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The fate of a woman: a play about Sariya Lakoba in the Abkhazian theater

The screening begins and actress Khibla Mukba is the first to take the stage. The name of her heroine is not called, and the role is that throughout the performance she finds out the details of Sariya's life from Sariya herself.

The screening begins and actress Khibla Mukba is the first to take the stage. The name of her heroine is not called, and the role is that throughout the performance she finds out the details of Sariya's life from Sariya herself.

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The role of Sariya is played by Amra Nachkebiya, a graduate of the directing department of the All-Russian State University of Cinematography (she studied in the workshop of Alexey Uchitel - ed.). This is her stage debut.

The role of Sariya is played by Amra Nachkebiya, a graduate of the directing department of the All-Russian State University of Cinematography (she studied in the workshop of Alexey Uchitel - ed.). This is her stage debut.

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Family scene in the house of Sariya's parents in Batum, where she met Nestor. Lakoba was friends with her brother Aki, who hid an Abkhazian friend from the Mensheviks at home.

Family scene in the house of Sariya's parents in Batum, where she met Nestor. Lakoba was friends with her brother Aki, who hid an Abkhazian friend from the Mensheviks at home.

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Nothing appears in the performance with no reason: for example, the fish on the stage reminds of the way Nestor Lakoba was poisoned while visiting Lavrenty Beria in Georgia.

Nothing appears in the performance with no reason: for example, the fish on the stage reminds of the way Nestor Lakoba was poisoned while visiting Lavrenty Beria in Georgia.

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The audience noted the amazing external similarity of the actor Daur Arukhaa with Nestor Lakoba. Lakoba in the play is silent, he has no text.

The audience noted the amazing external similarity of the actor Daur Arukhaa with Nestor Lakoba. Lakoba in the play is silent, he has no text.

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The performance was staged based on the play by Zarina Kanukova - poet, prose writer, playwright, editor-in-chief of the Goryanka newspaper of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

The performance was staged based on the play by Zarina Kanukova - poet, prose writer, playwright, editor-in-chief of the Goryanka newspaper of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

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The working title of the performance was

The working title of the performance was "The Mind Games of Sariya Lakoba", the main idea was to visualize the memories, fantasies, fears of the heroine.

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The story in the play is non-linear: events take place in reverse order. Therefore, characters from the youth of Sariya also appear on the scene..

The story in the play is non-linear: events take place in reverse order. Therefore, characters from the youth of Sariya also appear on the scene..

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A puppet in the form of a child's skeleton in the hands of Death. This is a visualization of Sariya's fear for her son, who was also arrested and tortured in the NKVD dungeons.

A puppet in the form of a child's skeleton in the hands of Death. This is a visualization of Sariya's fear for her son, who was also arrested and tortured in the NKVD dungeons.

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Throughout the performance, the voice of the NKVD officer periodically repeats:

Throughout the performance, the voice of the NKVD officer periodically repeats: "Sign!" He demands from Saria to slander her husband in exchange for saving her son.

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"No!" - each time says the courageous woman. She did not give up and remained faithful to her husband and her conscience to the end.

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An important trump card of the director was the careful study of the material in order to make it understandable not only in Abkhazia, but also outside the Republic.

An important trump card of the director was the careful study of the material in order to make it understandable not only in Abkhazia, but also outside the Republic.

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In order to understand all the meanings laid down by the director in the play, you need to know the history of Abkhazia and the history of the Lakoba family, to understand quite well the world literature and art.

In order to understand all the meanings laid down by the director in the play, you need to know the history of Abkhazia and the history of the Lakoba family, to understand quite well the world literature and art.

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The scene of Sariya's torture in the punishment cell. A cellmate was put next to her, who found out that Sariya was very afraid of snakes. The punishment cell was half filled with water and a snake was brought there.

The scene of Sariya's torture in the punishment cell. A cellmate was put next to her, who found out that Sariya was very afraid of snakes. The punishment cell was half filled with water and a snake was brought there.

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A well-read spectator during the performance will hear quotes from the works of Pushkin, Valery Bryusov, even from Shakespeare (and in the original language) in the speech of the heroes, recognize the lines of our contemporary Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

A well-read spectator during the performance will hear quotes from the works of Pushkin, Valery Bryusov, even from Shakespeare (and in the original language) in the speech of the heroes, recognize the lines of our contemporary Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

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There are also allusions in the production to the dialogue between Socrates and Creon, when Socrates was in prison, to Michelangelo's fresco

There are also allusions in the production to the dialogue between Socrates and Creon, when Socrates was in prison, to Michelangelo's fresco "The Last Judgment" from the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

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At the same time, the production itself, which turned out to be largely psychedelic and built on the experiences of the heroine, is not the author's fantasy. The director conveys real events, but with very expressive means.

At the same time, the production itself, which turned out to be largely psychedelic and built on the experiences of the heroine, is not the author's fantasy. The director conveys real events, but with very expressive means.

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NKVD officers also appear on the stage, the color of their scarves is red - like a pioneer tie and like the scarlet blood of those tortured in the dungeons of prisons and camps.

NKVD officers also appear on the stage, the color of their scarves is red - like a pioneer tie and like the scarlet blood of those tortured in the dungeons of prisons and camps.

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The performance recreated the scene of the 1937 trial of the associates of Nestor Lakoba. Then, in the same Drama Theatre, after the speech of the prosecutor (actor Said Lazba), 13 people were taken to the backyard of the theater and shot. This scene has a huge effect on the audience.

The performance recreated the scene of the 1937 trial of the associates of Nestor Lakoba. Then, in the same Drama Theatre, after the speech of the prosecutor (actor Said Lazba), 13 people were taken to the backyard of the theater and shot. This scene has a huge effect on the audience.

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The leitmotif of the whole performance in different arrangements is the Cloris aria performed by the People's Artist of Abkhazia and Russia Khibla Gerzmava. The rest of the musical arrangement of the performance is the work of Timur Agrba and Timur Narmaniya.

The leitmotif of the whole performance in different arrangements is the Cloris aria performed by the People's Artist of Abkhazia and Russia Khibla Gerzmava. The rest of the musical arrangement of the performance is the work of Timur Agrba and Timur Narmaniya.

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The famous photograph of Sariya with asters comes to life on the stage, with only difference that the heroine is holding not real flowers, but paper ones.

The famous photograph of Sariya with asters comes to life on the stage, with only difference that the heroine is holding not real flowers, but paper ones.

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There was a rumor among the people that Stalin gave Sariya a golden gramophone. In fact, only the pickup needle was made of gold.

There was a rumor among the people that Stalin gave Sariya a golden gramophone. In fact, only the pickup needle was made of gold.

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The WAC information portal presents a photo blog from the press screening of the "Sariya" play at the Abkhazian Drama Theater named after Samson Chanba.

For the first time, a performance about a legendary woman in Abkhazia, the wife of Nestor Lakoba, a statesman of the Soviet era, appeared on the stage. The production of "Sariya" in the Abkhazian Drama Theater was embodied by the director Madina Argun.

Sariya Lakoba is known, first of all, for her fortitude in the NKVD prison (People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs - the central body of the state administration of the USSR for ensuring state security - ed.), where she was forced to discredit her husband, who was declared an "enemy of the people." The arrests of Nestor Lakoba's relatives began after his murder, Sariya Lakoba was arrested on August 17, 1937. According to eyewitnesses, Sariya courageously endured all the torture and abuse for two years and died at the age of 35 in a prison hospital in Georgia. Her burial place is unknown.

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