Almaty Gallery Displays Artist-Organised Exhibition of Works from Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan
An exhibition featuring paintings, installations, sculptures, graphics and other art objects related to food was held from Dec. 29 to Jan. 9 at the Tengri Umai Contemporary Art Gallery in Almaty. It was arranged as part of the international art project Pirtoy. The event displaying art works of 30 artists from Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan…
Violin Sound Comes from the Heart, Says Ordabek Duissen
Well-known Kazakh musicians Ordabek and Dina Duissen have announced plans to present a concert as the Duissen Duo during the 2016-2017 season in London. An honoured worker of Kazakhstan and laureate of the State Youth Award Daryn, Duissen and his sister, a pianist and laureate of international competitions, have found success on the country’s and…
Music Will Keep Us Alive, Otyrar Sazy Conductor Says
Dinzukhra Tlendiyeva, artistic director and principal conductor of the Otyrar Sazy Orchestra, gives performances on the country’s main stages dedicated to the 90th anniversary of her father, Nurgisa Tlendiyev, a prominent Kazakh composer, People’s Artist of the USSR, state prize laureate and Khalyk Kaharmany (People’s Hero) title holder. There is a Kazakh proverb which notes…
Artist Promotes Positive, Moral Lifestyle
Last year, illustrator and painter Ansagan Mustafa made a debut with an exhibition called “Soile suret” in Astana, featuring highlights of her work between 1995 and 2012. The same solo show was also organised in Almaty, Shymkent, Taldykorgan and Temirtau. Many first learned of Mustafa through social media and soon after she was named the…
Developing New Understanding of Research
The Stratagem project was awarded a special sponsor’s prize from multimedia company AVID at the Reimagine Education Awards. The higher education event, organised annually by QS World University Rankings and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was held Dec. 7-8 in Philadelphia. Aigerim Shilibekova, a Stratagem developer and the founding director of the…
