“Weak offends, strong protects”: this week, filming began on a video called “Alsyz kordoit, kuchtү korgoit” (weak offends, strong protects). The core of the script comes from the winner of a competition announced last December, Shaakan Toktogul. The filming involves players of the traditional equestrian game kok-borү, which is very popular both in the capital and in the regions of the country. Project coordinator Meerim Aitkeeva is in charge of organizing the filming. Traditional interpretation of Murdash Bashy petroglyphs: On February 8, within the framework of the project “Preservation of…
Year: 2024
Weekly review of the Aigine CRC's activities
Process of creating reconstructed kyl kiyaks: The working group of the project “Bringing konur ún to the sound of the Kyrgyz orchestra”, musicians Cholpon Turumbaeva, Rysbek Junushov, Zalina Kasymova and traditional musical instrument maker Marat Berikbaev are at the stage of finalizing changes to the structure of the kyl kyak, which will be able to easily produce konur ún. Once the kyl kiyaks are made, the project team will begin the stage of training young musicians to play the reconstructed kyl kiyaks. The process of teaching komuzes is ongoing. Also,…
Weekly review of the Aigine CRC's activities
📑 Working meeting on Digital Journey into the world of intangible cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan”: in the framework of the project “Digital Journey into the world of intangible cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan” on January 22, a meeting was held to review the collected information on the inventory of elements of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of the Dungan people living in the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting was attended by bearers representing different domains of ICH, who shared additional information on a number of directions in the presented material, as well…
Weelky review of Aigine CRC activities
🎬 Preparation for filming a video against gender-based violence: this week the Aigine CRC team held a series of meetings with Choro Nurseitov, cameraman, teacher of B. Beishenalieva KSUKI, and Temirlan Zhumabekov, director of photography, to prepare for the filming of a video against gender-based violence. The competition for the best video script was announced at the end of 2023, and two winners were selected. The script of the first video belongs to freelance journalist Shaakan Toktogul. 📑 Working meetings: Aibek Samakov, Chief Expert of the partnership project of the…