''One Thousand and One Nights'' (sometimes referred to as ''Arabian Nights'') is a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

in two acts by

Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Aze ...

to a libretto by playwrights

Magsud Ibrahimbeyov Magsud Mammadibrahim oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov ( az, Maqsud İbrahimbəyov; 11 May 1935 – 22 March 2016), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. Life and contributions Ibrahimbeyo ...

and

Rustam Ibragimbekov Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oghlu Ibrahimbeyov (or Ibrahimbekov; az, Rüstəm Məmməd İbrahim oğlu İbrahimbəyov; russian: Рустам Мамед Ибрагим оглы Ибрагимбеков; 5 February 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a Soviet a ...

, together with the choreographer Naila Nazirova and artist Togrul Narimanbekov. The libretto is based on episodes from '' One Thousand and One Nights'', a collection of stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the

Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 14th century. This period is traditionally understood to have begun during the reign ...

. The ballet premiered in 1979 at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater.

Background and performance history

Videos

Ballet ''Arabian Nights'' (''One Thousand and One Nights'') - the first part
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Ballet ''Arabian Nights'' (''One Thousand and One Nights'') - the second part
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Ballet ''Arabian Nights'' (''One Thousand and One Nights'') - the third part
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