Azerbaijan State Pantomime Theatre ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Pantomim Teatrı) is a

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...

theatre in Baku,

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

History

The theatre was founded in 1994 by Bakhtiyar Khanizadeh, an actor of the

Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators () is a theatre located in the centre of Baku, Azerbaijan. History of the theater Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators (ASTYS) was founded in 1928 as Baku Children’s Theater according to the ...

. He worked closely with students of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and selected the ones he considered fit to establish the pioneer mime theatre studio in Azerbaijan. For the next 11 years, the theatre was based in the building of the Theatre of Young Spectators until relocated to the building of the Shafag Cinema. In 2000, the theatre received the status of a state theatre. Beginning in 2000, the theatre has twice housed the Himjim International Pantomime festivals. As of 2009, it has toured 12 countries, its repertoire including 24 plays by both local and foreign playwrights.Azerbaijan State Pantomime Theatre - Official Website

Gallery of Spectacles

File:"Pantomim buketi" tamaşası (Azərbaycan Dövlət Pantomim Teatrının tamaşası, 11 oktyabr 2015-ci il).jpg, Bouquet of Pantomime. Directed by Bakhtiyar Khanizadeh File:"Ora-bura" tamaşası (Azərbaycan Dövlət Pantomim Teatrının tamaşası, 27 sentyabr 2015-ci il).jpg, There and Here. Directed by Bahruz Vagifoghlu

References

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