Baku Will Host Annual International Arts Festival

A press conference dedicated to the Baku International Festival of Arts was held.

As reported by BAKU.WS, the press conference was attended by honorary ambassadors of the festival: artistic director of the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra Fuad Ibragimov, Azerbaijan's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Aysel Mamedova, as well as playwright and screenwriter Ismail Iman.

According to the festival's PR manager Rashad Aliyev, a rich program will be presented on weekends from October 31 to November 16, and the festival is planned to be held in Baku annually.

"Such festivals are considered high-level festivals and have enormous tourism potential," he emphasized.

F. Ibragimov noted that artists from many countries around the world will come to Azerbaijan as part of the festival.

I. Iman emphasized that the festival will be the largest such event in Azerbaijan after the pandemic: "The festival will feature the premiere of 'Delay the Sadness' by world-renowned dancer and choreographer Sharon Eyal."

It should be noted that the festival will be held with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan. As part of the festival, performances by world-famous directors, choreographers, and theaters will take place on the leading stages of Baku. Among them are Sharon Eyal, Robert Lepage, Daniele Finzi Pasca, Yang Liping, Guillaume Côté, Rimas Tuminas, and others.

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