News about culture

Russian scoops prestigious Tchaikovsky piano award Russian Dmitry Masleyev won first prize for the piano at the prestigious Tchaikovsky international music competition in Moscow.

02 July 2015 11:33

Mysteries of Mountain Shoriya meets Kazakh electro at The Spirit of Tengri 2015 Throat singing from Mountain Shoriya has met Kazakhstani electro at The Spirit of Tengri 2015.

12 June 2015 15:52

Nazarbayev slams social networks, Internet, pseudo-culture President of Kazakhstan speaks harsh words about the current state of culture, in which social networks and the Internet undermine moral principles and spirituality.

10 June 2015 19:59

New fountain opened in Almaty on Lovers Day A fountain called Su Peri (in English, Mermaid) has been opened in Almaty on the Lovers Day or Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu Day that Kazakhstan celebrates on April 15.

14 May 2015 06:16

Carmen falls in love with biker in new Kazakh production of Bizet's masterpiece Enjoy the promo video for Kazakhstani premiere of Bizet's Carmen in Almaty's Abay State Opera House.

13 May 2015 18:01

UN peacekeepers must protect cultural sites: UNESCO chief UN culture chief Irina Bokova urged the Security Council to task peacekeepers with protecting cultural sites and to help prosecute those who destroy historical treasures.

28 April 2015 12:39

Kazakhstani nomads reach North Pole in 6 days Kazakhstani expedition has conquered the North Pole and placed the flag of Kazakhstan and flag of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan as symbols of visitation.

18 April 2015 17:12

Russia sacks theatre chief in 'blasphemous' opera scandal Russia's culture ministry said Monday it fired a theatre director for offending Orthodox believers with a radical staging of a Wagner opera.

31 March 2015 11:10

World's first 'Otaku' summit opens in Japan Japan opened what organisers are billing as the world's first "Otaku" summit Saturday, drawing visitors from around the world.

28 March 2015 13:25

Nazarbayev speaks reforms, including moving powers from President to Parliament President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about five institutional reforms he envisions for Kazakhstan that would ensure its move towards a developed and harmonious society.

11 March 2015 23:37

Key events in Kazakhstan 2014: Overview Overview of 2014 and the key events in Kazakhstan.

06 January 2015 16:48

Kazakhstan launches 10-year anti-corruption strategy Kazakhstan is launching a new anti-corruption strategy that focuses on preventive measures and public participation.

31 December 2014 13:36

Charles De Gaulle's monument opened in Astana A monument to Charles De Gaulle has been erected in Astana.

13 December 2014 12:40

Almaty one thousand years ago Famous Kazakh historian Karl Baipakov speaks about the origins of Almaty in Medieval Ages.

10 December 2014 18:26

UNESCO recognizes Kazakh yurt and kuy as cultural heritage of humankind The UNESCO has included the art of Kazakh dombra kuy and traditional knowledge and skills in Kazakh and Kyrgyz yurt into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

08 December 2014 12:56

UNESCO chief slams 'barbaric' destruction of Iraq heritage UNESCO chief Irina Bokova slammed the "barbaric" destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage.

03 November 2014 13:41

Sabina Altynbekova represents Kazakhstan at cultural exchange event in Vietnam Kazakhstan’s volleyball player Sabina Altynbekova has taken part in a cultural exchange event in Vietnam.

02 November 2014 11:17

Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe A scientist from Kazakhstan has found a dozen of unique treatises attributed to the great thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi.

16 October 2014 19:08

Pierre Richard to star in film about Kazakhstan The French are going to shoot a movie in Kazakhstan starring Pierre Richard in lead role.

03 October 2014 00:54

Japan PM vows to work against 'war culture' Japanese Prime Minister pledged to eliminate "war culture" from the world as he highlighted Tokyo's aid in crises from the Middle East to Ukraine.

26 September 2014 10:34

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