The day before, on March 22, a performance of the "Antigone" of the Bashkir theater named after M.Gafuri was held at the A.Pushkin Moscow Theater. The show took place in the framework of the competition program of the Golden Mask festival, this year the performance of the Bashkir theater is presented in 7 categories: Best Best Performance of the Big Form, Best Work of the Director Farid Bikchantaev, Best Actress for Women, Lilia Galina for the role of Antigone , "Best Male Role" - Oleg Khanov for the role of Creon, "Best Supporting Actress" - Gulmira Ismagilova for the role of Ismen, "Best Supporting Actor" - Almas Amirov for the role of Choir, "Best Artist's Work" - Albert Nesterov.

The Minister of Culture of Bashkortostan Amin Shafikov, the State Duma deputy Zugur Rakhmatullin, the writer Guzel Yahina, supported the actors and director in the theater. And the general director of the festival Maria Revyakina, theater critics Anna Stepanova and Valentina Fedorova after the performance passed behind the scenes to thank the actors.

"Today at the gold-smelling Bashkir" Antigone "I realized how I missed the performances of Farid Bikchantayev, the game of Oleg Khanov, so difficult in Creon, and also for the first time saw the unusual young actress Lily Galina who played Antigone as a personified anthem to human freedom," the critic noted. Anna Stepanova.

The solemn ceremony of awarding the "Golden Mask" award will be held on April 15 at the Bolshoi Theater.