The Aigine CRC conducted a farewell concert in the memory of Nurak Abdrakhmanov with participation of his last group of apprentices – the participants of the project on Solving Youth Problems through Creative Interaction. The concert was held on May 26, 2014 at 16:00 at the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic Hall. This project was initiated and implemented …
Year: 2014
Meeting of the guardian of Sulaiman-Too sacred site, Alymbek Kultaev, with practitioners
Kultaev Alybmek Hajji, a guardian of the Sulaiman-Too sacred site complex, had a meeting with practitioners of traditional spirituality on 1 March, 2014. The meeting was conducted at the Meerimyurt at the initiative of the Aigine CRC; it was a continuation of the meeting on sacred sites and guardians, which started on February 16, 2014. Recently, Alymbek Hajji participated in an international meeting of sacred site …
Closed meeting on Reanimating Socially-oriented Traditional Practices
On 21 February 2014, a closed meeting of Manas reciters and spiritual practitioners working toward reanimating certain traditional practices took place in the Aigine office. As of now, these practices have almost fallen into oblivion. The reason for resurrecting ritual traditions lies in the fact that they are specifically oriented at the needs of communities …
First experimental seminar Manas Epic as a Spiritual Practice
On January 24, the Aigine Cultural Research Center provided a platform for the first experimental seminar on Manas as a Spiritual Practice initiated and led by Murat Musabaev. According to Mr. Musabaev’s perspective, the Manas epic recitation allows one to overcome negative emotions and burn off negative energy. Doolotbek Sydykov was the leading manachsy invited to the seminar. The …