Lezginka will present dances from the caucuses in Tashkent

On 14 October, the State Academic Dance Ensemble of Dagestan Lezginka will perform at the Turkiston Palace of Arts as part of the International Project Russian Seasons. The Russian Seasons project is carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Lezginka will present The World Through Dance program choreographed by Dzhambulat Magomedov, Artistic director of the company. The program refleсted the diverse culture of Russia and serves to restore and strengthen the unity of Russia as a multinational country. A combination of Caucasian and Russian choreographic pieces in the program illustrates both affinity and  the distinct identity of different national cultures in the Russian Federation.

On stage of Turkeston Palace in Tashkent the Lezginka dancers will perform several varieties of Lezginka dance, choreographic compositions Mountain Dance, Kumyk Suite, and Rhythms of the Caucasus, Avar girl’s dance Playful Girls and other choreographic pieces.

The program of the evening will include the following choreographic compositions and dances:

Welcoming Lezginka
Choreography – T.S. Izrailov
Music – Z.M. Gadjiev, S.K. Kerimov, S.A. Agababov

Couple Lezginka
Choreography – V.O. Nalbandyan

Yansaray (Nogai dance)
Choreography – N.E. Musaeva, M.A. Musaev

Mountain Dance
Choreography – S.G. Gadjimagometov

Tenderness
Choreography – Sh.S. Mataev
Music – Z.M. Gadjiev

Feast in a Mountain Village
Choreography – T.S. Izrailov

Kumyk Suite
Choreography – V.O. Nalbandyan

Above The Mountains
Choreography – K.R. Ramazanov
Music arrangement – I.M. Dzhavatkhanov

Playful Girls (Avar girls’ dance)
Choreography – N.E. Musaeva
Music – M.Kh. Khadulaev

Rhythms of the Caucasus
Choreography – V.O. Nalbandyan

Spring (girls’ dance)
Choreography – Sh.S. Mataev
Music – A.G. Abramyants

Lezginka
Choreography – T.S. Izrailov

The Lezginka company toured 75 countries around the world and is the winner of 52 world-famous folk dance festivals among professional groups.

We express our gratitude to the general information partner of the project, the international news agency Sputnik Uzbekistan!

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We also thank the official information partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Interstate Television and Radio Company Mir , and the radio partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Federal Radio Station Radio Russia