BROKEN MELODY | Madách Nemzetközi Színházi Találkozó

Sardar Tagirovsky, Leisan Faizeva

BROKEN MELODY 12

Almetyevsk Tatar State Drama Theater, Almetyevsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia The performance is part of the MITEM programme showcasing the theatres of ethnic and linguistic minorities.

Director: Sardar Tagirovsky

Tatar with Hungarian simultaneos interpretation

1 hours 30 minutes, without breaks.

The "Broken Melody" is a play about memory and the power of music to outlive its creator. This chamber performance is dedicated to the life and work of the Tatar composer Färit Yarullin, author of the first Tatar ballet, "Shurale." It immerses the audience in the atmosphere of pre-war Kazan, a time when the national musical culture was taking shape.

The story focuses on the composer’s fate, who went missing during the Great Patriotic War, and on his music, which continues to live on today. The narrative unfolds through the Yarullin family. His parents, who once inspired their son with tales of horsemen and beautiful maidens, remain behind, still living, remembering, and waiting. Meanwhile, the composer himself appears as a presence from another dimension, observing them and trying to reconnect with what once mattered most to him.
Special attention is given to the way family stories and Tatar fairy tales become fertile ground for nurturing talent and creativity.

The "Broken Melody" is a heartfelt performance about how art transcends time, how memory resonates longer than human destiny, and how music endures beyond a single life.

Actors:

Raushan Mukhametzyanov
Rafik Tagirov
Razina Hakimova
Milyausha Uzaeva
Adilya Shamsutdinova
Leisan Zagidullina
Gulnara Kashipova
Airat Miftakhov
Dilyara Yamaeva
Elmir Nurgaliev
Aizil Fazliev
Artur Nabiullin
Dinara Ganieva

Creators:

Stage designer: Anastasia Ryazanova
Costume designer: Anastasia Ryazanova
Choreographer: Victoria Archaya
Composer: Ilnar Sibgatullin
Dramaturge: Sardar Tagirovsky, Leisan Faizova

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9 May 2026, 15:00

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9 May 2026, 20:00

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Sardar Tagirovsky

Born in Kazan (Russia) in 1985, he has lived in Hungary since the 1990s. He studied acting at the Shakespeare Academy of Dramatic Arts in Budapest and later earned a puppetry qualification at the studio of the Budapest Puppet Theatre. He subsequently graduated in theatre directing from the University of Arts in Târgu Mureș (Romania), in the class of László Bocsárdi. He studied the Stanislavski-Strasberg method in Budapest and Rome under the guidance of Paolo Antonio Simioni.

His first official theatre production, “The Cherry Orchard”, staged in Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania), won the Audience Award at the 2015 POSZT (National Theatre Festival of Pécs), and three actors were awarded for Best Performance. His productions in Transylvanian theatres have received numerous awards at the Hungarian Theatre Festival of Kisvárda and at the National Theatre Festival of Hungary.

In 2021, he was invited to the Kazan Tinchurin Theatre, where he staged the award-winning production “Yedesh” and created a dramatic adaptation of “Turandot”.

Since 2024, he has been the Chief Director of the Almetyevsk State Tatar Drama Theatre. His production “The House of My Youth” received the Grand Prize at the Tatar Tantana Festival in Best Experimental Performance category.

At MITEM he achieved great success with his production of Géza Szőcs’s “Rasputin”, staged with the Harag György Company of Satu Mare.

As a mentor and coach, he conducts masterclasses in various countries. He actively participates in theatrical experiments and alternative theatre initiatives and regularly organizes and co-organizes acting workshops.

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