{{short description, None Uzbek Theatre Groups refer to established and new

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, as well as those specializing in Uzbek and

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theatre overseas. Over the years, Uzbek theatre has often been at the centre of both

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and political tussles. All early theatre in Uzbekistan was in both the

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and Uzbek

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s. Uzbek theatre tradition is usually traced to Khamza, one of the first Uzbek

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s - even though the country has a strong

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and

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

al tradition,

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was not really established until the early 20th century. Khamza was killed by

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in 1929, primarily for promoting

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. In the 1930s, the

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s used theatre as an effective means of

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. Theatre Groups in Uzbekistan *

Ilkhom Theatre Ilkhom Theatre (Ильхом Театр Марка Вайля) is a theatre company based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Founded by Mark Weil (Марк Яковлевич Вайль) in 1976, it was the first independent theatre in the Soviet Union, an ...

Company (Tashkent)Ilkhom
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Youth Theatre of Uzbekistan (Tashkent)
* Muqimi Uzbek State Music Theatre (Tashkent) * Khamza Drama Theatre Company (Tashkent) * Bukhara Puppetry Theatre (Bukhara) * Uzbek Milliy Akademik Drama Theatre (Tashkent) Theatre Groups outside Uzbekistan
Orzu Arts Theatre Company
(London - United Kingdom)

References

*''The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia'' by Don Rubin

External links

Uzbek Theatre: thriving in a dangerous area

Kyrgyzstan: Uzbek Theater Struggles amid Changing Times

Tashkent Theatres and Concert Halls

Uzbekistan Profile - BBC Theatre in Uzbekistan, Theatre groups