A Visit to State Academic Music and Drama Theater named after K. Kuanyshbayev

In order to implement the program “Ruhani zhangyru” on May 5, 2019, the teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages of Faculty of International Relations Ergaliyeva K.O. and the Department of Foreign Philology of Faculty of Philology Zhamanaeva G.N. with the students of the two faculties of L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University organized a visit to Kazakh Music and Drama Theater K.Kuanyshbayev in which the premiere of the play “Saken Sunkar” was held. Our event coincided with the creative week of singer, actor, poet and playwright Kanat Zhunusov.

The performance “Saken Sunkar” showed our students how their goal-oriented compatriots had been achieving a better life for their people.

The director of the play is the Honored Worker of Art and Culture of the Republic of  Kazakhstan A. Orazbekov. The leading roles were played by the Honored Workers of Art and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Syrym Kashgabayev (Saken Seyfullin), Altynai Nogherbek (the role of his wife Gulbahram), Bolat Ybyrayev (Akhmet Baitursynov), and S. Bayyrov, J.Tulenbaev, B.Moldabai, J. Ospanov and others.The actors of the State Academic Music and Drama Theater named after K. Kuanyshbayev are talented masters of their work, who are characterized by complete dedication and love for their profession.

Students with the playwright Kanat Zhunusov

The purpose of visiting the Kazakh Music and Drama Theater named after K. Kuanyshbayev is to modernize the public consciousness among students, preserve national identity and popularize the cult of knowledge. This program is focused on the revival of the spiritual values of Kazakhstan and, in particular, on youth.

The historical drama “Saken Sunkar” is dedicated to the difficult biography of the outstanding personality Saken Seyfullin, who made an invaluable contribution to modern Kazakh literature as a poet, writer, statesman, founder of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan, one of the first Chairmen of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Kyrgyz ASSR.

A scene from the performance of “Saken Sunkar”

 

It is known that in 1962 the name of the great writer and poet Saken Seifullin was assigned to Tselinograd State Pedagogical Institute,which is L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University now. Currently,Kazakh Agrotechnical University is named after his name. Earlier, students were lucky to visit Saken Seyfullin State Museum located in the capital of our Republic.

A group of students at the entrance to the Kazakh Music and Drama Theater named after K.Kuanyshbaev

The teachers of  French language of L.N. Gumilyov ENU Yergaliyeva K.O. and Zhamanayeva G.N. decided to make a feasible contribution to the implementation of the program “Ruhani zhangyru”, believing that it is  teachers who are responsible for the implementation of the ideas expressed in this program. This program is intended to become a kind of ideological platform for the development of Kazakhstani society at the present stage.