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Film about the National Museum of Tuva - "Kultura" channel

Mergen Loigu, translated by Heda Jindrak — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:45:00 +0800

January, 26, at 14:00 TV channel "Kultura" will show as part of the cycle "Provincial Museums of Russia"(artistic director - Alla Surikova), a film about the main keeper of Tuvan history. The TV project about museums of Russia has been realized since 1999 by Pozitiv-film studio with financial support of Federal Agency for culture and Cinematography and Federal Agency for press and mass Communications.

The author of the Tuva series is Vladimir Kopush. The filming took place with the support of Government of Tuva.

Exhibition "Treasures of Tuva" opened in Sankt-Peterburg

rgo.ru, translated by Heda Jindrak — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:12:00 +0800

At the headquarters of Russian Geographic Society in Sankt-Peterburg, the opening of exhibition "Treasures of Tuva" took place, dedicated to 90^th anniversary of Tuvan People's republic. It was organized by Russian geographic Society and Institute of history of material culture of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Acting for Russian Geographic Society, the vice-president of the Society, head of department of regional economics and nature utilization, department of natural sciences, regional science, information, tourism and mathematical methods of Sankt-Peterburg State University of economy and finance, Vladimir Razumovskiy opened the exhibition.

Tuva. Souvenirs and human lives.

plusinform.ru, translated by Heda Jindrak — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:12:21 +0800

USK "Subedei" turned into a huge New Year fair, where local entrepreneurs presented their products. The "General rehearsal" took place last night. An exhibition - fair of souvenirs by Tuvan artisans opened at the National Museum of Tuva.

'Who became related to the Taiga in the mountains".

Oyun Ayan was born and lived away from Tuva, and was brought up at a boarding school. He returned to Tuva only to avoid going to the army. The chief directions of his work are graphics, photography, polygraphs. He worked out his own style, and presented engravings and posters at the fair.

Sainkho Namtchylak will conduct a throat-singing workshop in Buryatia

RIA-Sibir, translated by Heda Jindrak — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:35:00 +0800

Tuvan singer Sainkho Namtchylak, who has long been living abroad and who conquered world renown, will conduct a throat-singing workshop at the Museum of History of Ulan-Ude on 19-20 November.

As the government press-service of Buryatia explains, Sainkho Namtchylak, who is a singer-experimenter, improviser, composer, sound-poet, and specialist in archaic singing techniques, vocal techniques of people of Siberia and Far East, represents a unique phenomenon of world vocal culture.

National artist of Russia and Tuva, Nadezhda Kuular will hold a benefit concert

Tuvinskaya pravda, translated by Heda Jindrak — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:33:00 +0800

Today, national artist of Russia and Tuva is holding a benefit concert. She is saying good-bye to the State ensemble "Sayany", with whom she worked for many years.

Apparently, love for folk song is inherited in mother's milk. The singer's mother, Opal Agban-Shyyrapovna, who is now 81 years old, won the Grand-Prix of festival-contest "Folk Song - 2011".

At the concert, they will together sing a song about their native places.

A time for everything: Svetlana Munzuk about her father - Maxim Munzuk

centerasia.ru, translated by Heda Jindrak — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:08 +0800

"Life can't be stopped, that means that time can't be stopped either. The saying - a time for everything - is not in vain. It really is like that: everybody is born in his own time and lives in his own times.

Do we have the right not to respect the past times? Do we have the right to pass judgment on the past?

Do we have the right not to forgive mistakes?

We have no such right. But we do have the right to analyze, to make choices and to prevent repeating mistakes. And mainly - to remember and to keep."

Igor Koshkendey received the most applause at "Voices of the Golden Steppe" festival concert in Astrakhan

astrobl.ru, translated by Heda Jindrak — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:46:00 +0800

Yesterday was the opening day of the International Ethnographic Festival-contest "Voices of the Golden Steppe - 2011". About 1000 participants from Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan will be performing. Minister of Culture of republic Tatarstan, Alexander Abdeyev sent greetings to the ethnographic forum.

Aldyn-ool Sevek - "The Shield" of Tuvan throat singing

Valentina Suzukei, translated by Heda Jindrak — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:54:00 +0800

One of the most vivid representatives of the traditional school of Tuvan khoomei, who is the possessor of inimitable mastery of performance in the kargyraa style, is the National khoomeizhi of Republic Tyva Aldyn-ool Sevek.

His way of throat-singing performance is unique to such an extent that it is unmistakably recognizable, just as Soruktu Kyrgys, Ak-ool Kara-Sal, Maxim Dakpai, Kyzyl-ool Sanchy, Khunashtar-ool Oorzhak, Gennady Tumat, as well as many others among our prominent khoomeizhis were unmistakably recognizable. The it was impossible to mistake the performance of each of these khoomeizhis with that of anybody else.

Exhibition of Nadia Rusheva's drawings opens in Barnaul

Altapress, translated by Heda Jindrak — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:58:00 +0800

At the State District Art Museum, an exhibition "The World of Nadia Rusheva's graphics" opened on 31 August. The exhibition consists of 68 graphic works from the collection of Aldan Maadyr National Museum of Republic Tyva.

The girl genius did not live a full 17 years (1952-1969). They used to call her "Pushkin in drawing".

Learning felt-making technology at felt festival in Tuva

gov.tuva.ru, translated by Heda Jindrak — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:27:00 +0800

The 2^nd International Felt Festival "Patterns of Life", dedicated to the 90^th anniversary of Tuvan People's Republic will take place on 15 August on Arat square.

It will be possible to see and obtain felt products and souvenirs made in various corners of Russia and Mongolia. Master craftsmen from Republic Altai, Bashkortostan, Khakassia, as well as from many aimaks of Mongolia will participate in the festival. There will be an exhibition and sale of yurts, a fair of folk industries products, felt-making workshops by artisans who have preserved traditional methods, and competitions.