Baku hosts Experimental Theatre Festival
By Sabina Idayatova
"2+1" Experimental Theatre Festival kicks off in Azerbaijani
capital Baku on this week.
The festival is organized by the Union of Theatre Workers of
Azerbaijan and the Culture and Tourism Ministry of Azerbaijan,
Azertag state news agency reported.
Theater expert, Dr. Maryam Alizade, highlighted the event and
its program at a press conference, which was held at the Union of
Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan, on October 28.
"The festival aims at promoting the creative and art processes, as
well as involving the youth in theatrical sphere, and introducing
them to the modern world theater tendencies," she said.
She went on to note that the first edition of festival was held in
2011.
According to the Union of Theatre Workers, the festival will
include 8 theaters and 9 spectacles. The best spectacle will be
included in the theater bank of the union and recommended to the
relevant foreign theatre festivals.
Alizade also noted that plays shown in the festival hall of
Azerbaijan Theatre Figures' Union will go on display for the first
time.
The Tbilisi State Azerbaijan Drama Theater named after Heydar Aliyev has been invited to the festival as a guest.