Baku Children's Theatre facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Baku Children`s Theatre |
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Bakı Uşaq Teatrı
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| Location | Surakhani district Garachuxur settlement, Art House after the name Gurban Abbasov |
| Town or city | Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
The Baku Children’s Theatre is a special place for young people in Qaraçuxur, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was started in 2001. This theatre takes part in many festivals both in Azerbaijan and around the world. It also works with international groups and has a theatre class for kids with special needs.
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About the Theatre's History
The Baku Children's Theatre was officially created in 2001. This happened thanks to orders from the Baku City Executive Power and the Baku City Culture and Tourism Department. Since May 1, 2002, Intigam Soltan has been the director of the theatre.
Around 70 children work and perform at the theatre. In November 2009, a special theatre studio was opened for children with special needs. This studio has performed at important festivals. They were recognized at the 4th National Festival for young people with disabilities in Azerbaijan. They also received an award at the 2nd International Youth Festival in Moscow.
The theatre has moved a few times. From 2001 until May 23, 2008, it was in the Seaside National Park. Then, from May 24, 2008, to March 31, 2013, it was in the House of Culture named after H. Sarabski. Since 2013, the Baku Children's Theatre has been in the Culture House named after G. Abbasov in Garachukhur.
Theatre Festivals and Partnerships
The Baku Children's Theatre loves to join in theatre festivals. For example, they took part in the 34th Fajr International Theatre Festival in Iran. This festival happened from January 21 to February 1 in 2016. They also performed their play “Statue” at a theatre festival in Sinop, Turkey.
The theatre also organizes its own festivals. They created the "Our Theatre" festival with the Union of Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan. They also worked with Turkish performers for the Turkic Peoples' Theatre festival.
The Baku Children's Theatre works with international groups too. These include the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Office of the Council of Europe.
Exciting Plays for Kids
So far, the theatre has created about 100 different shows! Here are some of them:
Humay's Dream
Humay's Dream is a play for children aged 3 to 7 years old. Konul Shahbazova wrote it, based on a story by Elchin Afandiyev.
The story is about a girl named Humay who is not kind to her toys. In her dream, her toys come to life! They refuse to play with her and even try to punish her. The toys in this magical world ask for help from the Melaka. Humay tries to make things right, but the toys are upset. In the end, Humay promises to be nice to her toys. This play lasts for 45 minutes.
Fidan and Goghal
The play Fidan and Goghal is based on Arzu Soltan's fairy tale, Goghal. It tells the adventures of a "goghal" (a type of bread) that Fidan's grandmother baked. Fidan, her friend Nazbalinj, and Yorgan go into the forest to find the goghal, which has run away from home. This play teaches children many good lessons through Fidan's journey.
Intigam Soltan directed this show, which is for children aged 5 to 9. The play is 50 minutes long.
Talking Doll
This play was written by Abdulla Shaig and directed by Ilhama Ahmedova.
It's about Ramziya, the ruler's daughter, who is often alone. She doesn't like playing with her toys. Every night, she dreams of a doll that can talk like a human. Ramziya becomes obsessed with this "talking doll." She throws and breaks her other toys, doesn't eat, and disobeys her parents. She only wants a talking doll. The desperate ruler, following advice from his palace chief, brings a poor village girl to the palace to be Ramziya's "talking doll." When Ramziya meets Inci, the "talking doll," she realizes her mistakes. She then asks her father to give all her toys to the poor children in the villages.
Rabbit's House
This play is about a happy rabbit family living in their home. One day, a clever fox from the neighborhood tricks them. The fox gets inside their house and locks the rabbits out! Other forest animals, like a dyer dog, a tailor cock, and a bear, try to help the rabbits.
This performance is mostly for elementary school students. It teaches important lessons about education, science, and reading. The audience sees how forest animals help their friends when they are in trouble. It shows the importance of being kind, solving problems, listening to good advice, and making sure bad deeds are punished fairly.
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