The Ilkhom Theatre has presented its productions in more than 30 international festivals in 21 countries all around the world! Our productions are visually stimulating; their themes are universal! Our productions are understandable for people of all languages and cultures! We would like to invite You to discover the Ilkhom Theatre.
October 11, 12, 21, 28; November 9, 26 : Premiere! «LETTERS OF CLAY» Sukhbat Aflatuni
«He came to us with the rain. We were all surpriesed when he arrived. But rain fell, and we decided, that the arrival of this man – was perhaps a good sign». «Letters of Clay, Floating Apple» Sukhbat Aflatuni
«Letters of Clay» Sukhbat Aflatuni –This story is a history of memories in the story of a certain mass of people – A teacher, who suddenly apperars in a normal modern village- Auleà. ...also something of a paraphrase of an old biblical story about a teacher (with a capital letter T) – people coming to new understandings… about the past, and therefore, changes the present.In the process many modern problems are addressed: ecology, religion, society, and nationalism… and of course a love story. All of this rings with a harsh note, but at the same time unusually poetic, and not to mention incredible humor! This is of course a story of good and evil. You only have to read the wonderful novel of Tashkent's Sukhbat Aflatuni and see it the «Ilkhom's» stage to understand that this is a very modern story. Absoultely modern.A stroy about the first decade of the 21st Century, and the understanding of good and evil in this story– The language in this presentation, as the author himself has said, migh be called «Russian language in a tibiteki». The first full scale directing work of leading actor of the «Ilkhom» Theatre, two time winner of the «Ilkhom» Award named for Mark Weil in 2008 («Fan's Choice Award» and «Artis of the Year») Anton Pakhomov, based on the work of an excellent Tashkent author, winner of the First Prize Literary competition «Russian Book» Yevguini Abdulaev (Sukhbat Aflatuni)- «Letters of Clay, Floating Apple»
If you are interested in supporting this and other projects of the Theater, as well as the young generation of the Ilkhom actors, your sponsorship and contribution will be greatly appreciated. Your friendly support ONLY can ensure the fulfillment of new interesting and beautiful ideas.
11 October-2 November: artists from Ferghana present SAVAT Exhibition
A group of artists from Ferghana will present their works in different genres and styles at the «Savat» Exhibition. The keynote of the exhibition will be installation of «savats» with shady portraits of participants. Savat, circle, Sun – symbols, which contain the whole universe. Everything that has any importance always orb: it repeats over and over again right to a millimeter. Savat is considered as a receptacle of spiritual values, feelings, impressions and creative searches. The exhibition will present fantastical-surrealist painting and photo-art by Alisher Khamidov, philosophic painting by V. Khaidukov, a series of tapestries and paintings by Irina Batova, landscape and romantic painting by Erkin Kuvandikov, applied works – quilted panel-batik and tapestries by Svetlana and Vladimir Puchkovskiy, tapestries and batiks by L. Semizyorova and photo-art by Vlad Platonov.
October 17th: «MY GENIUS, MY ANGEL, MY FRIEND...» - The 35th birthday of Yevguini Dmitriev
Participants will include:Georgi Dmitriev (vocal), Marat Maksudov (piano), Aleksandr Vishnevsky (piano). The evening will feature vocal and piano arrangements by Pyotr Chaikovski, and Sergei Rakhmaninov. A few words from Georgi Dmitriev: This year is Zhenya's jubile- 35 years. This eveing is a rare and large present. Zhenya loved the classics, and of course really loved Chikovski and Rakhmaninov. For audiences Chikovski has come to mean ballet and opera, Rakhmaninov- grand piano concerts. But, both of these composers wrote exquisite romances, which were written to the words of the greates poets. These romances are especially - hot, controlled, sensetive, and strict, but always very honest and overflowing with genius musical factors. You want to sing them. I hope, you also want to listen, although I definatley know you MUST.There is much in them written about that time and our time. Their main character is man, and his senses, thoughts, attachments, joy, pain, madness, and hapiness...
A PREMIER - October, 31; November, 12: SINN/SENSES by Anja Hilling
A premier of the first graduation production of the 6th Studio of the Ilkhom Theater staging by Johann Bott,a young director from St. Petersburg, will take place in June 2008 with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland– a decoration and stage design of the producfinancial support of stage design of the graduation production of the Ilkhom Drama School, the Embassy of Germany in Uzbekistan – financial support of the director invited for a staging of the performance, the Goethe Institute in Tashkent – purchasing of the copy right for staging and translation of the play, the SRX < avation and logistics– a support of the director. For the first time a play by a young German playwright Anja Hilling «Sinn»/«Senses» will be presented in the territory of CIS countries (translation by Johann Bott and Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya). Rehearsals will start on 19 April 2008. The Premier of June, 20
We invite for cooperation to realize these and other projects of the Ilkhom Theater everybody, who wants to support a young generation of the Ilkhom Theater actors, all not indifferent people, who cares of the Theater’s future. We will be glad to all sponsors and Maecenases. Interesting, remarkable and outstanding projects can be realized ONLY with your friendly support!
November, 2: ECSTASY WITH THE POMEGRANATE - based on paintings of Usto Mumin - by M.Weil, Dm. Tikhomirov
This Performance- a drama about beauty, surrounded by ever observing admirers, of art, bordering with vulgar human desires, the search for art, broken frames of morality, about strength and weakness and embracing ones self, as we are, about a difficult merger of two different cultures, vagueness of time, and revolution. In general, varying degrees of everything. ENEYA, 13 Oktober 2006, Blog AFISHA. more>>
Ladies and gentlemen! For your convenience several performances in our theater are being presented with English subtitles. Now you can not only enjoy the exiting play of our actors, and read the full text as well! No more guessing in regards to what the actors on stage are saying! We anxiously await your visit to the performance of the Ilkhom Theatre!
On September, 30th; November, 11 - «Flights of Mashrab»
A multimedia music project dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. …Yes, here is a parable alternates with a historical document, which inexorably confirms a rebellious spirit of Mashrab, who selected a difficult, but absolutely unique way of the world and truth perception. This is the way of a free spirit, who does not take the truth from strange, even notable, hands, the way of a maskaraboz (a buffoon), who impartially tells fair accusations to unrighteous rulers’ face. «Mashrab and Mozart – the accord of geniuses» by Yuriy Podporenko, «Vecherniy Tashkent»á May, 2006
on October, 25th; November, 23: «The Oresteia» by Aeschylus
«…Thus, a polyphony of voices coloring the immense spectrum of human experience was born in Ilkhom Theatre… Aeschylus «Oresteia» became one of the biggest, most sophisticated, and most expensive (in terms of technology) productions of the theatre thus far. While that certainly wasn't the goal, it became necessary as we continued to explore the intricacies of this complex text. And while we strove for simplicity we could not help but yearn to explore all of the potential of its meanings… ...As we were wrapping up the rehearsals and doubts began to appear at every corner, hanging over its creators like the fatal «sword of Damocles», I knew then that it was a great idea to put «Oresteia» on Ilkhom's stage». Mark Weil, Ilkhom Theater Artistic Director
Ladies & Gentlemen! Now you can buy the original soundtrack to the production of «Oresteia» and enjoy its outstanding and expressive sound. The project of «Oresteia» was initiated by Ebert Fund, and German Embassy in Uzbekistan.
SEPTEMBER 12th, 2008- PRESENTATION OF THE 33rd THEATRE SEASON
Festival of the School of Dramatic Arts of Mark Weil's Ilkhom Theatre Dear friends, all events that will take place during the 33rd theatre season- will take place within the framework of the Festival of the School of Dramatic Arts- all of our graduates, and of course all of our teachers will celebrate 20 years of our school! (The first course was started in 1989) At the Presentation on September 12th- you can take part in a real theatrical holiday- a short guide to all that will happen during the 33rd season. Presentation on September, 12th 2008/1/Photo by Vitaly Evdokimov Presentation on September, 12th 2008/2/Photo by Vitaly Evdokimov Plans for the 33rd Theatre Season - 2008-2009
September 20, 23, 25, 27: DAYS OF MODERN FRENCH DRAMA
Project made possible by the frnch Embassy of Uzbekistan and the V. Hugo French Cultural Center. September 20, 23, 25 and 27th we will introduce the Tashkent public three French plays, which, maybe, are not completely new to the theatre world, but the dramatic class and themes reflected in them are worthy of the chance for the Tashkent public to see them on the professinal stage, at least in the form of a staged reading. In choosing the plays we went from the principal of intorducing Tashkent to the more meaningful and modern presentations in the European dramatic tendancy. 20th September - «Up-grade» by David Lesco(a solo perforance ìîíîñïåêòàêëü In French, prefomed by Reginald Ugenen (France) The visit by Reginald Ugenen was organized within the framework of the program «One actor, one author»by the Agency CulturesFrance, French operations for international cultural exchange. 23 September – «I was waiting at home, waing for the rain to fall» by Jean-Luc Lagars (Directed by Vecheslav Tzu)/Photo - 23.09.08 25 September– «Roberto Zukko» by Bernar-MarieKoltes(Directed by Boris Gafurov) Photo - 25.09.08 27 September – «Oscar and the Pink Lady» Eric-Emmanuel Shcmitt (Directed and performed by Marina Turpisheva and Olga Volodina) - Photo - 27/09/08
ILKHOM THEATRE ITINERARY: A TOUR TO THE USA: MARCH – MAY; GERMANY: JUNE
Dear friends! We publish the detailed schedule of the Ilkhom Theatre 2008 tour in the USA. Dates of tours in Germany will be announced soon. A tour to the USA will take place with the support of / Sponsors of the Company supported the staging of the production: Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project; a program administered by the New England Founfation for the Arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts; the Doris Duke Charitable foundation; the Ford Foundation, the Embassy of the United States of America Nelson Partners Corporation; RWE NUKEM Inc. ; Avialeasing
MARK WEIL-S PLANS FOR THE ILKHOM THEATER IN THE 32ND SEASON
Ladies & Gentlemen!
Here we publish the plans for the 32nd season of Ilkhom Theatre made by Mark Weil and sent to us from Seattle in early July. We sincerely hope that with our determination and your continuous support, none of the plans made by Mark Weil will have to be altered in any way. We wish to assure you that HIS THEATER will exist for more than one season. In addition to providing us with a highly detailed schedule for the 32nd season, He also left us with general plans for the 33rd Season as well as project ideas for several years following. We intend to follow through with all of his plans and ideas, as we understand that to best serve His Memory is to continue His work, to justify His hopes and dreams and to live up to the expectations and work ethics he instilled in our characters.
We will keep His productions alive and His spirit will always remain inside of us. With the passing of Mark Yakovlevich, the existence of His Theater will not cease. This is how He brought us up, His pupils: to continue to serve Art despite any misfortunes or hardships that may occur. We will continue to work just as He would want us to – today and always.
The Ilkhom Award» was founded in 2007 by the Ilkhom Theater and remained within the framework of the Theater. In autumn of 2007 «The Ilkhom Award» was named after Mark Weil. This theater season Mark Weil planed to develop the Award as a project crossing the borders of one theater and covering different types and genres of the art. According to His idea, the Award would have become an annual forum, where community of Uzbekistan could mark the most outstanding achievements in the sphere of culture, art and mass media. One of the most important components of the forum became freedom from political and market demand-supply situation. Being a social and non-commercial forum, the Prize will mark works in the sphere of culture, art and mass media for its real artistic and social significance. This theater season Mark Weil planed to develop the Award as a project crossing the borders of one theater and covering different types and genres of the art. Famous actors, directors, composers and artists will consist of the Jury of «The Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Prize». March 1, 2008 an award ceremony of the Award will become a culmination.
«COSCOM» company - The General Sponsor of the «THE ILKHOM AWARD»
Mark Weil usually tried to spend his birthday with his family in Seattle, WA. Sometimes he met his birthday journeying between Seattle and Tashkent. On the rare occasion that he happened to be in Tashkent, he would always celebrate his birthday with great modesty. His home would only be visited by those who came of their own accord to present him with a gift… It was impossible to persuade him to celebrate his 50th or 55th jubilee publicly or colorfully – it was not his style :-). This year we decided to follow this tradition and not organize any pompous evening of magnificent speeches or fanfares. Not only because there has been such little time between grief and celebration, but because we felt it more appropriate if this evening was celebrated in the style of «Ilkhom» – lightly and poetically. For our memory of him and our sorrow for his loss burn bright and always will. He shared his light with us all of His life. Our intention is to merely present our gifts to our Master. We will read His poems and poems dedicated to Him. We will sing His songs and songs dedicated to Him. We will perform passages and sketches from the productions created by him, including the Christmas evenings. And surely enough, we will present some surprises as well!
6-9 February: THE DAYS OF AMERICAN ART
At support of Embassy of the USA in Uzbekistan On the program: 6 February – a stage impromptu of the play «Chekhov in Yalta» by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow (Photo by Timur Karpov) 7 February – a production based on plays of the classic of American drama Edward Albee «The Zoo Story» and «Three Tall Women» 8 February – show of the film «City Lights» by Charlie Chaplin; music by Charlie Chaplin will be performed by «The Omnibus» Ensemble 9 February – the program will be concluded with the longstanding hit of the Theater repertoire – a musical «Tortilla Flat» based on the novel by John Steinbeck. On 9 February this production will be shown on the stage of the Ilkhom Theater for 250th time!
23-27 March 2008: The 1st Festival of the actor’s song / The 1st Kurkmas Mukhitdinov Contest of the actor’s song
With the support of the Russian Federation Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Russian Cultural Center, the Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theater, the Musical and poetical salon in the museum of the Sergey Esenin 23 March – The Opening of the Festival: a solo concert of Olga Volodina, the Honored artist of Uzbekistan 24 March – A solo concert of Georgiy Dmitriev, the Grand Prix laureate of the IX Andrey Mironov’s contest of the actor’s song 25 March – The Opening of the 1st Kurkmas Mukhitdinov Contest of the actor’s song. The sortition. The 1st round of the contest. 26 March – The 2nd round of the contest. 27 March – The International Day of Theater. The closing ceremony of the Festival: a gala concert of laureates and participants of the Festival. Students of theater schools and institutes of higher education studying on speciality of “Actor of theater and cinema» and actors of drama theaters in Tashkent are welcome to participate in the contest. The winner of the contest Grand Prix will be awarded a trip to Moscow for participation in the X Andrey Mironov’s contest of the actor’s song, which will take place in 2009.
Presentation of «LE PRIX PARIS-EUROPA» on October 28, 2007
On October 21, 2007, Mark Weil and the Ilkhom Theatre were awarded with «Le Prix Paris-Europa» in Paris, France. «Le Prix Paris-Europa» includes an original trophy, which symbolizes Europe and the aim to promote, support, and award most significant projects in the sphere of theater, art, and culture as a whole. In addition to the trophy this recognition aspires to initiate cultural exchange and collaborative work between France, and Eastern and Western Europe. This year the jury consisted of Marie-Christine Autant-Mathieu, Pierre de Tregomain, Anne Madelain, Nicolas Pétrovitch, Nathalie Vimeux, and headed by Anne-Marie Autissier. The prize on behalf of Mark Weil and the Ilkhom Theatre was received by Maxim Tumenev, an International Affairs Assistant and actor of the Company. «Le Prix Paris-Europa» was awarded to the Laureate on October 28, 2007 in Paris, during a Memoriam Night dedicated to Mark Weil. Read an article regarding this event (in French): http://www.mouvement.net/site.php?rub=2&id=d35d5a85de63b229 Listen to the radio interview (France Culture) here: http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-culture2/emissions/sur_scenes/index.php
We thank a member of the Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theater Friends Club!
We thank Anastasia Leliukh for a name educational grant for one of the students of the Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theater School of Drama, who will be selected by the Teachers Council. Anastasia is an old friend of the Theater. She has been given repeatedly a financial support according to her possibilities. We also thank her for translations, which she is making for English part of our web site. Thank you, Nastya!
EVERYTHING IS FOR YOU! :-)
Finally, there are new chairs in our auditorium!!! These are chairs made in Germany and designed especially for such chamber theater auditoriums as our auditorium. It is a pity though… that nobody helped us to buy the chairs… For those, who do not know: the Ilkhom Theater is not a state theater. It did not and does not ever receive any donations for any item, which you see on the stage, in the auditorium or in the premises of the Theater. Anyway!... This is how the auditorium of the Ilkhom Theater will meet you in the 32nd season. Welcome!
A Presentation of «Ludmila s broken English» in London
A presentation and a show of the first 2-weeks stage rehearsals of the «Ilkhom» Theater and Blow Up Theater has taken place in the popular in London «Lyric Hammersmith» theater. The production is based on the book «Ludmila's broken English» by DBC Pierre, the Booker Prize laureate. The project was supported by the British Council in Uzbekistan. Rehearsals were held at the Barbican Center and «Lyric Hammersmith» Theater stages. You can see a story of 2-weeks stay of the «Ilkhom’s» Theater actors in London and photos, reflecting this event, in…
«He came to us with the rain. We were all surpriesed when he arrived. 
A group of artists from Ferghana will present their works in different genres and styles at the «Savat» Exhibition. 
Participants will include:Georgi Dmitriev (vocal), Marat Maksudov (piano), Aleksandr Vishnevsky (piano). The evening will feature vocal and piano arrangements by Pyotr Chaikovski, and Sergei Rakhmaninov. 
A premier of the first graduation production of the 6th Studio of the Ilkhom Theater staging by 
This Performance- a drama about beauty, surrounded by ever observing admirers, of art, bordering with vulgar human desires, the search for art, broken frames of morality, about strength and weakness and embracing ones self, as we are, about a difficult merger of two different cultures, vagueness of time, and revolution. In general, varying degrees of everything.
Ladies and gentlemen!
A multimedia music project dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Festival of the School of Dramatic Arts of Mark Weil's Ilkhom Theatre
Project made possible by the frnch Embassy of Uzbekistan and the V. Hugo French Cultural Center.
Ladies & Gentlemen! 
Mark Weil usually tried to spend his birthday with his family in Seattle, WA. Sometimes he met his birthday journeying between Seattle and Tashkent. On the rare occasion that he happened to be in Tashkent, he would always celebrate his birthday with great modesty. His home would only be visited by those who came of their own accord to present him with a gift… It was impossible to persuade him to celebrate his 50th or 55th jubilee publicly or colorfully – it was not his style :-).
At support of Embassy of the USA in Uzbekistan
With the support of the Russian Federation Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Russian Cultural Center, the Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theater, the Musical and poetical salon in the museum of the Sergey Esenin
On October 21, 2007, Mark Weil and the Ilkhom Theatre were awarded with 
We thank Anastasia Leliukh for a name educational grant for one of the students of the Mark Weil’s Ilkhom Theater School of Drama, who will be selected by the Teachers Council.
Finally, there are new chairs in our auditorium!!!
A presentation and a show of the first 2-weeks stage rehearsals of the «Ilkhom» Theater and Blow Up Theater has taken place in the popular in London «Lyric Hammersmith» theater. The production is based on the book «Ludmila's broken English» by DBC Pierre, the Booker Prize laureate. The project was supported by the British Council in Uzbekistan. Rehearsals were held at the Barbican Center and «Lyric Hammersmith» Theater stages.
