Today, the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic will host the final concert of the youth choir Barcyn Capella — the musical concert-performance “Muras Unu” / “Voice of Heritage.” The choir of young performers will present a programme featuring Kyrgyz folk songs as well as authored works that reveal the richness of collective memory, the subtlety of human emotion, and the depth of the traditional worldview. This evening, labour, lyrical, love, and ritual songs will be heard in a new stage interpretation and in multi-voice choral performance. The concert has been prepared within the framework of Aigine CRC’s project “New Expressions and Forms of Traditional Kyrgyz Songs,” supported by the Pawanka Fund. The project seeks to show that a traditional song is not only a memory of the past, but also a living source of inspiration for contemporary art. Through choral sound, stage movement, imagery, and emotional dramaturgy, old songs gain a new breath and become closer to the younger generation. The programme will also feature special guests: manaschy Doolot Sydykov, dastanchy Ulugbek Toktobolot uulu, komuz players, and other performers. Their participation will strengthen the concert’s connection with oral tradition, epic heritage, and the living sound of Kyrgyz culture. “Muras Unu” is an evening about memory, voice, and continuity. It is about how songs born among the people continue to sound today — through the voices of young performers, through the stage, and through a shared encounter with heritage.

Aigine CRC continues its work on the immersive exhibition dedicated to the petroglyphs of Central Asia. At this stage, the development of the exhibition script is almost complete. The script brings together archaeological data, traditional interpretations, local knowledge, and artistic storytelling into one coherent narrative line. The team is now moving on to the next important stage — the search for voice actors. Special attention is being given to voices that can do more than simply read the text: voices that can reveal the characters, convey their inner world, mood, and connection with the ancient images preserved on stone. The voice performance will play an important role in helping the audience feel the living presence of the characters and the depth of the heritage behind each image. The immersive exhibition is being developed by Aigine CRC with the support of ALIPH and the European Union.

Research on traditional Kyrgyz women’s horse tack — including saddles and related elements used in the bride farewell ceremony — continues in the northern regions of Kyrgyzstan. This week, researchers visited the National History Museum to examine exhibits collected from different regions of the country and preserved in the museum collections. The research once again showed that many types of traditional horse tack have survived today mainly in museums. The project is implemented with the support of the Pawanka Fund.