The 1st International Festival of Puppet Theaters organized by the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, International Puppet Theaters
Association (UNIMA) and TURKSOY has started in Baku. Press conference
was held on this occasion at Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater named after
A. Shaig.
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Adalat Valiyev said the
international festival of puppet theaters with the participation of the
European and Eastern countries is held in Azerbaijan for the first time.
The festival organized in line with the State Program “Azerbaijani
Theater in 2009-2019” is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the
restoration of the independence of Azerbaijan Republic. Deputy Minister
said 155 guests from 16 countries had come to Baku. 22 performances will
be staged within the framework of the festival.
The press conference was followed by a solemn ceremony of opening the
festival at the Puppet Theater’s garden, which was decorated with the
puppets of different tale characters.
First International Puppet Theaters Festival will be finished on November 6.