The winner of the Grand Prix of the theater festival in Zainsk will receive 500 thousand rubles.

      In the Zainsk district, the results of the festival "Theater as a Prism of Courage" were summarized. The winner — the theater group "Säylän" — was awarded the Grand Prix and announced a cash prize of 500,000 rubles. The results of the district theater festival "Prism of Courage through Theater," which brought together amateur groups from rural Houses of Culture, were solemnly announced at the "Energetik" House of Culture. This year, the festival was dedicated to the memory of our fellow countryman — the People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, laureate of the State Prize named after Gabdulla Tukay, Nail Dunaev. The evening in memory of the outstanding cultural figure continued with a play by Arthur Ibragimov. The honored guests of the evening included the People's Artist of Tatarstan Oleg Fazylzyanov, representatives of the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theater, as well as relatives and close ones of Nail Dunaev. The head of the Zainsk district, Razif Karimov, proposed to make the festival annual and hold it in memory of the outstanding fellow countryman. In addition, in his speech, Razif Karimov announced that next year the winner of the festival would receive a cash prize of 500,000 rubles. This year, the Grand Prix was awarded to the theater group "Säylän" from the House of Culture of the village of Nizhnee Bishyevo. The award was received by the head of the group, Natalia Valiakhmetova. According to her, the participants of the "Säylän" group are working people engaged in various sectors of agriculture. Since the creation of the theater group in 2015, they have continued to combine work and creativity, preserving their love for the performing arts. Oleg Fazylzyanov gave a high assessment of the festival. "Nail Dunaev was also my first teacher of theatrical art. I am sincerely glad that in Zainsk they cherish his memory so carefully. May this festival become permanent and eventually gain republican status," noted the artist. The evening concluded with a performance of Arthur Ibragimov's play in Tatar "Kürshe avyl dogalary" ("Prayers of the Neighboring Village") performed by artists from the village of Nizhnee Bishyevo in the Zainsk district. The production, filled with sincerity and life images, was met with prolonged applause from the audience.

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