A play of the same name, based on "Kamancha," written in Shusha in 1920 by the prominent Azerbaijani writer and playwright Jalil Mammadguluzade, was staged at Khazar University's "Dunya" School. Dedicated to Victory Day, the stage production presented the humanistic ideas of classical Azerbaijani dramaturgy in the context of national memory and love of the Motherland.
"Caspianinfo" reports that the play's stage director is Murad Allahverdi, its director is Elchin Muradov, its head of organizational affairs is Dilara Iskandarzade, and its producer is Naila Mirzazade. In the "Dunya" Theater's presentation, teachers and students shared the same stage, bringing the work's characters to life.
The actors in the play are Elchin Muradov, Kubra Guliyeva, Tahira Bayramova, Lala Namazova, Elshad Rzayev, Ali Ahadzade, Ulviyya Rza, Arian Zamiri, Huseyn Naghiyev, Ayaz Mammadov, and Tunar Behbudlu. The character of the Hero Captain, at the center of the work, embodies the play's main moral conflict: the struggle between the desire for vengeance and mercy. The killing of his friends by Armenians creates within him a deep conflict between the wish for revenge and respect for human life and moral values.
Through this character, Jalil Mammadguluzade foregrounds the wounds that war opens in human destinies, the tragic consequences of national enmity, and the moral power of humanism. One of the creative features of the play was the improvisation elements added to the plot of the original work.
Alongside the performance of the Armenian kamancha player Bakhshi in the play, the stage production also included the character of an Azerbaijani kamancha player. The scenes built on the performances of the two kamancha players expressed, in the language of music, the tragedy and confrontation created by the conflict, as well as the unifying power of art. This creativity broadened the work's ideological line and gave the play additional artistic nuances. In the play's finale, the retreat of the desire for vengeance before mercy expresses the author's humanist position. In this respect, "Kamancha" is a dramatic work that foregrounds national memory, human values, and the importance of moral choice.
Speaking after the play, Prof. Acad. Hamlet Isakhanli praised the stage production highly. He particularly noted the creative innovation that the improvisation elements added to the original plot brought to the presentation, and emphasized: "Art unites us."
This presentation by the "Dunya" Theater connected Jalil Mammadguluzade's classic work with the historical and spiritual content of Victory Day. Attachment to the Motherland, respect for national and cultural heritage, and the place of the kamancha in Azerbaijani musical culture served as the play's main means of expression.
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