Culture

1st international Eurasia book fair opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM The first edition of International Eurasia Book Festival on Saturday opened in Istanbul, bringing together many national and foreign publishing houses.

24.02.2019 11:15

Salon Du Chocolat Brussels: dresses, master shows and new recipes

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Salon Du Chocolat Brussels, the three-day international exhibition, has kicked off in Brussels, Kazinform correspondent reports.

24.02.2019 10:00

Astana to enjoy Eugene Onegin Opera

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Astana will enjoy Eugene Onegin Opera (lyrical scenes) in 3 acts and a Prologue on March 30-31.

23.02.2019 12:29

Great Steppe Heritage exhibition opens in Tashkent

TASHKENT. KAZINFORM - "The Heritage of the Great Steppe" exhibition has opened at "Timur's Dynasty History" State Museum in Tashkent, Kazinform correspondent reports.

22.02.2019 22:45

British author Louise Welsh to unveil her book about Kazakh eagle huntress in Los Angeles

BAYAN-ULGII. KAZINFORM British author Louise Welsh, who is recognized with her works such as ‘The Cutting Room' and ‘Tamburlaine Must Die', is writing a book named ‘The Eagle Huntress' about Mongolian eagle huntress Aisholpan Nurgayip, Montsame Agency reports.

22.02.2019 17:57

U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan launches 4th annual 48 Hour Film Race

ALMATY. KAZINFORM The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is excited to announce the launch of the fourth annual 48 Hour Film Race (48hfr), a program that supports the growth and development of emerging independent filmmakers across Central Asia and inspires videographers and filmmakers to learn, network, and create.

22.02.2019 12:24

Documentary about Denis Ten to be released on Feb 23

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - "Denis Ten - The Greatest Show," a documentary about the late Kazakhstani figure skater, will be premiered on February 23 in Almaty, Kazinform correspondent reports.

21.02.2019 22:16

New TV channel Dombyra presented in Almaty

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - A presentation of a new music TV channel called Dombyra was held in Almaty on Thursday, Kazinform reports.

21.02.2019 17:54

Kazakhstan's 'Night God' to be presented at BIFFES

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Nochnoi bog (Night God) by Kazakhstani director Adilkhan Yerzhanov will be featured into the Asian Cinema Competition at the 11th edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES), Kazinform reports.

21.02.2019 15:43

Dimash and Daneliya once again wow The World's Вest jury

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Dimash Kudaibergen performed All By Myself song in the battle vs Sister Cristina at the The World's Вest competition show.

21.02.2019 11:12

Astana Opera: Seasons to Suit Every Taste

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The unique concert Eight Seasons will take place on February 24 at the Astana Opera Grand Hall. Popular works: Antonio Vivaldi's cycle Le Quattro Stagioni and Astor Piazzolla's four tango compositions Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas were prepared for the audience's attention.

20.02.2019 11:44

National cinema support centre to be established in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM As part of implementation of the Law "On Cinematography", Kazakhstan is planning to open a national cinema support centre. Minister of Culture and Sport Arystanbek Mukhamediuly said it at an enlarged meeting of the board of the Ministry.

19.02.2019 19:58

Astana to enjoy Poetry in Music concert

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The Astana Opera's excellent instrumentalists will present to the audience a masterful solo and ensemble performance of classical music of various styles and eras. The concert Poetry of the Strings will be held at the opera house's Chamber Hall on February 21.

18.02.2019 15:37

Musicians from Kazakhstan, U.S. and Serbia to perform at Astana Opera

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Famous musicians from Kazakhstan, the U.S. and Serbia will perform at the Astana Opera Chamber Hall. A remarkable concert from the Musical Intersection series will be presented to the listeners on February 16, the press service of Astana Opera informs.

16.02.2019 11:01

Nomadic culture exhibition to be presented in the Czech Republic

ASTANA. KAZINFORM On February 13, 2019, with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Prague as a part of the implementation of the programme "Rukhani Zhangyru" (Modernization of National Identity) and the article "Seven Facets of the Great Steppe", Nursan Alimbay, the Director of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, and Michal Lukeš, the Director of the National Museum of the Czech Republic signed a memorandum of cooperation providing for expansion of the cultural ties and the holding of the international exhibition "From the Saka Era to the Nomadic Civilization of the Kazakhs through the Millennia", which will be held in June - July 2019 in Prague in the National Museum of the Czech Republic.

15.02.2019 21:35

Almaty to host Historical context and modern development sub-regional seminar

ALMATY. KAZINFORM The UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty plans to hold a sub-regional training workshop on the protection of historical cultural landscapes in terms of region's rapid development for specialists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The event will take place on 5-6 of March 2019.

15.02.2019 20:37

Madina Islamova and Baurzhan Anderzhanov to give concert in Astana

ASTANA. KAZINFORM On February 17, a graduate of the Vienna Conservatory, the Astana Opera soloist soprano Madina Islamova and soloist of the Astana Opera and Aalto-Musiktheater Essen (Germany) bass-baritone Baurzhan Anderzhanov will give a concert at the Astana Opera Chamber Hall. Piano - Amina Taikenova in der Schmitten.

15.02.2019 18:15

Puccini’s Floria Tosca to be performed at Astana Opera

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - On February 17, a significant debut will take place at the Astana Opera Grand Hall. The opera house's Principal Soloist, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Meir Bainesh will perform for the first time the leading role of Mario Cavaradossi in Puccini's opera masterpiece Floria Tosca, the oper house's press office informs.

15.02.2019 12:28

Medieval medicine bottle unearthed in SE Turkey

ASTANA. KAZNFORM - Archeologists discovered a medieval earthenware bottle containing medicine in Turkey's southeastern archaeological site Harran, the excavation leader said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.

15.02.2019 10:34

Daneliya Tuleshova appears on The Real American talk show

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Young Kazakhstani singer Daneliya Tuleshova was a guest of The Real daytime talk show (U.S.) on Tuesday, Kazinform reports.

13.02.2019 16:27