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Ilkhom Theatre

Tashkent's independent theatre, founded by Mark Weil in 1976 as the first theatre in the USSR to work outside the state system.

AttractionsFounded 1976

About the place

The Ilkhom Theatre was founded in Tashkent in 1976 by the director Mark Weil. It is regarded as the first independent theatre in the Soviet Union, working outside the state system, and it still supports itself rather than relying on state funding. The company became known for experimental productions.

In September 2007 Weil was killed outside his home. The next day the company opened his production of the Oresteia, as he had planned. In 2011 the theatre received the Dutch Prince Claus Award. It plays in a small hall near Pakhtakor metro station.

Why go

  • First independent theatre in the USSR
  • Experimental productions
  • Prince Claus Award 2011

Sources (2)

  1. 1.en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2.Wikidata

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