Bakshy Performances — Gavxar Aytjanova (Karakalpakstan)

These performances highlight the living tradition of bakshy — epic singers whose voices carry memory, healing, and history. Traditionally, bakshy were traveling poet-musicians who recited dastans (oral epics), a practice that has been documented across Central Asia since at least the 15th century. The bakshy is not only a storyteller, but a guardian of shared cosmologies. Their practice remains vital today as it sustains intergenerational knowledge, and nurtures a collective sense of belonging and continuity.

Location: 
15.11— Caravanserai 
16.11 — Gavkushon Madrasa
Capacity: 50
Languages: karakalpak, uzbek
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