Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators () is a theatre located in the centre of
Baku
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Azerbaijan
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History of the theater
Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators (ASTYS) was founded in 1928 as Baku Children’s Theater according to the Decision of the Commissariat of Public Enlightenment of Azerbaijan dated September 20, 1928. The initial group of actors and directors of the theatre included
Aghadadash Gurbanov, Mammadagha Dadashov, Yusif Eminli, Mina Abdullayeva, Yusif Dadashov, Susanna Majidova,
Javahir Isgandarova, Suleyman Alasgarov, Huseynagha Sadikhov, Karim Hasanov, Zafar Nematov, Maharram Hashimov, and Alimammad Atayev.
The Russian section of the theater started its activity on November 6, 1928 when a
Russia
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n troupe made a performance of the play “Five people” by N.Smirnov and S.Serbakov here for the first time.
An Azerbaijani troupe, created on the basis of drama circle of
pioneers affiliated with the Baku Club of Sailors became a member of this theatre, in 1930.
Azerbaijani section started on January 30, 1930 with “Against Red tie" by N.Ivanter.
In the first years of its existence, the theatre staged plays of
Russian writers
This is a list of authors who have written works of prose and poetry in the Russian language.
For separate lists by literary field:
* List of Russian-language novelists
* List of Russian-language playwrights
*List of Russian-language poets
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, which were constituted the repertoire of Young Spectators' Theatres of other cities of the
USSR
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. In the 1930s, plays of Azerbaijani dramatists were included in the repertoire of the theatre: ''In the streets'' by Jafarov and Melik-Yeganov (1932), ''Nargiz'' (1936), ''Ayaz'' (1937), ''Gizil Gush'' (Golden bird) by Seyidzade (1938), and ''Mammad the Partisan'' by Isgandarov and Sabit Rahman (1939).
In 1936, the theater was named after
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...
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Baku Children’s Theater was renamed based on the order of the Commissariat of Public Enlightenment of Azerbaijan on July 18, 1936 and has been called “Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators” since then. The ASTYS was awarded with the Republic Lenin Komsomol Prize Laureate in 1978 and the Order of Honor in 1979.
Azerbaijan State Youth Theater and Baku Camera Theater were united to ASTYS according to the decisions of
Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan dated respectively on March 19 and September 30 in 2009.
Children's and Youth Theaters of Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators was became the member of the
International Association of Theater for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) in May 2011 and national center of
ASSITEJ ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, (french: Association Internationale du Théâtre de l’Enfance et la Jeunesse) was established in 1965 as an international alliance of professionals involved in theat ...
was opened in
Azerbaijan
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after a while.
The small stage of the Theater considered for mono and small volume plays was inaugurated in December 2013.
Festivals
The ASTYS's troupe has been attending international theatre festivals since 2006:
Repertoire
ASTYS’s repertoire includes plays of foreign (
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
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Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...
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Hans Christian Andersen
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Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...
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Aleksey Tolstoy) and domestic playwrights, such as
Huseyn Javid
Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid),was born Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of ...
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Jafar Jabbarli
Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.
Life
After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Ba ...
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Mirza Fatali Akhundzada,
Ilyas Afandiyev
Ilyas Mahammad oglu Afandiyev ( az, Əfəndiyev İlyas Məhəmməd oğlu) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet writer, member of Azerbaijan Union of Writers (1940), Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan (1960), laureate of the State Prize of Azerbaijan (1972)< ...
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Suleyman Rustam
Suleyman Rustam ( az, Süleyman Rüstəm; 12 March 1906 – 10 June 1989) was poet of Soviet Azerbaijan, playwright and a public figure. He was the poet of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), laureate of the Stalin State Prize of the second degree (195 ...
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Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev,
Abdulla Shaig
Abdulla Shaig ( az, Abdulla Şaiq) (25 February 1881, Tbilisi – 24 July 1959, Baku), born Abdulla Mustafa oglu Talibzadeh, was an Azerbaijani writer.
Early life and education
Shaig was born to Marneuli-native Azerbaijani parents, Mustaf ...
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Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi ( fa, نظامی گنجوی, lit=Niẓāmī of Ganja, translit=Niẓāmī Ganjavī; c. 1141–1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was ''Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī'',Mo'in ...
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Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Suleyman Sani Rzagulu bey oghlu Akhundov ( az, Süleyman Sani Rzaqulu bəy oğlu Axundov; 3 October 1875 – 29 March 1939), was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid ...
for both adults and schoolchildren.
Classical drama plays of Russian and foreign dramatists, plays of the Soviet writers and dramatists were also staged on the theater, such as ''
The Government Inspector
''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pl ...
'' by
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
, ''
Servant of Two Masters
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'' by
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
, and ''
How the Steel Was Tempered
''How the Steel Was Tempered'' (russian: Как закалялась сталь, ''Kak zakalyalas' stal) or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is ...
'' by
Nikolai Ostrovsky
Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky (russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Остро́вский; uk, Мико́ла Олексі́йович Остро́вський; 29 September 1904 – 22 December 1936) was a Soviet socialist realist w ...
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Projects
* "The theater, education and morality";
* "We love the theater";
* "The first student card, the joy of the first acquaintance with the theater";
* "The personalities in the Heights";
* "Martyrs are immortal, homeland is indivisible";
* "I want to talk about theater".
Theatre personnel
Managing director of the ASTYS is Naida Ismayilzada. Bahram Osmanov is the chief director of the theatre.
Actors
Yasin Garayev, Aghakhan Salmanli, Almaz Mustafayeva, Atabala Safarov, Naiba Allahverdiyeva, Gurban Ismayilov and others.
See also
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Theatre in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani theatre ( az, Azərbaycan teatrı) – is a theatrical art of the Azerbaijani people.
History
Sources of Azerbaijani theatrical art lie on ancient holidays and dances.
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Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre
The Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre ( az, Azərbaycan Akademik Milli Dram Teatrı) is an academic theatre of drama in Baku, Azerbaijan.
History of the theatre
The theatre has its origins in national holidays and dances. Elements of theatr ...
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References
External links
Official website of the Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators{{Baku landmarks
Theatres in Baku
Culture in Baku
Tourist attractions in Baku
1928 establishments in the Soviet Union
Buildings and structures in Baku