NEW FACILITY OF CULTURAL SPHERE IS OPEN IN ASHGABAT

The opening ceremony of Jahan Creative Cetnre, which has been built at the work order of Ashgabat Administration by Sport ýyldyzy private company, was held in the capital on the day before afternoon. New facility of cultural sphere is located on Astana Street.

The Speaker of the Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers and other official took part in the opening ceremony. Greeting message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on occasion of the opening of Jahan Creative Centre has been read out after music performance with songs and dance prepared by artists for this event.

After symbolical ribbon at the main entrance has been cut, colourful air balloons have been set off to the sky under loud applauses.

Children band has greeted the guests in the hall. Its performance forestalls the familiarization with the Centre. Thus, the participants of the ceremony were able to watch choreographic classes and preparation to the concerts in the hall for dance ensembles located on the ground floor.

Special training programs on classical dance, its modern direction and undoubtedly, national genres, which are very popular, have been developed for the children who are fond of this art. It includes kushtdepdy dance, which is included to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This ancient dance accompanied by a song is very popular in Turkmenistan among the young and elder people, not a single celebration is held without this dance in the country.

Further, the guests of Jahan Creative Centre have visited the gym and appreciated the provision and capabilities for organization of training process. Assertion of the principles of healthy life style in the society, involvement in sport exercises as many people as possible, especially the youth, are priority directions of socially oriented government policy.

Availability of sport component in creative centre is another evidence that sport goes together with study and self-education, recreation and health improvement, opening of abilities in work and hobbies in the country.

After, the guest went up to the first floor where they see an art studio, which has all conditions for stimulation of art creativity and study of visual art as well as national heritage in this sphere.

Record studio of the centre is provided with advanced equipment, which allows making experiments with various musical directions using latest program and tools for dubbing. The centre has halls for small chorus, vocal and instrumental groups as well as artistic sewing cabinet.

5-hectare land site has been allocated for construction of creative centre. At the same time, more than 28,000 square metres of the territory have been developed. The territory of the complex has sport ground, indoor and open parking. In addition, indoor bus stop has been built next to Jahan Centre.

The event has been closed with the concert of art masters. Songs, poems and music written by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov have been performed at the concert. It was performed by National Artists of Turkmenistan Jemal Saparova, Gulshat Kurdova, Annaguly Myratdurdiyev and Honoured Artist of the country Nuryagdy Rejepov. Folk band Dokmaçylar, dance ensembles Meňli, Serpaý, Laçyn helped singers to make celebration atmosphere.

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