Theaters from five countries will gather at the "Puppetland" Festival in Karaganda

Ten performances, theaters from five countries – the V Puppet Festival "Puppetland" in Karaganda promises to be grandiose.

This year it will be held earlier than usual – on June 2-4. Guests from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Armenia and the Czech Republic were invited to the anniversary event in the 50th anniversary season for the organizers.

The grand opening of the festival will take place on June 2 at 10:30 in the red hall of the Karaganda Academic Theater of Musical Comedy. During three days, the hosts of the venue, as well as puppet theaters from Kostanay and Shymkent, St. Petersburg, Prague, Yerevan, Bishkek will present their productions. Fairy tales, puppet shows, mystical drama, parable – a multi-genre program will be interesting not only for children.

For the first time in Karaganda, a puppet show for adults will be shown. In the production of the Kostanay Theater, the audience will see a version of A. Pushkin's story "The Queen of Spades" (14+). Everything is unusual and amazing here: scenography and extravagant costumes, figurative masks and unpredictable inserts.

The St. Petersburg State Puppet Theater named after E. Demmeni was founded in 1918. This is the first professional puppet theater in Russia. In art, the collective today combines traditions and modern trends. His performances have been awarded prestigious theater awards. The audience in Karaganda will see a circus performance in puppets "Dolls and clowns" (0+). The rooms use both modern dolls and those of the past, made by the hands of famous Russian theater artists.

The parable of the Circassian people "The Legend of Happiness" (7+) will be presented by the theater from Prague. The play tells about the key to happiness and respect for the word of honor. The production is directed by the Czech director Evgeny Ibragimov, winner of many international theater awards.

A fairy tale in the Kazakh language "Wandering Turtle" (2+) will be shown by the Shymkent City Puppet Theater and the young audience. The play teaches kindness and honesty, love of nature.

Yerevan State Puppet Theater named after Hovhannes Tumanyan has been operating since 1935. In Karaganda, the audience will be able to watch his production – a puppet musical performance "Crocodile" (2+). The main character has a kind green heart.

The Kyrgyz State Puppet Theater named after M. Zhangaziev will be 85 years old in 2024. Over the years, he has performed about 500 productions. Toured the world a lot. At the festival "Puppetland" will show the drama play "Sunny Bunny" (5+). A simple ray of sunshine will teach children to be kinder and more courageous, not to leave friends in trouble and enjoy every day of life together.

Master classes will also be held within the framework of the festival. A specialist from St. Petersburg, Honored Artist of Russia Arkady Mirokhin, will teach the method of driving a puppet. Aghasi Melkonyan, a puppeteer from Yerevan, will share his skills.