On October 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., the Library of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts will host a preliminary defense of the doctoral dissertation by Berik Alpysbaevich Kuketov, a doctoral candidate in the Department «Ballet Master’s art», on the topic «National Identity in Kazakh Choreography: Continuity of Traditions in the Context of Innovation», submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under educational program 8D02197 – «Choreography».

Academic Advisor: Candidate of Arts, Professor at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts – A.B. Shankibaeva.

International Academic Advisor: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor at the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan – Sh.Sh. Zhalilova.

We invite everyone to attend the preliminary defense of the dissertation at the department.