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Student's theater in Ashgabad.

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"Participation in Decade of the Turkmen literature and art (1955) and a tour (1959, 1965, 1974) in Moscow became important events in life of collective. The theater is awarded the order the Labour Red Banner (1949), to it the rank of academic (1956), a name of the classic of the Turkmen literature Mollanepes (1963) is given"

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The theater is organized in 1929 in Ashgabat, on the basis of national drama studio. Starts from the first Turkmen drama studio since 1926. From the first days of work includes in the repertoire of the work, displaying fight of the Turkmen people for new, socialist society.
The most considerable performances during formation of theater: "Without bridewealth" Haldurdyeva (1929), "Mutiny" according to Furmanov (1932), "The servant of two misters" Goldoni (1933), Gogol's "Auditor" (1934), "1905" of Dzhabarla (1935), "In the Kara Kum Desert" Kekilova, Charyev and Klychev (1936), Kerbabayev "Raising", "Ainu" Karliyev, "Love the Summer" of Trenev (all in 1937), "Dzhuma" of Kaushutov (1939), "Keymir Kyor" of Burunov and Amanov (1940).
In the years of war of 1941 - 1945 years, the theater carried out statement of works of Berda Kerbabayev, Aman Kekilov, Konstantin Simonov and others, devoted to heroic fight of the Soviet people against the German aggressors.
Further collective continues to create the national repertoire, puts plays of authors from sister republics, works of the Russian and world classics. Among the best performances: "Allan family" (1949 the State award USSR, 1951) and "The thirtieth years" (1958) of Mukhtarov, "Lucrative post" (1950) and "Guilty though guiltless" (1951) of Ostrovsky, "Othello" of Shakespeare (1954), "Gadfly" across Voynich (1956), "A legend of love" of Nazym Hikmet, "A decisive step" of Kerbabayev (both in 1957), "Goryanka" of Gamzatov, Deryaev "Destiny" (both in 1962), "Treasure island" of Amanov (1969), "The emir's ambassador" Kuliyeva (1970). In the performances "Kremlin Chiming Clock" (1959), "People with the gun" (1970) of Pogodin and "the Kushkinsky fortress" of Atadzhanov (1964) V. I. Lenin's image is recreated.
The troupe constantly is replenished with graduates of studios of GITIS (1941, 1954, 1963, 1964), the Tashkent theater, institute of A. N. Ostrovsky, the Moscow Theatrical school of M. S. Shchepkin, drama studio at theater.
Participation in Decade of the Turkmen literature and art (1955) and a tour (1959, 1965, 1974) in Moscow became important events in life of collective. The theater is awarded the order the Labour Red Banner (1949), to it the rank of academic (1956), a name of the classic of the Turkmen literature Mollanepes (1963) is given. In troupe (1975): people's artists of the USSR B. Amanov, A. Durdyev, A. Kulmamedov (in 1963 - 1974 - the chief director), Sona Muradova, people's artists of the Turkmen SSR F. Aliyeva, S. Amangeldyev, S. Atayeva, K. Berdyev, T. Gafurova, K. Durdyev, Suray Muradova, N. Soyunova, M. Cherkezov, honored artists of the Turkmen SSR D. Ishankuliyeva, A. Kurbandurdyev, O. Hadzhimuradov. Since 1974 the chief director - the honored artist of the Turkmen SSR A. Kurbandurdyev.
In 2007 it is transformed to Student's drama theater of Mollanepes. The student's theater is art theater, and patronage of it the chief head undertook the Main drama theater of Saparmurat Turkmenbasha Great - the honored worker of arts of Turkmenistan Tachmamed Mammetveliyev.
He is the main director and the director of all main festive shows in the capital of Turkmenistan. The student's theater, as a rule, puts modern plays and is quite popular among youth of Ashgabat.

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On materials of information department of the State committee of Turkmenistan on tourism and sport.