“Bedew sarpasy” Play Wins Special Award at TÜRKSOY International Competition

Talented students of the Faculty of Theatre Arts at the Turkmen State Institute of Culture brought recognition to their country at the 4th International Student Theatre Festival of the Turkic World, held in Turkistan, Kazakhstan.

At the cultural event organized by TÜRKSOY from October 5 to 9, the creative team of Turkmen students successfully demonstrated their theatrical skills.

A total of six student theatre groups from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, and host country Kazakhstan took part in the festival.

Turkmenistan was represented on the jury by Ashyrmyrat Gurbanow, senior lecturer at the Turkmen State Institute of Culture and People’s Artist of Turkmenistan.

The festival’s top award, the Grand Prix, went to students of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University for the play “Chanel №5,” staged by M. Aitzhanuly based on a play by M. Omarova.

The “Bedew sarpasy” production presented by the creative team of the Turkmen State Institute of Culture received the special award for “Best Stage Interpretation of a National Theme.”

At the awards ceremony, the Turkmen theatre group was also presented with the festival Cup, certificates of honor from the TÜRKSOY General Secretariat and Khoja Ahmed Yasawi University, as well as a letter of appreciation from the Turkistan city administration.