KYZ ZHIBEK (KazNOBT)

Biography

Musical piece in 4 acts.

Composer - Yevgeny Brusilovsky, based on the transcription of folk music. Libretto - Gabit Musrepov. Stage directors - Zhumat Shanin, Kurmanbek Zhandarbekov. Production choreography - Alexander Martirosyants (Alexandrov). Production designer - Anatoly Nenashev. Production conductor - Fyodor Kuzmich.

The premiere of the performance of the Kazakh State Musical Theater (now - the Abay KazNOBT) took place on November 7, 1934 on the stage of the Kazakh State Drama Theater, since the musical theater did not yet have its own stage.

The performance was adorned by a number of dance numbers and scenes: “Aizhan-kyz”, “Kiiz basu” (“Rolling felt mat”), “Shashu”, “Alty kaz” (“Six geese”), “Bylkyldak”, “Karazhorga” (“Black Pacer"), "Sadaq bi" ("Dance of the Archers"), "Kokpar" ("Goat game"), "Botsai", "Kazakh March", "Turkmen Dance", "Iranian Dance", “Akbalakyz”, "Dance of Evil Spirit", "Arabic Dance”.

Soloists: Shara Zhienkulova, Ekaterina Lifanova, Kurmanbek Zhandarbekov, S. Absolyamova, G. Izmailov, I. Kulatayev.

In May 1936, the first decade of Kazakh art and literature took place in Moscow. On May 10, on the stage of the branch of the Bolshoi Theater, the opera "Kyz-Zhibek" was enthusiastically accepted by the audience.

In 1954, choreographer Dauren Abirov renewed the dance scenes. Folk stage dances were revised, and the dance scenes "Alty Kaz" and "Dream of Kyz-Zhibek" were re-staged on pointe shoes, in accordance with the professional level of the ballet troupe. For this purpose, musical fragments were added to the opera. Later, D. Abirov made several editions of the dance scenes.

On December 8, 2005, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of K. Baiseitova, K. Zhandrabekov, E. Brusilovsky, the premiere of a new production took place. Directed by Gafiz Yessimov. Choreography and staging of dance scenes - Aigul Tati. Conductor - Nurlan Zharasov.

On December 26-27, 2020, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of K. Baiseitova, K. Zhandrabekov, E. Brusilovsky, the premiere of the performance took place with fragments of musical notes, restored after the opening. Thanks to this, the scene “Dream of Kyz-Zhibek”, which was lost over time, was returned to the performance. Director - Mikhail Pandzhavidze (Russia). Choreography of dance scenes - Aigul Tati. Staging of dance scenes - Gulzhan Tutkibayeva. Production conductor - Kanat Omarov.

The playwright G. Musrepov created a drama play of the same title and a screenplay based on the famous Kazakh epic about the lovers Kyz-Zhibek and Tulegen, who could not be together due to tribal feuds and the deceit of Tulegen's rival Bekezhan, who was also in love with a girl. In G. Musrepov's version, the story ends here, unlike the epic itself. This musical and dramatic performance has a special place in Kazakh art. It is the basis for the development of the national opera, national ballet and the "golden fund" of the national art of Kazakhstan.