Lazgi International Festival comes to end

The Lazgi International Festival has come to an end, leaving a lot of impressions, admiration and reasons for the joy of the participants

The international dance festival "Lazgi", which was held for the first time in Khiva, has ended. For 5 days, the participants were able to demonstrate their skills in all their glory, and the audience received aesthetic pleasure.

And of course, the pleasant culmination of the whole event was summing up and determining the winners of the dance art competition.

And so, more than 190 masters and lovers of dance art, professional dance groups, art scientists, and famous cultural figures from 30 countries took part in the festival.

169 people from 18 countries competed in the competitive part. And the contestants were evaluated by an international jury of six professional specialists.

The winners of the competition were:

III - place: ensemble "Sveti Dordi" (Serbia), "Tanura" (Egypt), as well as dance groups "Shattyk" (Kyrgyzstan), "Inegal" (Turkey).

Among the individual performers, the jury named Kristina Kovrova and Nikita Gruzdevaya (Russia) and Nereya Fernandez (Spain).

II - place: "Navbakhor" ensemble of the Uzbek State Philharmonic Society and Fikrat Aminov Song and Dance Ensemble (Azerbaijan).

For the best scenography, the second place was shared by the ensemble "Zebo" (Tajikistan) and the dance ensemble "Uzbekiston".

In the category of individual performers, Nitha Misra (India) and Feruza Akhatova (Uzbekistan) took second place.

I - place: ensemble "Tumor" (Uzbekistan).

The best stage performance in this nomination was awarded to the Pirin Dance Ensemble from Bulgaria.

Among individual performers, the first place was shared by Gulnur Kassimbek (Kazakhstan) and Uzbek dancer Sherzod Kenzhaboev;

Grand Prix - awarded to Dilnoza Ortykova (Uzbekistan).

It is worth emphasizing that all this beauty was organized jointly by the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture and the Khokimiyat of the Khorezm region. And within the framework of the event, among other things, there was a demonstration of musical instruments and costumes.

And so, by the relevant decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev dated September 28, 2020, this International Dance Festival "Lazgi" will be held every two years in Khiva.