ILKHOM THEATRE RESIDENCY
Schedule of Events
Life in Uzbekistan: A Photo Exhibit
To coincide with the Ilkhom Theatre Group residency at Miami University, the Havighurst Center is sponsoring an exhibit of photos in the MacMillan Hall lobby entitled “Life in Uzbekistan;" the pictures depict daily life, traditional rites of passage and the architecture of Uzebekistan.
Tuesday-Thursday, April 22-24
Screening Uzbekistan: A Film Series
All films are shown at 7:00 pm in Harrison 204
This series, timed to coincide with the visit of the Ilkhom Theater Company, will screen three films that examine Uzbek history, culture, and contemporary issues (themes that run through Ilkhom’s performances).
Tuesday, April 22: You are not an Orphan
(Shukhrat Abbasov, 1963, 75 min.). Introduced by Dr. Stephen Norris (HST, FST).
Abbasov’s film is the first Central Asian cinematic exploration of WWII. Set in Tashkent, the film follows the life of an Uzbek family that has adopted 14 children orphaned by the war.
Wednesday, April 23: The Orator
(Yusup Razikov, 1998, 90 min). Introduced by Dr. Daniel Prior (HST).
A story about the establishment of Soviet power in Uzbekistan.
Thursday, April 24: The End of an Era: Tashkent (Mark Weil, 1996, 104 min.). Introduced by Dr. Daniel Prior (HST)
A documentary about post-Soviet Tashkent. Made by the recently murdered director of the Ilkhom Theater, the film explores issues about Post-Soviet Central Asian society, politics, and culture.
Saturday, April 26
Symposium: Uzbekistan at the Crossroads
MacMillan Hall 212
Those seeking an in-depth introduction to the Central Asian home of the Ilkhom Theatre company will find stimulating context and discussions at this interdisciplinary symposium.
PROGRAM
9:00-9:30 Welcome; Student poster session
9:30 Opening remarks (Daniel Prior, Miami University)
9:45-12:15 Session 1, Uzbekistan in History
The Birth of ‘Central Asia’ in the Eighteenth Century (Ron Sela, Indiana University)
Imperial Tashkent: The Crossroads of Eurasia (Jeff Sahadeo, Carleton University)
Hamza, Communist Martyr, in Uzbek Collective Memory (Marianne Kamp, University of Wyoming)
Discussion and general questions (Michael Rouland, Miami University)
12:15-2:00 Student poster sessions
2:00-4:30 Session 2, Uzbekistan Now
The Ilkhom Theater and Alternatives to Official Discourse in Uzbekistan (Laura Adams, Harvard University)
Place as Process: Reflections on Uzbekistan’s Movement over Twenty Years (John Schoeberlein, Harvard University)
Discussion and general questions
4:15 Closing remarks
4:30-5:00 Student poster session
Presented by the Secretariat of the Central Eurasian Studies Society and the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. Contact: Daniel Prior (cess@muohio.edu)
Saturday, April 26
Ilkhom Theater, Ecstasy with the Pomegranate
Gates-Abegglen Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm
This compelling multi-media production brings to life the tumultuous period of the transition between the rule of Imperial Russia and Soviet Russia in Turkistan.