Within the charity project by Nargis x UNICEF, with the sponsorship of Samsung and Unilever, seven female photographers visited seven regions of Azerbaijan to imprint authentic life of young Azerbaijani mothers, using only Samsung S10+ smartphone. It is possible to see photos of Leyli Alekberova, Melek Bayramli, Mekhpara Vagif, Natavan Vakhabova, Saadat Gurbanova, Sitara Ibragimbeyli and Ulviya Makhmudova during a week. And not only to see but also to purchase! Each photo exists in a single copy and has no digital copies. The proceeds will be transferred to Nargis charitable foundation for medical treatment of a child.
Venue: Museum of Modern Art
Time: 28 June – 4 July
This Saturday "Gunay" children's theater shows cheerful, colourful and very musical performance "The Golden Key" based on our favourite tale about the adventures of Buratino.
Venue: Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre
Time: 29 June, 12:00 – 13:30
The immortal "Requiem" by Verdi conceived as "mass on Rossini", to the great Italian composer was written in 1869, exactly 150 years ago. This Friday it is performed by the Azerbaijani state symphonic orchestra of Uzeir Gadzhibeyli, the Azerbaijani state choral chapel, choir of the Tbilisi state conservatory of Vano Saradzhishvili and a chapel of the Batumi Music Center. The conductor is Yalchin Adigozalov. Soloists – one of the leading drama sopranos of Russia Yelena Mikhaylenko, widely famous in Europe mezzo-soprano Mareike Yankowski from Germany, young and already popular in Europe tenor Azer Zadeh and "rising star" of Italy, bass Antonio di Matteo. Just imagine this breakneck scale: more than 200 musicians on one stage!
Venue: Heydar Aliyev Center
Time: 28 June, 20:00
If you still haven't been at the Azerbaijan Cultural Diversity exhibition, Friday is the last day of its work. The project is produced within cultural collaboration of Azerbaijan with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Azerbaijan. Photographers Arjen Zvart, Ramina Bocharova, Rustam Guseynov, Vagif Mugalli, Arif Guluzade, Giordano Sotiriou, Onno Kervers and the filmmaker Ulvi Mekhti captured culture and customs of residents of the village Sim of the Astara district of Azerbaijan.
Venue: Museum of Modern Art
Time: 28 June, till 20:00
Inventors of a "Hungarian funk" musical genre, "Cultural Ambassadors of Hungary" in 2008, the Kerekes Band group will give a concert in Baku this Saturday! Free entrance.
Venue: Landmark III Rotunda Hall
Time: 29 June, 19:00
Only one day, this Saturday, in Baku a unique wedding fair will take place. Not only wedding dresses, cakes and flowers, but also everything that comes in minds of young people who are getting married – from honeymoon trip to the apartment and pregnancy planning will be presented here. Also there will be the works of the best wedding photographers of the city. Follow us on social networks, we will show everything!
Venue: Boulevard Hotel Baku
Time: 29 June, 9:00 – 21:00
Mot's tour schedule was not without Baku summer shows. We'll meet the popular Black Star label's performer at the end of June.
Venue: Elektra Events Hall
Time: 29 June, 20:00
Georgian singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer, the winner of numerous awards and festivals David "Dato" Khujadze will give a solo concert named Özlüyorum in Baku.
Venue: Heydar Aliyev Palace
Time: 30 June, 20:00
The myth says that Prometheus who stole the flame from gods and gave it to people was chained to the mountain in the Caucasus as a punishment. Millenniums later in the Caucasus, namely in Baku, oil production is on the industrial scale. During whole June in Baku it will be possible to see an exhibition, "Stealing of fire. From Prometheus to oil", dedicated to the path of technical progress of mankind.
Venue: Kappelhaus
Time: till 30 June, 13:00-19:00
He is called one of the most ingenious masters of all times, there are many secrets about his personality and art. The new movie about one of the most important artists of Renaissance will lift the veil of secrecy, explore the roots of his creativity and create the most complete and true portrait.
Venue: Park Cinema, Flame Towers
Time: 30 June, 13:00
