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Miami to host Uzbekistan symposium, Russian theatre company
Kaitlin Walter
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Campus
"Uzbekistan at the Crossroads," a symposium about the history and future of the country, will be held Saturday, April 26 to enhance the Miami University community's understanding of the nation.
According to Dan Prior, assistant professor of history, the event will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., with speakers coming from Harvard University, Indiana University, Carleton University and Miami, among others.
The morning panel will discuss Uzbekistan's history and the afternoon session will discuss the country's current conditions.
The two panels will be held in the MacMillan Great Room and is free and open to the public.
The event is intended to serve as a learning tool before the performance of "Ecstasy with the Pomegranate," according to Prior.
"The goals of this symposium are to provide the Miami University and Oxford communities background to enrich their experience of the play," Prior said.
The performance will address the tension between homosexuality and the Muslim faith, as well as the culture clash between the Russians and the Turkistans.
It will be performed in Russian, with English translations projected onto the set, according to Patti Liberatore, director of performing arts.
Liberatore said the Ilkhom Theatre group is a Russian Islamist dissident theatre company from Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
She added that Miami's dedication to Russian studies made the university an excellent choice for the Ilkhom Theatre to visit.
"Miami University is home to the Havighurst Center, which is the second largest endowment to support Russian studies-Harvard is the largest," Liberatore said. "It's a rare opportunity to be able to present an international company."
According to Liberatore, the company, which has existed for 30 years, has faced some difficulties recently, including its founder being murdered in September.
As for what students should take away from the performance, Liberatore hopes people will leave inspired.
According to Dan Prior, assistant professor of history, the event will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., with speakers coming from Harvard University, Indiana University, Carleton University and Miami, among others.
The morning panel will discuss Uzbekistan's history and the afternoon session will discuss the country's current conditions.
The two panels will be held in the MacMillan Great Room and is free and open to the public.
The event is intended to serve as a learning tool before the performance of "Ecstasy with the Pomegranate," according to Prior.
"The goals of this symposium are to provide the Miami University and Oxford communities background to enrich their experience of the play," Prior said.
The performance will address the tension between homosexuality and the Muslim faith, as well as the culture clash between the Russians and the Turkistans.
It will be performed in Russian, with English translations projected onto the set, according to Patti Liberatore, director of performing arts.
Liberatore said the Ilkhom Theatre group is a Russian Islamist dissident theatre company from Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
She added that Miami's dedication to Russian studies made the university an excellent choice for the Ilkhom Theatre to visit.
"Miami University is home to the Havighurst Center, which is the second largest endowment to support Russian studies-Harvard is the largest," Liberatore said. "It's a rare opportunity to be able to present an international company."
According to Liberatore, the company, which has existed for 30 years, has faced some difficulties recently, including its founder being murdered in September.
As for what students should take away from the performance, Liberatore hopes people will leave inspired.
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