At 14:00, the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Dialogue of Cultures and the Turkic Theater" was held. Conference participants made presentations in the reading room of the main building of the Bashkir State Pedagogical University.

At the same time, a creative meeting was held in the Small Hall of Bashdrama with the Chairman of the Expert Council, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, Chief Director of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, Professor of the Russian Institute of Theatrical Art - GITIS - Boris Morozov. The meeting was attended by students and teachers of the Ufa State Institute of Arts. Z. Ismagilova, artists and employees of Ufa theaters, organizers and participants of the festival "Tuganlyk".

In the evening, the audience was awaited by the second competitive performance - the performance of the Tatar State Academic Theater. G. Kamal "And this is life? .." (G. Iskhaki). The performance is a thesis work of a young director Aydar Zabbarov on the works of Gayaz Iskhaki. The director's concept of the play suggests using the etude method that is new to the Tatar scene, where not only dialogues, but also thoughts from the author, descriptions of the nature and relationships of the characters become the material for creating roles. Thus, rich in metaphors and allusions, the juicy language of the author reaches the viewer in its entirety and power. The play “And Is It Life? ..” is a nominee of the Russian National Theater Award “Golden Mask” in 6 nominations.