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PARABLE ABOUT LOVE GIVEN Alisher Navoi based on motives of the poem "Birds’ language" Friend! Live, not by your own desire, Libretto and directing - Honored artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan Nabi Abdurakhmanov The plastic-movement performance “PARABLE ABOUT LOVE GIVEN” based on the poem by Аlisher Navoi «BIRDS’ LANGUAGE» was staged as a colorful dramatized action on a big open area stage before the theatre. This performance-show is awarded with the first prize of Uzbekistan OFARIN – for the best directing, in August, 2000 participated in the Festival of street theatres of CIS and Baltic countries in 2001. From memories of А.Navoi: “In my early childhood, at school... I was inquisitive and by all soul was aimed to learn “The Speech of birds”... My naive heart blossomed from words of this book. All my entity was filled by them... » The old dream of creation of a lyrical poem in Uzbek language, like a complicated philosophical poem “The Speech of birds ” by well known poet Fariduddin Аttаr, Alisher Navoi realizes already in the age of 60 years old, reaching creative perfection. By greatness of a Hymn of Love he preaches Unity in Love of the God and his creation – Human being. Colorful performance – it is show for youth based on a poem by Alisher Navoi- the founder of Uzbek language and Uzbek literature «Birds Language», by chapter about love, Sheikh and beautiful Roman girl , about Love given by God. This performance – is a peculiar hymn of human love, Divine Love, connecting on true values of East and West, in general, peoples of all over the World. It is a plastic performance, without words, so it is intended to any audience, independently from language and religion. Advantage of this performance is that, being grounded on traditions of national Uzbek open area shows, the achievements of modern world plastics and psychological theatre is using together. The poem is written 500 years ago, however today it sounds very modern& and actual, because is full of human passions and the priority in it is retracted to eternal spiritual values, unity of mankind in Divine Love. Performance relates about selfless love of Sheikh to Roman Beauty, about Love given by God connecting on true values East and West, mankind of the Earth. The story happens in the Middle Ages. In Sacred Mecca, very religious person, Sheikh has a dream as if he prays in a Christian temple and drinks a vine. He goes to Rome and finds there a very beautiful girl and falls in love with her. At last, after a huge torments and tests, both of them understands, that this love is given them by God. Duration - 1 hour. |
