Baku Int’l Theatre Conference held

The 4th Baku International Theatre Conference titled "Multiculturalism and the Theatre" was held in Baku on November 7-8.

The conference organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Union of Theatre Figures of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, was supported by Baku International Centre for Multiculturalism, Azertac reported.

The event brought together about 150 theater workers, playwrights and theater leaders of international institutions from 38 countries. One of the aims of the conference was to familiarize the participants with the cultural platform in the country.

State Adviser on Multinational, Multicultural and Religious Affairs, Academician Kamal Abdulla, addressing the event, read a message of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to the participants.

President Aliyev, in his letter, emphasized that the Conference will contribute to promotion of Azerbaijan’s multiculturalism model among the world theater figures.

The main objective why the wellknown theater figures come together in Baku is to determine the main directions of the present and future development of the theatre, and to unite the efforts for the sake of co-residence of people in the atmosphere of multiculturalism and tolerance, the letter noted.

Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev, in turn, spoke about the development history of the national theatre.

He said that the conference aims at creating a platform for discussing the possibilities of modern theater with the theater professionals from different countries.

“We are proud to hold such an event in Baku. Today, Azerbaijan is also known for its tolerance and multicultural tradition. People of different nationalities living in the country speaks in their language and develop their culture”, the minister stressed.

International Theatre Institute, International Federation of Theatre Studies, International Association of Theatre Critics, International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth, International Puppet Theatre Union, International Association of Musical Theatres were represented at the event.

The conference continued in plenary sessions on November 8.