
Kichik Mirabad St., 43
179,000 soum
EVENT
Performance "Playing Strindberg"
A production based on a play by Friedrich Durrenmatt, inspired by Strindberg's "Dance of Death." On the eve of their silver wedding anniversary, retired captain Edgar and former actress Alice live on an island in a fortress and wage a sophisticated war against each other.
Ilkhom Theatre
Pakhtakor St., 5
from 120,000 soum
EVENT
One-woman show "The Neighbor"
A story about the fate of an ordinary woman in difficult life circumstances. Starring Galina Borisova.
Theatre-studio "Other Beasts
" 1st Olmachi Passage, 37
from 80,000 soum
MUSIC
Poetry evening with Anna Yegoyan
Poems about love, self-discovery and fate accompanied by a symphony orchestra and piano. A program by Russian poet Anna Yegoyan.
Palace of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan
Bukhara St., 10
from 400,000 to 1,250,000 soum
Saturday
EVENT
Performance "Twenty Days Without War"
A production about a war journalist who received a short leave and met a wardrobe worker at an evacuated film studio. A story about whether love is possible during wartime - tenderness, trauma and survival against the backdrop of Tashkent.
Ilkhom Theatre
Pakhtakor St., 5
from 150,000 soum
EVENT
Concert "Rays of Sunny Khakassia"
The Khakass dance ensemble "Kun Suzy" performs folk dances in original arrangements, introducing the cultural heritage of Khakassia. The event will be held as part of the II Festival of Russian Art "World of Arts."
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
Zarafshan St., 28
from 100,000 to 500,000 soum
ART
OSH BO'LSIN Exhibition "About Food and Beyond"
The second project by the Haqiqiy space about food and the philosophical meanings that arise when we eat, look at food, or refuse food. The exhibition features painters and graphic artists: seasoned masters and recent students. Opening on October 3 at 17:00: there will be art and plov. On October 11, the exhibition will host a Free Painting Market, with works priced no higher than $100.
Haqiqiy Gallery
Parkent St., 115
Free entry
Sunday
ART
Meeting with architect Marina Tabassum
A meeting with Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum, founder of Marina Tabassum Architects. Her Bait-ur-Rauf mosque was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and in 2025 she built the Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion in London. Registration is required on the CCA Tashkent website.
CCA Tashkent
Amir Temur Ave., 6
free entry
EVENT
"Divertissement" - Vaganova Academy of Ballet
Young performers from one of the world's most prestigious ballet schools, the St. Petersburg Vaganova Academy, demonstrate mastery and academic precision. The closing evening of the II Festival of Russian Art "World of Arts" in Uzbekistan.
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
28 Zarafshan St.
from 100,000 to 500,000 soum
ART
Art Meetup "Autumn in Paintings by Famous Artists"
An art meetup dedicated to autumn themes in the works of famous painters. Kandinsky Art Club explores how artists of different eras depicted autumn, through color, mood, and the details that make these works recognizable. Welcome drink and commemorative postcards included.
Kandinsky Art Club
Afrosiyob St., 2
250,000 soum
Tuesday
MUSIC
SOUNDTRACKS.LIVE
A symphony orchestra and vocalists perform live music from iconic films and series, from classical orchestral themes to modern soundtracks. 6+.
Palace of Friendship of Peoples
3 Furkat St.
from 150,000 to 700,000 soum
Wednesday
COMMUNITY
Art&Card "Contemporary Art. Part 1"
A networking meetup in the format of an original card game by Kandinsky Art Club, playing and studying sculpture masterpieces. A light interactive format in which getting acquainted with contemporary art happens through play.
Kandinsky Art Club
Afrosiyob St., 2
200,000 soum
Thursday
THEATRE
Ballet "Swan Lake"
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet on the stage of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre. One of the main classical productions of the world repertoire.
Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
28 Zarafshan St.
from 77,000 to 440,000 soum
Friday
ART
Exhibition "Worpswede. German Impressionism"
Drawings and graphic works by masters of the Worpswede artists' colony near Bremen. The exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Paula Modersohn-Becker, a pioneer of German Expressionism. Mon-Fri, 09:00-18:00.
Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan
35 Sadyk Azimov St.
Free entry
Thursday
ART
Exhibition ORALIK
The result of an art residency at Iskanderkul in Tajikistan. Eight finalists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan present works created under the influence of the landscape and nature.
ZanMakon
48 Zarkaynar St.
Free entry
ART
Exhibition "Interflows"
An exhibition about water in Central Asia and its connection to environmental, political and social processes. Works by the DAVRA research group, young artists from the region, and a film by Saodat Ismailova about a journey along the Amu Darya.
ARTepa Gallery by Green University
Osiyo St.
Free entry
Sunday
ART
Hikmah Exhibition
A long-term exhibition program by CCA exploring the concept of wisdom (hikmah) through the lens of contemporary art. Works by Uzbek and foreign artists, some created specifically for these halls.
CCA Tashkent
Amir Temur Ave., 6
Free entry
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