# Literary & Performing Arts of Turkmenistan

In observance of Turkmenistan Culture Day and the 20th anniversary of the nation's independence, the Library hosted a series of events celebrating Turkmenistan, including this symposium on its literary and performing arts. Speakers included H.E. Meret Orazov, ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United States; Atageldy Shamuradov, deputy minister of culture, Turkmenistan; Susan Elliott, deputy assistant secretary for south & central Asian affairs, US State Department; Douglas Uchikura, president, Nebitgaz/Chevron; Paul Michael Taylor, director, Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution; poet Amangozel Shaguliyeva; author Tachmammat Jurdekov; film and theater director Annageldi Garajay; and choreographer Yelena Dormidontova.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2011
- By: Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division
- Genres: Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688772/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021688772?play=1)