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A few words about contemporary Uzbek photography. Part V. Intimate space
Written by , Tuesday, 4 Jun, 2013 – 12:50 | No Comment

Perhaps, one of the most important qualities of a contemporary photographer has become his or her ability to create an intimate space inhabited by a subject and characters.

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“Street Fest 3″ in Bishkek
Written by , Tuesday, 4 Jun, 2013 – 12:37 | No Comment

On June 2, in the capital of Kyrgyzstan was held the popular festival of the street culture “Street Fest 3″. For the third time the festival gathered representatives of the “urban” youth subculture. This day on the Old Square in Bishkek were demonstrations and competitions almost in all fields of the street culture, such as parkour, BMX, skating, graffiti, street dance, break dance, rap, beatbox, street ball, and the final concert of the participants of the festival and artists.

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The precarious existence of Turkmen students in foreign universities
Written by , Sunday, 2 Jun, 2013 – 22:01 | No Comment

Guest Post written “Maxwell”:

As you all know that studying abroad a lot of Turkmen citizens. We have compiled a list of the countries where young people learn Turkmen.

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The bridge of collaboration between Kyrgyzstan and Japan
Written by , Thursday, 30 May, 2013 – 18:20 | No Comment

In anticipation of summer, on May 29, took place a colorful festival of culture and friendship “The bridge of collaboration between Kyrgyzstan and Japan” in Bishkek. Friendship between the two countries are close and warm, that’s why it is not surprising that the joint Kyrgyz-Japanese projects and activities are always taken on “Cheers”. Read the full story »

A few words about contemporary Uzbek photography. Part IV. Photo stories
Written by , Wednesday, 29 May, 2013 – 17:00 | No Comment

Continuing to talk about photo stories, I would like to discuss the role of the photographer’s position and attitude towards his or her subject and characters.

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Concert “Ancient traditions of falak”
Written by , Tuesday, 28 May, 2013 – 20:19 | No Comment

On May 12th, Dushanbe Museum of musical instruments after Gurminj Zavkibekov has hosted a concert under the title “ Ancient traditions of falak ”. Falak is one of the popular music genres of Tajik professional music that is spread all over the Tajikistan.
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Best DJ TJ
Written by , Friday, 24 May, 2013 – 15:10 | No Comment

Festival – contest for the best DJ of Tajikistan – Best DJ TJ.

Music no-stop marathon that lasted for 5 hours in “Serena hotel – Dushanbe” back yard gathered DJs from all over Tajikistan. DJ Hamer form Khujand city has become the winner of the contest.

The organizer of the event is  the fellow of the music management fellowship program of Bactria Cultural Centre (Dushanbe)

Watch the video and  see the pictures from the event

United not only by Bread
Written by , Wednesday, 22 May, 2013 – 9:40 | No Comment

“Ilkhom” theater in Tashkent holds exhibition “United not only by Bread” by Uzbeki photographer Olga Fedina.

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The first great Festival of Education in Bishkek
Written by , Wednesday, 22 May, 2013 – 8:51 | No Comment

Great festival for children, teenagers and their parents was held last weekend in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Festival of Education covered 6 central areas of the city, where everyone had a chance to learn something new and interesting, to play, to compete, and just to enjoy their time. Read the full story »

A few words about contemporary Uzbek photography. Part III. Photo stories
Written by , Monday, 20 May, 2013 – 12:12 | No Comment

One of the most important skills of a contemporary photographer is to be able to go beyond a mere frame, to think outside the limitations of a static shot. While at an early stage of a photographer’s professional development the fascination with a single beautiful picture is understandable, today it is largely left to amateurs to try to compete with postcards and stunning photos of nature from the National Geographic.

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