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World Premiere
Available online: 23/03/2025
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Director Valeriya Kim
Choreographer Madina Bekzhigitova
Kazakhstan 2024
3 minutes
Kazakh
A journey to the essence of the female spirit through music, movements and the ancient legend of the Tengrian goddess Umai.

Synopsis

After separating heaven and earth, Tengri, the all-embracing God of heaven in the traditional Turkic, Yeniseian, and Mongolian beliefs, divided himself into man and woman to procreate. He named the woman the goddess Umai and settled her atop Mount Sumeru in the sky, near a milk lake called Sutkol. Here begins the story of Umai – the ancestor and spirit of women – on the vast steppes of the nomadic lands.

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After separating heaven and earth, Tengri, the all-embracing God of heaven in the traditional Turkic, Yeniseian, and Mongolian beliefs, divided himself into man and woman to procreate. He named the woman the goddess Umai and settled her atop Mount Sumeru in the sky, near a milk lake called Sutkol. Here begins the story of Umai – the ancestor and spirit of women – on the vast steppes of the nomadic lands.

Full credits

Section
International Student Competition
Director
Valeriya Kim
Choreographer
Madina Bekzhigitova
Production countries
Kazakhstan
Production year
2024
Duration
3 minutes
Producer
Akmaral Saparova

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