12 THE MONGOL MESSENGER

ART & CULTURE

Friday, April 6, 2012

ARTS COUNCIL OF MONGOLIA

Soon playing at Tengis Movie Theatre
Grasp the future of a nation; behold the doom of the warriors. A new film about Chinggis Khaans soldiers will soon be hitting movie theatres. A little known fact is that Chinggis Khaan, better known as Genghis Khan, would collect orphans from his bloody battlefields and have his own mother raise them. These adopted brothers grew up to become his most loyal officials and advisers. Chinggis Khaan organized his Mongol soldiers into groups according to the decimal system. Soldiers were arranged in units of 10 (aravt), 100 (zuut), 1,000 (minghan) and 10,000 (tumen). Each unit had an appointed leader reporting to a larger unit. Chinggis Khaan orders a 10-

ARAVT The ten soldiers of Chinggis Khaan

person aravt unit Khaan to locate a skilled doctor who lives in a forest. En route, they discover an abandoned baby. He is in fact the child of an enemy warrior who gives pursuit, even though they saved the childs life. While protecting the child from the attacks of enemy soldiers, the members of the aravt must also complete their mission. Through their actions, they demonstrate

the benevolence and bravery of Mongol warriors as the final battle draws to a conclusion. ARAVT is a joint production of Mongol Film Group Company and Inner Mongolias Nomad culture company and is supported by Aero Mongolia, APU and the Sacred Shrine of Chinggis Khaan Company. The film was co-directed by Shagdarsuren.U and Jolbayar.D and stars B.Baasnjav, G.Altanshagai, B.Jargsalsakhan, Ch.Bodi, L.Jambal, D.Gursed, E.Buyankhishig, N.Onon, Ts.Tserenbold, B.Amarsaikhan in the main roles. The film opening will be held on April 21st at the Tengis Movie Theatre.

Film artists bring Chinggis Khaans army back to life on the big screen

Young couples exhibition Role

From April 27 to May 4, a young couple, sculptor N.Sukhburen and artist Kh.Enkhnomin will present a joint exhibition of their artworks called Role at the Art Gallery of the Union of Mongolian Artists. Presenting ceramic sculptures, paintings and Mongol zurag, they explore ideas of life and living. Everything is alive and unlived when they are emerging to create their responsibility and role. This is measured only by time, and we cant negate any good or bad things on earth. Life is always continuing and connecting with us with each other. If there is no unhappiness, we cant feel happiness. Earth and the complexity of living and nonliving things, season, time, human sense, feeling, love, forgiveness, passion, wish, sorrowall have their own role and responsibilities and in the circle and spirit of life, life is the main role.

Morin Khuur and Grand Opera

Creative artistry of N.Sukhburen and Kh.Enkhnomin

On Friday April 6, the Morin Khuur ensemble will present a concert of classical opera music together with young talented opera singers of Mongolia. For critics who dont appreciate Western classical music played on the Morin Khuur, this concert might be shocking! You are cordially invited to The Duet concert of Morin Khuur that was adored for thousands years and Grand Operaworld classic art, says the invitation written by State Prize Laureate & Peoples Artist of Mongolia, musicologist Mr. Jantsannorov, which goes some way to explaining the motivation of the concert. Since its establishment, the Morin Khuur ensemble has been playing world classic music for 20 years as a new experiment of combining Mongolian traditional music sounds with western classical music style. The concert will let you feel the Morin Khuur ensembles achievements in a classical music performance and Mongolian young Opera singers skills that reach world class levels. In this concert, famous arias from operas Troubadour, Madam Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Carmen, The Barber of Seville and vocal music composed by Mongolian famous composers Bilegjargal, B.Sharav, N.Jantsannorov will be performed by singers S.Munguntsetseg, G.Ariunbaatar, U.Uyanga, P.Dorjkhorol, G.Shijirbold, Ch.Enkhtaivan, b.GomboOchir and J.Byambajav.

Arts Council of Mongolia, Delta Foundation Center, IV floor, Tourists Street-38, Chingeltei District Tel/Fax: 976-11-319015 E-mail: education@artscouncil.mn Web: www.artscouncil.mn
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