The Saparmurat Turkmenbashy State Drama Theater of the Balkan velayat represents Turkmenistan at the 3rd TURKSOY International Theater Festival, which is taking place from September 21 to 26 in Aktau, the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2025.
On September 26, the Turkmen theater company will perform their play "Baýram han türkmen" on the stage of the N. Zhanturin Regional Musical and Drama Theater, reports "Turkmenistan: Golden Age."
Nine theater companies from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan will present their best performances at the festival.
The jury includes experienced directors, playwrights, and theater critics from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, and Turkmenistan.
In addition to the competition screenings, the festival includes a rich business and educational program. The eleventh meeting of the Board of Directors, titled "Theatres of the Turkic World: Cultural Integration, Creative Communication, and Contemporary Development Directions," was held with the participation of TURKSOY leadership and heads of state theaters from the organization's member countries.
