Performers in the state-controlled culture sector in western Turkmenistan have been given a strict deadline to lose weight and "look presentable" in time for the nation's Independence Day, several ...

Does the return of opera and other 'foreign' art signal a general opening to the outside world? (ITAR-TASS) To its fans, opera is a sublime expression of emotion conveyed through music and spectacle ...

As with many tales in Turkmenistan, however, this cheery scene at the amusement park has a darker side. For a start, it was one of the many works ordered by the country's dictatorial first president, ...

The importance of cinema in understanding a nation’s culture and identity cannot be overstated. This is particularly true for countries like Turkmenistan, which is notorious for being one of the most ...

Turkmen entrepreneurs have launched Turkmenistan’s first online social music service, TolkunFM, but this is not just a rip-off of Western-style sites, writes Annasoltan. Global Voices stands out as ...

To its fans, opera is a sublime expression of emotion conveyed through music and spectacle that has for centuries drawn people to theaters on every continent. But that was not exactly how the late ...