• El Merosi Theatre

    September 17 in Uzbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    It's theatre time tonight!

    Tucked away in the modern Russian- colonial part of the city, the El Merosi Theatre is a small venue that offers a living history session disguised as performing arts.

    The show is a fast-paced, 50-minute visual sprint through Central Asian history told through textiles, rhythm, and ritual movement.
    We follow the rise and fall of the area's greatest civilizations in chronological order ...
    ☝️ traditional costumes of the different regions in Uzbekistan some of which are over 100 years old
    ☝️ Achaemenid Empire (6th to 4th BCE)
    ☝️ Zorostarian mythology
    ☝️Sogdiana (4th to 7th CE)
    ☝️Timurid Golden Age & Tamerlane's court
    ☝️19th-Century Uzbek wedding ceremony
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