Our Adyghe Nation
(Video by Sergey Efremov)
Poems / Poetry
Adyghe folk singing – “Khyakӏeshch” (living room) scene from the play “The herder and the proud girl”
Adyghe folk singing – “Khyakӏeshch” (living room) scene from the play “The herder and the proud girl”
Адыгское народное пение -“Xьакӏэщ” (гостиная) сцена из спектакля “Табунщик и гордая девушка “
Ensemble “Ashchemez” leader Bastei Asiet Kirimizovna. Fragment of the performance of the Chamber Musical Theater named after Adam Askhadovich Khanakhu “The Herder and the Proud Girl” – “Living room” music by U. Tkhabisimov, based on the story by T. Kerashev. Stage director – Y. Suleymanov
Conductor – A. Khusniyarov
Choreographer-A. Isupov
Address of the Chamber Musical Theater of the Republic of Adygea named after A.A. Hanahu – Krasnooktyabrskaya St., 61 KZ “Nalmes” Read more
Taras Shevchenko’s “The Caucasus”: Circassian Heroism Immortalized
Taras Shevchenko’s “The Caucasus”: Circassian Heroism Immortalized
Taras Shevchenko’s universal, timeless and timely poem “The Caucasus” (1845) glorifies the Circassian struggle for independence from Russia’s tyranny.
Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) is Ukraine’s national bard and famous artist. It is said by some (and others deny) that the Ukrainian surname “Shevchenko” is of Circassian origin, and comes from the Circassian name for a christian priest “schewjen” [“шэуджэн”, in Adigean; “щоджэн”, in Kabardian]. So “Shevchenko” is interpreted as “Son of Priest”, in Circassian “Schewjeniqw”, where the Ukrainian patronymic “ko” is thought to correspond to Circassian “къо” [“qwe”=son]. Many Ukrainian family names bear resemblance to Circassian surnames. Some of the Christian Circassians who clung to their faith found refuge in the Ukraine in the latter Middle Ages.