On 21 March, AGTRK invited journalists to a meeting with representatives of the Abkhazian KVN team "Narts from Abkhazia." Damei Chanba, Roland Bganba, Alkhas Kadzhaja and Teimuraz Kvekveskiri presented its new project «Apsny [Abkhazia] Star». Promotional video of the project has already been aired for a week, and viewers have been fairly intrigued — the time has come to "lift the veil and reveal all the cards."
SUKHUM -- Minister of Culture Badr Gunba considers it essential to establish a new Artistic Council within the State Philharmonia. It should include experts who will assess the level of artistic mastery of Abkhaz vocalists and musicians. Today the Abkhaz State Philharmonia is the only state cultural agency in the republic responsible for organizing concerts, Gunba told Apsnypress in an interview.
SUKHUM -- On 7 December there took place at the Daura Zantaria Cultural Centre the presentation of first audio-book released in the history of Abkhazia, recorded from the novel by one of the most brilliant of Abkhazian writers, Micha Lakrba.
On September 2 , on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Viacheslav Chirikba the officers of the Abkhaz Foreign Ministry Kan Taniya and Tengiz Tarba had a meeting in Arezzom, Italy, with the representatives of the Italian non-governmental association "Rondine citadel of peace" - the President of the Association Franco Vaccari , the head of the Department of External Relations Mauro D'Andrea , the Head of the Information Department Francesco Santioli and the representative of the Regional Municipality of Arezzo Luca Mattioli .
State Folk Dance Ensemble of the Republic of Abkhazia "Sharatyn” takes part today in the opening of the South Korean International Folklore Festival which is going to be held in the South Korean city, Chon.
A monument to a People’s Poet of Abkhazia Bagrat Shinkuba was unveiled on July 31 in the Hungarian city of Kiskoros, in the homeland of a well-known poet Sandor Petofi within the framework of celebrating Petofi’s 161st anniversary. The monument was unveiled on the lane in the Petofi memorial estate where there are busts of the poets who have been translated Petofi’s works.
A delegation from Abkhazia, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Abkhazia Nugzar Logua, the author of the monument, a sculptor Tsira Akhba and Professor Sergey Bebia, has arrived at the unveiling of the monument.
The vice-mayor Laslo Lastovitsa welcomed the guests.
In turn Nugzar Logua, speaking at the ceremony, said that “this is a great event in the cultural life of Abkhazia” and reminded of the old cultural ties between Hungary and Abkhazia: about the Hungarian composer Kovac who has done a lot for preservation of the Abkhaz folklore, as well as about the long-livers ensemble from Abkhazia, that has become famous after its performance at a festival in Hungary where the ensemble won the “Golden peacock” Grand prix.
The opening ceremony was also attended by representatives of public organizations, cultural workers of Hungary, representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Hungary.At the end of the unveiling ceremony wreaths were laid to the monument to Shinkuba. The city administration gave an official dinner in honor of the guests from Abkhazia.Days of Petofi in Hungary continue.
