An exhibition of works by American artist Aimee Erickson and students of the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan will open on Tuesday, June 20, at the Academy Gallery.

The Batken Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Appaz Zhainakov (Kyrgyzstan) once again presented the performance “Fragi”, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen classic of poetry Makhtumkuli, with great success.

At the beginning of the next month, in Ashgabat's “Vatan” cinema and concert hall, music lovers will have a long-awaited meeting with the chamber ensemble “Kamerata Ashgabat”, beloved by the public, led by artistic director, laureate of international competitions Bakhram Dolyev.

A native of Turkmenistan, who is studying in Japan, Suray Seidova became the winner of the international "Poetry Marathon" organized by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). It consisted in making a video with the reading of a poem by Russian classical poets, the press service of the university reports.

The international dance and Folklore Festival "Avaza — 2023" was inaugurated in the national tourist zone with the participation of heads and representatives of international structures and cultural figures from different countries, the official Turkmen press reports.

The opening ceremony of the second St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703" took place on June 13 in the exhibition hall "Manege". The project was initiated by PJSC Gazprom, supported by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and included in the program of the culture festival of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Nicholas Roerich's painting "Takla-Makan" put up for auction with a starting price of one ruble. The leading bid on June 13 is three million rubles, according to the website of the Litfond auction house.

The forthcoming joint projects and events were discussed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, UNESCO representative in Turkmenistan and Iran Golda El Khoury, who is visiting Ashgabat. In particular, they paid attention to the issues of holding an international forum in the Turkmen capital next year dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the country's accession to UNESCO.

Paul McCartney announced the "last" Beatles song created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). This technology was used to extract from an old demo recording the voice of John Lennon, who died in 1980, to create what Sir Paul calls "the last Beatles album". "We've just finished it, and it's coming out this year," the octogenarian McCartney told the BBC.

The National Folklore Ensemble of Romania "Transylvania" will perform for the first time in Avaza and Ashgabat, the Romanian Embassy in Turkmenistan told ORIENT.