Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, the self-styled Turkmenbashi ("Head of all Turkmens"), ruled Turkmenistan from October 27, 1990 until his death on December 21, 2006. During his reign Niyazov changed the names for months and days, closed libraries, and designed a national theme park. He also banned the ballet, circus, and opera in 2001. Thankfully, a few days ago, President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has rescinded the ban, at least for the circus and opera.
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6 responses to “Opera in Turkmenistan”
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thank goodness ballet is still banned. turkmenistan is a role model for other nations, and especially San Francisco.
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Now, now, the San Francisco Ballet is having its 75th anniversary. You know you love it.
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my uncoordinated obese mother can dance better than the SF ballet company dancers
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That is completely untrue! I hear they are better this season, they are even being broadcasted on PBS.
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better from infinitely bad is still bad
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They aren’t infinitely bad, they just tend toward sounding elephantine plus not together. You don’t even like ballet!
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