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Ballet in 2 acts.

Composer - Timur Mynbayev. Libretto - Zaurbek Raibayev, based on Olzhas Suleimenov's poem "The Clay Book". Choreography and staging - Zaurbek Raibayev. Production designer - Evgeny Sidorkin. Production conductor - Valery Rutter.

The premiere took place on July 9, 1981 on the stage of the Leningrad State Academic Order of V. I. Lenin Maly Opera and Ballet Theater (now the Mikhailovsky Theatre).

Characters and performers: Shamkhat, priestess of the Ishtore temple - Mayra Kadyrova; Ishpaka, leader - Ramazan Bapov; Kosog - Dyusenbek Nakipov; Nameless - Kairat Mazhikeyev; Khorakhte, elder - Eduard Malbekov; Sary Kene - Tursunbek Nurkaliev; Kosog's bride - Lyudmila Li; Centaur - Alexander Medvedev; Horse - Lyubov Makartseva.

Restoration. The premiere took place on January 17, 1988 on the stage of the Abay SAOBT.

Choreography and staging - Zaurbek Raibayev. Set Designer - Evgeny Sidorkin. Conductor - Valery Rutter.

Characters and performers: Shamkhat, priestess of the Ishtore temple - Mayra Kadyrova; Ishpaka, leader - Erbolat Asylgazinov; Kosog - Akhmedgali Burkitbaev; Nameless - Ulan Mirseidov; Khor-Akhte, elder - Igor Danilin; Sary Kene - Bakhyt Abdrakhmanov; Kosog’s bride - Gulzhan Tutkibayeva; Centaur - Tursunbek Nurkaliev; Horse - Leyla Akylbekova.

Restoration. The premiere took place on June 25-26, 2022 on the stage of the Abay KazNOBT and was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the People's Artist of the KazSSR Zaurbek Raibayev.

The artistic director of the revival of the performance- Gulzhan Tutkibayeva. Designers of performance revival - Vyacheslav Okunev (St. Petersburg, Russia). Choirmaster - Alma Temirbekova. Production conductor - Yerbolat Akhmedyarov.

Characters and performers: Shamkhat, priestess of the Ishtore temple - Janel Tukeyeva, Malika Yelchibayeva; Ishpaka, chief - Arkhat Ashirbek, Azamat Askarov; Kosog - Rafael Urazov, Dias Kubashev; Nameless - Arnur Tusupbekov; Khor-Akhte, elder - Ulan Badenov; Sary-Kene - Eldar Abilov, Bogdan Verbovoy; Kosog's bride - Gulvira Kurbanova, Aiman Yegisbayeva; Centaur - Amir Zheksenbek, Nursultan Alpamysuly; Horse - Nargiz Mirseidova; Kagan of the Kyr-Kuz tribe - Nurlan Baibusinov.

The ballet consists of nine frescoes-paintings that come to life on the stage: “Stone women”, “Invasion of the Ish-kuz”, “Great Yazu (Great Scripture)”, “Wild Hunt”, “Ishpaka’s Crime”, “Rally”, “Trizna”, "Self-sacrifice of Shamhat" and "Election of a new Khan". The frescoes, each of which is a complete legend, are united by a plot about the invasion of the Ish-Kuz tribe into ancient Assyria, where the tribe captures the temple of the goddess Ishtore and overthrows the deity.

The beauty of Shamkhat the priestess of the temple conquers the leader of the Ish-kuz people, Khan Ishpaka. A leader in love transgresses the laws of the ancestors. For his betrayal by the decision of the court of the elders, Ishpaka fights with the Centaur and dies. Shamkhat voluntarily comes to his funeral tent to share death with the deceased Khan.