AZERBAIJAN ELECTED AS A UNESCO COMMITTEES MEMBER

15.10.2003 [18:59]
UNESCO 32nd General Conference focused on draft Convention on “Immaterial heritage”. Participating in the debates, Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan Sevda Mammadaliyeva noted that Azerbaijan backs this Convention and ...

“HEYDAR ALIYEV” FEATURE FILM SHOOTINGS COMPLETED

14.10.2003 [20:04]
Shootings of a two-part feature film “Heydar Aliyev” depicting life and wide-range of activities of the President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, directed by an outstanding representative of the national art ...

CITY DAY MARKED IN SUMGAIT

13.10.2003 [16:45]
On October 12, Sumgait people marked City Day-2003 in the Maritime Park of Culture after Nasimi in front of the Nasimi monument. The city turns 54. 34 of them are ...

UNIQUE COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS OF AZERBAIJANI PHILOSOPHER IN WORLD REGISTRATION

13.10.2003 [14:30]
According to the decision of UNESCO, five unique manuscripts of the Azerbaijani prominent thinker and poet of XI century, well known scientist Khoja Ahmad Yasevi were included to the World ...

INDIAN DANCER GIVES MASTER CLASSES IN BAKU

13.10.2003 [13:53]
As has been reported earlier, popular Indian classic dancer Mrs. Shanta Rati Misra stays in Baku on the invitation of the Embassy of India to Azerbaijan. Following her solo concert ...

TEACHERS’ MANUAL ON HUMANE ECOLOGICAL UPBRINGING PRESENTED

11.10.2003 [14:18]
During the workshop dedicated to the humane ecological upbringing of the young generation, a presentation of the secondary teacher’s manual published with the support of the embassy of Norway to ...

FAMOUS INDIAN DANCER VISITED BAKU

10.10.2003 [15:18]
On the initiative of the embassy of India in Baku and Baku Mayoral, the famous Indian dancer Shanta Rati Misra gave concerts at the Rashid Behbudov Song Theatre.

Before the concert, ...

AZERBAIJANI MUGAM MASTERS TO TOUR IRAN

09.10.2003 [22:54]
Upon invitation of the Ministry of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran, singers of folk songs and mugham, honored artists Teymur Mustafayev and Mansum Ibrahimov will tour Iran.
In ...

“ ILHAM ALIYEV: I AM READY FOR STRUGGLE” BOOK PRESENTED

09.10.2003 [22:41]
Presentation of the book “ Ilham Aliyev: I am ready for struggle” of the poet Haji Ilyas published by “Shams” Publishing House was held in Natavan Club of Azerbaijan ...

II VOLUME OF AZERBAIJAN MOVIE CATALOGUE PUBLISHED

08.10.2003 [14:23]
The second volume of the catalogue “Azerbaijani movie. Explanatory movies catalogue. 1898-2000” has been recently come out. Author of the I-II publications is well-known cinematograph Aydin Kazimzadeh. The catalogue ...

“THERE USED TO BE A TIME …” BOOK PRESENTED

07.10.2003 [18:37]
A presentation ceremony of the book “There Used to Be a Time…” written by Assistant Professor of the Cinema and Screen Dramaturgy of the State University of Culture and Arts ...

PARTY DEDICATED TO PEOPLE’S ARTIST NABI KHAZRI HELD

07.10.2003 [14:13]
A musical-literature party dedicated to the creative activity of people’s poet, state prize laureate Nabi Khazri has taken place at the State Mugam Theatre.
According to the theatre, chairman of ...

IREVAN THEATER OPENED ITS SEASON

07.10.2003 [14:12]
Irevan Azerbaijani State Dramatic Theatre after J. Jabbarli has opened its 134th season with a drama by the honored arts figure Idayat “When cranes return” at the State Youth Theatre. ...

CEREMONY DEDICATED TO ILYAS EFENDIYEV’S MEMORY

04.10.2003 [13:39]
October 3 is the Memorial Day of the Azerbaijani literature classic of XX century, People’s Writer Ilyas Efendiyev.
In connection with this, men of culture of Azerbaijan, his relatives and ...

SITTING OF CIS MINISTERS OF CULTURE HELD IN KIEV

02.10.2003 [22:57]
The 19th sitting of the CIS Ministers of Culture standing commission was held in Kiev / Ukraine/, on October 1.
The sitting participants were received by President of Ukraine ...

DOCUMENTARY ON BAKHTIYAR VAHABZADEH RELEASED

02.10.2003 [15:41]
The shootings of a documentary dedicated to people’s poet, State Prize Laureate Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh have been completed at “Azerbaijantelefilm” Films Company.
The film’s scriptwriter is Zarnishan Azayeva, producer – Rauf ...

RASHIDA BEHBUDOVA GOES ON TOUR

02.10.2003 [15:37]
The vocal play ‘Life is A Moment’ performed by singer Rashida Behbudova will be shown in Moscow and St-Petersburg. At the present, the play is being translated in Russian. Exact ...

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ISMAIL SHIKHLY

02.10.2003 [15:37]
‘Azerbaijantelefilm’ Creative Association of the State Television has finished production of documentary ‘In the Light of Shih Fireplace’, about life of People’s writer and outstanding public figure Ismail Shihly.
According ...

AZERBAIJANI MUGHAMS DEDICATED

01.10.2003 [18:32]
New monograph of the Secretary of Composers’ Union, Dr of Art, professor Ramiz Zohrab, titled “Theoretical basis of mughams” was published in the publishing house “Mars–Print”.
In his work, Ramiz ...