Director of “Chiten” theatre, author of the book on the theory of directing «Is just being interesting OK?» Motoi Miura will talk about theatrical traditions of Japan and will share his experience of directing Chekhov, Shakespeare and Brecht.
Venue: Museum of Azerbaijani Painting of the XX-XXI Centuries, 2nd floor
Time: 9 November, 11:00 – 13:00
Children from 6 to 12 years will like the lessons of puppet playing, which will be led by actors of puppet theatre “Бродячая собачка” (“Wayward Puppy”).
Venue: Museum of Azerbaijani Painting of the XX-XXI Centuries, 2nd floor
Time: 9 November, 14:30 – 16:00
Let’s watch with the family a dark story named “Noone’s land” directed my Merlin Puppet Theatre.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre
Time: 9 November, 12:00
In Lankaran starts "Tea, rice and citrus festival", which the southern region is famous for. It’s the perfect time to drink some fragrant tea with local sweets, try at least some of 50 types of plov made from different sorts of rice, like “Hashemi”, “Sadri”, “Apollo”, “Campo”... Accompany plov with hot kebab or famous Lenkoran’s lavanghi. The most talented cooks, farmers, craftsmen came together to make festival go as bright and good as possible.
Venue: Lankaran city
Time: 10 November
Don’t miss experimental play “Agha Mohammad Khan” set by Iranian Amata Theatre Group. Director – Navid Memar, who was inspired by works of Robert Wilson and Zen Buddhism.
Venue: YARAT
Time: 10 November, 15:00
Mariinsky theatre has brought to Baku the “Desert Island” opera, set on the music of J.Haydn. Conductor – Javad Taghi-zadeh, first Azerbaijani conductor after Niyazi to stay at the podium of Mariinsky theatre.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Musical Theatre
Time: 10 November, 20:00
We will watch the premiere of ballet “Tango of Love” by XX century composer, famous in his homeland Argentine as “El Gran Astor” (“the Grand Astor”), founder of musical style tango nuevo - Astor Piazzolla.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Time: 10 November, 19:00
One of the the best choreography theatres of Russia “Ballet Moscow” is showing colorful play “Café Idiot” based on the novel by F.M.Dostoevsky.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectator
Time: 10 November, 17:00
“The most dangerously funny man on the planet”, British clown Chris Lynam will lead a master class of the clowning art.
Venue: Museum of Azerbaijani Painting of the XX-XXI Centuries, 2nd floor
Time: 10 November, 11:00 – 16:00
Dimitris Stamou and Demi Papada from Merlin Puppet theatre have a great experience of working with children. They will show their little viewers how to create a fairytale with the help of light and shadow. Condition for participation: 6+
Venue: YARAT, 2nd floor
Time: 11 November, 12:00 – 15:00
We will be enjoying the first national opera of Azerbaijan – “Leyli and Majnun” by Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Time: 11 November, 19:00
Inspired by a curtain which Salvador Dalí has ornamented for the ballet “Tristan”, the show "La Verità" by famous Daniele Finzi Pasca – already this Sunday! Do not miss it out!
Venue: Baku Congress Centre
Time: 11 November, 14:00 / 20:00
Gogol Center will show «Who Is Happy in Russia» (“Кому на Руси жить хорошо”) set by Kirill Serebrennikov.
Venue: Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre
Time: 11 November, 15:00
