New Kazakh Films Screening On June 29, Saturday, 5-7pm, Alma Kunanbaeva will be screening a few short movies created in 2018 by students of the Department of Academy of Film and Television at the TURAN University in Almaty. This University…
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On Saturday, June 15, at 5pm, we’ll be screening The Road to Mother a 2016 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Akan Satayev. The 12th submission to the Academy Awards from Kazakhstan is a historical drama tracing that country’s political changes…
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Performed by Suz Shampanier Eleanor Clement Glass Melissa Hobbs Ida Johnson Kiran Rana Jim Fresquez Join us for a storied journey to the heart of the Silk Road, as the folktales of Central Asia open a window into a world…
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A lecture by Professor Mark Slobin Back in 1967-72, Mark Slobin surveyed and described the folk musics of the Central Asian peoples of northern Afghanistan. He will illustrate their musical traditions along with an introduction to the period and the…
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A showcase of music, history, and tradition, A Door to God, a film by Maruf Noyoft, depicts the rich and unique culture of Northern Tajikistan, focusing particularly on that region’s interaction with therubob, a lute-like string instrument. Maruf’s film is…
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