Third European Festival of Tolerance, Imagine, Starts
Baku / 05/01/19 / Turan: On May 1, the festival of tolerance Imagine, organized by the representative office of the European Union in Azerbaijan, will start.
The festival events, which will end on May 15, will be held in Baku and Ganja.
According to the organizers, 18 partner countries will take part in the festival. Nine foreign guests will arrive in Azerbaijan. Three concerts, a photo exhibition, five master classes and debates will be held, and 30 films will be shown.
The festival will begin with a concert of the Chilean saxophonist Marcelo Moncada, who will perform at the Icheri Shahar metro station. He will be the first foreign musician who has performed in the Baku Metro.
On the first day of the festival the exhibition of the French photographer Nicolas Landmard, working in Brussels, will also open. Works of Landmard about official events of the EU, photos of the European Quarter in Brussels, where the EU buildings are located, as well as photos about the activities of the Lyon Theater, whose troupe consists of refugees living in this city, will be shown. -71D-
Culture
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Each year, on January 13, Lithuania commemorates the Day of Freedom Defenders, honoring the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence in 1991. This pivotal moment in Lithuanian history marked the triumph of an unyielding will for freedom over Soviet oppression. Fourteen lives were lost, hundreds were injured, but the desire for liberty remained unshaken. The Day of Freedom Defenders is a solemn occasion for Lithuanians to reflect on their past and the true cost of freedom.
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The graduates of the 2nd class of the YARAT Contemporary Art School share their creative imaginations with the audience through an exhibition titled "From Finite to Infinite."
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Among Azerbaijan's rich cultural heritage, theater holds a special place. However, regional theaters, an essential part of this heritage, have long remained distant from the capital's audience, with a significantly smaller viewership compared to Baku.
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Doctor of Historical Sciences Jamil Hasanli's book "Tabriz -1946: Victory and Tragedy of the National Government" has been published.
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