MAKHACHKALA, October 14 – RIA "Dagestan". The IX All-Russian Theater Festival "Russian Stage", held on October 5–13 in Dagestan as part of the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia, has officially finished. The event featured 14 creative ensembles from Kazan, Mariupol, Ufa, Elista, Donetsk, Adygea, Ingushetia, Moscow, North Ossetia and Dagestan, under the artistic direction of Honored Art Worker Skandarbek Tulparov.
At the closing ceremony, Acting Minister of Culture Zarema Butaeva characterized the festival as a significant platform for professional dialogue and cultural exchange, emphasizing its role as a symbol of the unifying power of Russian culture and language within the republic’s multiethnic theatrical landscape.
The jury, chaired by Dr. Elena Dunaeva, Professor of Art History and laureate of the "Theatrical Novel" prize, evaluated competitive performances alongside master classes led by distinguished guests: People’s Artist Evgeny Knyazev, Honored Artist Mikhail Morozov and Honored Cultural Worker Maria Ossovskaya.