The Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theatre is preparing the premiere of the play ‘Gurbannazar Ezizov,’ dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding Turkmen poet. The production, based on a play by brothers Hydyr and Ilyas Amangeldiyev, reveals Ezizov's fate through the prism of his poems, memories and mystical premonitions. This was reported by IIC.

The Amangeldiyev brothers, who grew up next door to the poet's family, incorporated their personal impressions and stories heard first-hand into the play. Gurbannazar Ezizov was a happy man – talented, loved and recognised. But there was one unfulfilled dream in his life: a son. And fate decreed that a boy was born forty days after his father's death.

Director Mekan Jumabayev, immersed in Ezizov's poetry, discovered disturbing hints of his early departure. This became the key idea of the play. The plot begins with a childhood episode when little Gurbannazar stopped his father from cutting up the funeral bier, a symbol of death kept in his grandfather's house, for firewood. This moment later resurfaces at the end of the poet's life when the angel of death appears before him, allowing him to review his entire life.

Viewers will see key moments in Ezizov's life: his student years, military service, marriage, and warm family scenes with his daughters. Particularly impressive is the episode at the art council, where the poet is reprimanded for the dark themes in his work. But his friends, including composer Nury Halmammedov and singer Atageldi Garyagdyev, always supported him.

The musical component of the performance plays a special role: instead of dialogue, we hear Ezizov's poems and songs, including the famous ‘Türkmen sährasy’ performed by Bayramhan Gayirov. This is not just a production – it is a poetic journey where life and creativity merge together.