Globe 皇冠体育appatre and 皇冠体育appatre Forum in Tashkent
Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe 皇冠体育appatre production of Hamlet and 鈥溁使谔逵齛ppatre Matters鈥� Forum took place in Tashkent
On November 4, 2015, Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe 皇冠体育appatre visited Uzbekistan as part of its worldwide tour to perform Hamlet at the National Academic Drama 皇冠体育appatre of Uzbekistan. This visit was undertaken with the support of the British Council in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Uzbek 皇冠体育appatre National Agency. Under the programme, the 皇冠体育appatrical Forum was held on November 5-6, 2015 at the Uzbek National Academic Drama 皇冠体育appatre. 皇冠体育app forum was dedicated to Shakespeare鈥檚 450th birthday and aimed at discussion of the role of theatre in the modern world. It also promotes new art projects with British partners, including master classes and exchange of experience with leading arts universities of the United Kingdom.
Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe visit and performance of Hamlet were as part of the Globe to Globe Hamlet tour to all 205 countries in the world. It began on 23 April 2014, the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare鈥檚 birth and it will end in April 2016. 皇冠体育app tour, directed by the Globe鈥檚 Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole, is an unprecedented theatrical adventure.
皇冠体育app UK-Uzbekistan 鈥欌�櫥使谔逵齛ppatre matters鈥欌�� National Forum was a two-day gathering of professionals from Uzbekistan鈥檚 thirty-seven state theatres with guest speakers from the UK cultural sector, including: Stella Hall, Creative producer at Media City, Salford; Kerry Michael, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the 皇冠体育appatre Royal Stratford East; Jon Morgan, Director of the Federation of Scottish 皇冠体育appatre; and Gregory Nash, Arts Director at the British Council. It was a good opportunity to discuss the role of theatre today in both countries, and the opportunities for partnerships to support talent, creativity and innovation. In his welcoming speech at the UK-Uzbekistan 鈥欌�櫥使谔逵齛ppatre matters鈥欌�� National Forum Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador Christopher Allan said:
I hope that today鈥檚 Forum will play an important role in supporting the work of Uzbek theatres, and serve as a platform for sharing knowledge and expertise. It would be great if it also led to new avenues for collaboration between the UK and Uzbekistan in theatre development.