Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov held a meeting on the development of theatrical art. The event was attended by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the panel of critics, jury members, guests and representatives of the theaters participating in the 6th International Festival of Turkic-Language Theaters "Tuganlyk".

"Our wonderful" Tuganlyk "- turned out. Tugan is not just relatives, it's a close family. And in this sense our "Tuganlyk" very well justifies itself. A fairly large number of events take place in our republic in all types and forms of art, and "Tuganlyk" against this background, of course, stands out. For us, this is a real event. As for the theatrical art, I can say that we are moving forward, and moving quite well, - said Rustem Zakievich. "Culture is the foundation, the foundation, we can not move forward without culture."
 
The head of the region thanked all those present for coming and participating in the festival, he noted the wide geography of the participants. He also invited them to the World Folklore Festival, which will be held in Bashkortostan in 2020.
 
The director of the festival, the artistic director of the Bašdramte Theater. M. Gafuri Oleg Khanov in his turn thanked the leaders of the region for their support and assistance in holding such a large-scale festival.
 
"Festival" Tuganlyk "passed its equator and is moving to completion. During these days, eight performances were shown, three of our theaters are represented. We held a Theater Yiyin, an ethno-concert, a scientific and practical conference, and also met with theatrical figures of Russia. Undoubtedly, thanks to the support of the republic's leadership, everything is going on at a very high level, "Oleg Zakirovich said.
 
During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues related to the support and development of youth, the development of theatrical art in national theaters, the attraction of spectators to theaters, the introduction to native languages ​​through theatrical art and much more.
 
Participants of the meeting noted the high level of the festival, thanked for the warm reception of the organizers and the leadership of Bashkortostan. Many good words were said about the work of the Bashkir theaters and their productions. Especially participants of the festival liked the Theater Yiyyyn, where the guests of the republic first got acquainted with the Bashkir traditions and customs, which, in the opinion of the participants, rallied all the collectives into one common friendly family. The guests of the republic expressed a wish to see performances of all Bashkir theaters in the contest program of the festival in the future in order to get even closer to the theatrical art of Bashkortostan.
 
"Success is achieved where there is a concentration of optimism. We are moving forward. What we do for the theater, for culture, comes from the heart. We are in a position of help and support to our society. I am very grateful to you that you are visiting us, prompted a number of interesting directions. I see people in you who are in tune with me, "the head of the republic said at the end of the meeting.
 
Photo: Oleg Yarovikov.