Diversity Week 2013
January 29, 2013
On January 25, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï put on the annaul Diversity Week Festival, dedicated to ÍøÆسԹÏ's 20th anniversary, in the Kyrgyz National Theater of Opera and Ballet.
Diasporas of the Assembly of Kyrgyzstan also participated in the show; they performed with ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students, showed national dances and sang songs. Uzbeks, Caucasians, Tajiks, Slavs, Dungans, Tatars, Kyrgyzs, Uygurs, Chinese, Americans, Afghanis, and Koreans all put on expressive performances.
The event was opened with a short welcoming speech by Andrew Wachtel , ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï President, and Bektemir Murzubraimov , the Chair of the Assembly of Kyrgyzstan. The festival was very rich in content: all the participants put on detailed and emotional performances that demonstrated not only the diversity of nations, but also the diversity of talent at ÍøÆسԹÏ.
The annual festival was also celebrating its 10th anniversary, all of which have been under the direction of Nikolai Shulgin, Dean of Student Life.
