The international forum "Kemel tulga kelbeti", dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the people's writer of Kazakhstan Abish Kekilbayev, was held today at the Kazakh National Musical and Drama Theater named after K. Kuanyshbayev.
The event was attended by government and public figures, representatives of the creative intelligentsia and the media.
A congratulatory letter from Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva was read out at the forum, organized with the support of the ICI.
"Abish Kekilbayev's life was not limited to literature. He was also known as a statesman who served the people faithfully. Abish Kekilbayev stood among the founders of independent Kazakhstan and generously shared his deep knowledge for the benefit of the people. He showed us what a person with a high spirit should be like. His legacy is eternal. The work on publishing the books of the master of the word within the framework of the state order and their distribution to libraries is always in the focus of our attention. This is only part of the efforts aimed at popularizing the literary heritage of the writer," the congratulatory letter says.
Within the framework of the forum, an exhibition "Abish Kekilbayev alemi" was organized, dedicated to his life and creative heritage. The exhibition presents about 150 works, including autographs, journalistic articles, books and photographs of the writer, translations of works into Turkish, Chinese, English, Spanish, French and Estonian.
During the event, the presentation of the writer's book "Dauren Keshken", translated into Turkish, and the book "KUY" also took place.
The forum ended with a performance based on the story of Abish Kekilbayev "Shynyrau", which was presented by the Mangystau Regional Musical Theater named after N. Zhanturin.
In general, large-scale events dedicated to the anniversary of the great writer are being held throughout the country this year.
Over the past four months, more than 40 events have taken place, including literary evenings, extended book exhibitions and conferences.
Special attention should be paid to the international conference "Abish okulary", held on September 27 in the Mangystau region, and the III International Theater Festival "The World of Abish". 5 domestic theaters and 5 foreign groups participated in the festival, which presented stage versions of Abish Kekilbayev's works for the townspeople.
In addition, on December 6, the program "Dauir danalary", dedicated to the life of the writer, will be released on the Qazaqstan TV channel, and the program "Zhadiger" will be released on Abai TV.
On December 8, Khabar TV channel is scheduled to release a documentary film "Abish Kekilbaevtyn zamana lebi".
Press Service of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mam/press/news/details/896386