Performance «Taza.kz» by the State Academic Puppet Theater

 

Genre: Buffoonery 

Age Rating: 12+ 

Duration: 60 minutes 

*Language: Non-verbal 

Venue: Big Stage

Date and Time: 22nd of October, 20:00

 

Performance Out-of-Competition

 

Creative Team:

- Author and Director – Aliyar Nuradil

- Set Designer – Yulia Chernova

- Choreographer – Meruert Kalizatova

 

About the Performance:

Protecting Nature Begins with Each and Every One of Us! The performance «Taza.kz» explores the importance of caring for the environment, cherishing one's homeland, and fostering a culture of cleanliness through a unique theatrical form filled with humor and playful action. Presented in the genre of buffoonery, the production uses amusing and unexpected situations to highlight the consequences of environmental neglect and encourage audiences to take responsibility for the world around them. Filled with entertaining scenes and lively stage action, the performance introduces children to the principles of environmental awareness in an engaging and accessible way.

About the Theater:

The State Academic Puppet Theater in Almaty was founded in 1935 and is the first puppet theater in the history of Kazakhstan. Its primary artistic mission is to create and stage high-quality puppet performances featuring professional puppeteers. The theater's productions contribute to the spiritual, moral, and patriotic development of young audiences. Throughout its history, the theater has employed a wide variety of puppets, ranging from simple rod puppets to sophisticated marionettes.

The theater company continuously strives for artistic excellence, actively participating in national and international theater festivals. Each year, its repertoire is enriched with new productions based on renowned fairy tales from around the world, Kazakh folk tales, and works of classical literature.

Today, the theater's repertoire includes more than 60 productions based on literary and dramatic works by Kazakhstani and international authors. Performances are presented in both Kazakh and Russian for children and adults.