The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the aim of developing dramaturgy and the art of national theater, creating and presenting high-quality patriotic works, and improving the professional skills of directors, actors, artists, and composers, will hold the Republican Festival-Competition of Professional Theaters "Parastu" from April 14 to 21, 2025, in Dushanbe, in honor of the 35th anniversary of the State Independence of Tajikistan.
It should be noted that the Republican Festival-Competition of Professional Theaters "Parastu" is a traditional event held once every two years with the participation of professional theaters from across the country.
The opening ceremony of the festival-competition will take place on April 14, 2025, at 17:30, and its grand closing will be held on April 21, 2025, at 17:30 at the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Sadriddin Aini.
18 professional theaters from the republic will participate in the festival-competition, presenting the best performances staged in 2023–2024 on the theater stages of the capital.
The festival-competition will be judged according to the proposed nominations by theater experts from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.