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Music Department Residency Qyrq Qyz (Forty Girls)

Ancient epic of Central Asian “girl power” told through music, poetry and contemporary film.

Thursday, March 1, 2018
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Hopkins Center 114 Moore Theater
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Performances

As projected images transport us to the wind-scoured steppes of Central Asia, seven virtuosic young female bards from that region sing, recite and play traditional instruments to share an ancient oral epic of female courage and empowerment. A cutting-edge collaboration between two of Uzbekistan’s greatest contemporary artists—fi lmmaker Saodat Ismailova and composer Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky—Qyrq Qyz tells the story of 40 women warriors who defend their land against Persian invaders and establish a rule of justice and compassion.

English subtitles.

Co-presented with the Aga Khan Music Initiative.

Funded in part by the Wetzel Family Fund for the Arts.


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