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PRESS CONFERENCE ON UPCOMING PREMIERE OF “LOVE AND DEATH”

01.02.2010 [20:25]
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Baku, 1 February (AZERTAC). “Love and Death” ballet by Polad Bulbuloglu, notable Azeri composer and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia will be staged in Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, on February 3, prior to the 65th birthday of the author. Today the ITAR TASS hosted a press conference dedicated to the premiere.

“This ballet is one of the best for the last decade”, Mikhail Shvidkoy, the Russian President’s special envoy for international cultural relations told press conference.

“We are extremely happy to put the piece on the stage of Bolshoi Theater”, Director General of the Bolshoi Theater Anatoly Iksanov underscored.

The ballet is based on “Kitabi Dede Gorgud”,one of the best known Turkic epic legend (dastan), which was included into the UNESCO World Non-Material Cultural Heritage List.