Magical Song

The musical performance "Magical Song" reveals the connection between mother and child as one of the main ties in the life of every person. The boy, the protagonist of the play, does not want to grow up. He sees monsters everywhere, he is afraid of everything unknown and dreams of continuing to sleep in his baby cradle. In a dream, he finds himself in a fairy-tale world, the world of his fears and fantasies. As the fairy tale unfolds, fantastic encounters and difficult trials await him. And the boy will certainly cope with everything. After all, even in a dream, the mother’s voice sounds next to him, warming him with her love. The mother's lullaby becomes a guiding star on the child's fabulous path.

In a dream, the hero encounters good and evil fairy-tale characters: the wise bird Simurgh, the treacherous Gulyabani, the evil Giant, the clever Jertan, the Moon and the Star who are in love with each other. At the very beginning of the dream, the boy meets a horse, who will become his true friend, and they embark on a journey together. Meeting each hero is a step on the way to growing up. Evil characters make the boy bolder, and good ones awaken in him a desire to help, a sense of compassion and mercy. All meetings of the boy are filled with music and dances, that create a magical atmosphere of a fairy tale.

On his dreamy fairy tale journey the boy is accompanied by Aksakal, who not only plays the role of an old storyteller, but also personifies the boy himself in his old age. Thanks to the connection of the protagonist with the narrator, it becomes clear that the boy will live a long life and gain real wisdom. At the end of the dream, the boy conquers all his fears, grows up and becomes more independent. At the end of the performance, the boy feels that he is ready to take responsibility for another living creature and becomes the owner of the horse.

"Magical Song" performance is a poetic story of life’s journey, in which the main purpose is to understand yourself, to overcome your fears and and to move forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magical Song     

Directors

 

Director	Anton Morozov
Composer	Diana Hajiyeva
Choreographer	Max Petrov
Set and costume designer	Alina Korytova
Playwright	Polina Korotych
Lighting designer	Konstantin Binkin
Chief Conductor	Fakhraddin Atayev (Honored art figure)
Conductor	Samad Suleymanli
Accompanist	Kamil Hasanov
Assistant Director	Afar Tagiyeva
Literary translator	Ayten İsmikhanova
Folk consultant	Farhad Farzali
Folk consultant	Mariya Nazarova
Author of the idea and creative director	Victoria Motornyuk
Art Director	Miroslava Bayda
Creative Producer	Anastasiia Shevchenko
Executive producer	Elizaveta Liubimova

 

The performance features an arrangement of the lullaby «Laylay».

Music	Zakir Bagirov
Words	Bakhtiar Vahabzade

 

Artists

Mom	Gulnara Abdullayeva
The boy	Zaur Aliyev, Kamran Hasanov
The boy’s friends	Aynura Asgarova (ballet dancer), Mehraj Talibzade (ballet dancer)
Aksakal	Alakbar Aliyev (honoured artist), Igrar Salamov
Gulyabani	Adelin Ozturk, Nigar Qarayeva
The blue children	Aynura Asgarova (ballet dancer), Mehraj Talibzade (ballet dancer)
The Horse	Huseyn Alili, Murad Aliyev
Simurg	Ulviya Aliyeva, Ophelia Novruzgizi
Jirtdan	Ali Karimov, Hidayat Aliyev
The Star	Fatima Valiyeva (choir artist)
The Crescent	Elshad Gasimov (choir artist)
Ballet dancers	Yaqub Bəhramov, Roman Krasnov, Mahammad Abdullayev, Anar Abdullayev, Elvira Azizova, Anna Jabbarova, Matanat Rajabli, Cəmilə Mansurova

With the participation of the orchestra of the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater.