Новости по теме culture

Slovakia's steel hub Kosice dusts off its creative side Known mainly for its steelworks, the gritty industrial hub of Kosice in east Slovakia is hard at work reforging itself as a centre of creativity and the arts as it enters 2013 with the tag "European Capital of Culture".

19 January 2013

EU youth discover Jewish heritage in Lithuania Lithuania on Sunday launched a new campaign for European students that reveals the once rich Jewish culture in the Baltic state and its tragic end during the Holocaust.

10 December 2012

Seven cultural giants honored at Kennedy Center Seven top performing artists from around the world were honored late Sunday at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for their lifetime contribution to American culture.

03 December 2012

S. Korea decorates Psy for 'Gangnam Style' success South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his "Gangnam Style" hit.

06 November 2012

Myanmar minorities fight to save mother tongue For half a century a single precious copy of a textbook kept the language of Myanmar's Shan people alive for students, forced to learn in the shadows under a repressive junta.

31 October 2012

Maya demand an end to doomsday myth Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.

27 October 2012

Ai Weiwei says China court rejects tax appeal Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said a Beijing court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the internationally acclaimed artist against a $2.4 million fine for tax evasion that he calls politically motivated.

27 September 2012

MP Issimbayeva voices concerns over Kazakhstan's classic music In 5-10 years we will have no cellists, violists, harpists: Majilis deputy.

16 September 2012

Decade on, Iraq to replace iconic Saddam statue Nearly a decade after Saddam Hussein's statue was pulled down in an iconic moment seen globally, Baghdad will finally replace it with new artwork to mark its selection as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture.

06 September 2012

Days of Azerbaijan Culture to be held in Kazakhstan Days of Culture of Azerbaijan will be held in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, on June 7-9.

27 June 2012

Israeli Film Festival to be held in Almaty A festival of Israeli films will be held in Almaty on July 1-4.

27 June 2012

Dariga Nazarbayeva gave a concert in Yussupov Palace in Saint-Petersburg After the concert Dariga Nazarbayeva met with the mayor of Saint-Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko.

21 June 2012

Kazakhstan is looking for a superhero Timur Bekmambetov’s Festival of Action Films Astana announced a contest of Kazakhstan superheros.

18 May 2012

New 1000-seat concert hall will be constructed in Almaty New 1000-seat concert hall will be constructed in Alatau district of Almaty.

20 March 2012

New Opera and Ballet theater to be constructed by the end of 2012 in Astana A new Opera and Ballet theater that is under construction in Astana now will be put into service by the end of 2012.

30 November 2011

Kazakh language and culture course free of distractions of modern civilizations Those signed up stay in yurts, folding dwellings of the nomad Kazakhs, practice national songs and dance and master national crafts making.

02 August 2011

Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakhstan on Easter “May the ways of peace and accord be followed in every family of our common home – the Republic of Kazakhstan!" Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

24 April 2011

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