Yu? Theater leaves Estonian audience in awe

Azerbaijan State Yu? Theater has successfully performed on the stage of the Vene Kultuurikeskus theater in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, Azernews reports.

The trip of the theater team was implemented with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Career Education Academy, and the Theater and Concert Network.

During the tour, the play "As?lqan," based on the story "A Conversation with a Woman Working on a Hanger" by the People's Writer Anar, was showcased. The production was directed by Abdulqani Aliyev, with lead roles performed by actors Elshan Asgarov and Lyaman Marrih.

Although the performance was synchronously translated into Estonian and Russian, sensitive audiences noted that the artistic language of the theater and the multifaceted meanings within the play were understandable even without translation.

The project leader, Sanam Aliyeva, founder of the Estonia Career Education Academy, spoke after the performance, explaining her organization’s goal of conducting a series of events to introduce Azerbaijan to Estonia.

"Our intention is to establish healthy connections and dialogue between peoples, thus facilitating the exchange of traditions and experiences in both culture and education."

The lighting director of "As?lqan" is Binyamin Sailov, with Rauf Al?yev serving as the head of artistic design and Samir Mehdiyev as the sound director.

Yu? Theater was established in 1989 under the auspices of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater by Vagif Ibrahimoglu and Hasanaga Turabov. In 1992, it received the status of a state theater.

The name of the theater carries a meaning: Yu? means "an old rite".

The main principle of this avant-garde theater is the relevance of chosen topics, the non-standard interpretation of familiar stories, and experimenting with new forms.

Throughout its history, the Yu? Theater has presented over 90 plays. As for now, the theater takes a special place in the country's theater art.

Plays by William Shakespeare, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Giovanni Boccaccio, Nikolai Gogol, and Kobo Abe, as well as Azerbaijani classical and contemporary authors, are regularly staged in the theater.