KARAGOZ
“This is my hand, Karagoz, I extend it to you,
The fire of love burns in my heart.
Like fire, in my eyes you appear,
Your dress flutters like crimson silk.”
Kazakh oral literature.
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Fate and hardship, love and enmity. Recklessness and turmoil. The struggle between man and his environment… The tragedy of time and society… “Young hearts, drawn to the passion of poetry” and the wandering Age, the suffering of a person torn between two thoughts — the torment of the mind… The golden treasure of Kazakh drama…
Syrim and Narsha… This is “Karagoz” — a work that reveals the soul’s struggles of Mukhtar Auezov, which later became the source of deep regrets and suffering, opening hearts and causing disappointment, forcing one to battle with destiny… A national treasure — at the National Theater… Come, dear audience!
Characters and Performers:
| Karagöz | Akmaral Tanabaeva Laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn” Dinara Egubaeva Sagynish Nurkhaidarova |
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Syrim |
Ali Kaldar Anuar Bektas |
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Akbala |
Ainur Jetpissbaeva Aray Omarova |
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Jarylgap |
Asylbek Kapaev Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Erzhan Nurymbet |
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Morzhan |
Leilo Beknazar Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Mayra Omar Honored Worker of Kazakhstan |
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Zhabai |
Kuandyk Kystykbaev Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Zhanqaldybek Tolenbaev Honored Worker of Kazakhstan |
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Narsha |
Zhasulan Erbolat Laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn” Bazil Sultangazy |
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Asan |
Olzhas Zhakypbek Laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn” Ulan Qabil |
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Dulat |
Ergulan Janpeyisov Ruslan Alishev |
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Koskeldi |
Birzhan Junisov Akzhol Mamyr |
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Dauletkeldi |
Kaiyrzhan Sadikov Margulan Namenov |
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Noble matchmaker |
Botagoz Maksutova Laureate of the Kazakhstan Youth Union Award Saya Tokmangalieva Laureate of the Kazakhstan “Serper” Youth Union Award |
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Toysary |
Nartai Saudanbekuly People’s Artist of Kazakhstan Borambai Moldabaev People’s Artist of Kazakhstan |
The premiere took place on July 13-14, 2024.
