The premiere of the GITIS graduation performance took place in Almaty.
On May 8, on the stage of the Educational Theater of the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts the GITIS graduates presented their diploma production Childhood.
Performance based on the same-name work by L.N. Tolstoy was staged by students of Evgeniy Kamenkovich’s workshop of the Directing department at GITIS. The play was directed by Natalya Nazarova. Before the show commenced, a welcoming speeches were given by the Vice-rector for scientific work of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Kabyl Khalykov and Honored Artist of Russia, professor of the Directing department at GITIS, Artistic director of the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater Evgeniy Kamenkovich. Kabyl Zalimbekovich Khalykov noted: “Touring and presenting student performances is becoming a good tradition in Kazakhstan, since the friendship between the Academy and GITIS continues, and many of our teachers and professors are graduates of the theater school represented by GITIS.” The premiere was a great success and had a positive response from the public. Among the spectators there were many students of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts.
