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Astana Opera’s ballet dancer Kuat Karibayev became a 1st degree laureate in the Choreography category at the "Odyssey-Arts" International Multi-Genre Art Olympics in Russia, Astana Opera press office reports.
Kuat Karibayev approached the preparation process with great responsibility, feeling excited, since it was important for the dancer to present Kazakh ballet at a foreign competition at a worthy level.
The organizer of the Art Olympics saw my performance in Boris Asafiev’s ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai as part of a tour at the Kremlin Palace and offered to take part. I prepared the competition number, a pas de deux from Adolphe Adam’s ballet Le Corsaire, with special care. Ballet dancer Gulnaz Zhanayeva became my partner, and for several months we put all our energy into preparation, staying in the studio every day after evening rehearsals. It was very heartwarming to win, because when your work is appreciated at the international level - such recognition inspires every artist. After the award ceremony, the organizers invited us to perform at the gala concert at the festival in Chelyabinsk, where my partner and I will present the competition number," Kuat Karibayev said.
The dancer also noted the great contribution to his creative path of the artistic director of the Astana Opera Ballet Company, People’s Artist of Russia Altynai Asylmuratova. "Altynai Abduakhimovna’s participation radically changed my life and gave me a new impetus. Thanks to her, I was able to "show myself", perform many new roles that I dreamed of, and now I am working with new strength and doubled inspiration," Kuat Karibayev shared.
It should be emphasized that the "Odyssey-Arts" International Multi-Genre Art Olympics was organized within the framework of the International Open Forum "Integration of Education, Culture and Art as a Factor in the Development of a Multiethnic Society." The purpose of the event was to unite performers of various types of arts, as well as representatives of different cultures and nationalities. According to the organizers, the integration of such areas as education, science and art contains enormous potential for the development of the individual and society, mutually beneficial cooperation between states, and the path to dialogue between different cultures and ethnic groups.
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