“MUSICAL TEAHOUSE”- FOLK HUMOR, STAGE INVENTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

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This article provides an analysis of the performance "Musical Teahouse" by the Fergana Regional Puppet Theater. It covers the content, ideological direction, stage design, international recognition, directorial achievements, and the skill of the cast. It also analyzes the artistic level of the performance based on its relevance today, social significance, and participation in international festivals. Key words: Musical teahouse, Fergana regional puppet theatre, international festival, analysis of the performance, Sedukhin, teahouse culture, satire, humor, folk images. 8 ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MODERN SCIENCE International scientific-online conference The play “Musical Teahouse” staged by the Fergana Regional Puppet Theater is not only a source of laughter and pleasure, but also an important stage work that illuminates the realities of today's life in a unique folk style. This play was staged by S. Sedukhin, who fully demonstrated his directing and artistic skills in this work. The idea of the play is to reveal important socio-psychological situations in society through laughter against the background of ordinary life events. The plot of the play is based on events that occur in a roadside teahouse. This teahouse is a kind of “school of life”, where people of different categories - regular guests, passengers, tourists - gather and enrich the stage with their life views and concepts. The genre of the play is rich in elements of humor and satire, combining folk oral traditions, national music, comedic dialogues, and stage actions. In particular, the characters created by the actors have a national character and increase the viewer's attention to life events. Sedukhin's directorial findings, in particular, the decoration of the teahouse scene in a folk spirit, the harmony of decorations, puppets, and live actor actions, give the play a special color. After its staging, the play "Musical Teahouse" achieved great success not only locally, but also on the international stage in a short time. In particular: – In September 2022, it won the 3rd degree Grand Prix at the 6th International Puppet Theater Festival “Assalamu alaykum” held in Aktobe, the Republic of Kazakhstan. – In April 2023, at the 6th International Puppet Theater Festival “Orteke” held in Almaty, the performance “Musical Teahouse” was recognized at the festival, which was attended by 12 theater groups from theaters of Georgia, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. – In June 2023, at the “KUKART” International Festival held in St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation, it was awarded the “Best Performance” nomination, with 30 theaters participating. – In June 2024, at the III International Competition-Festival “Perekryostok” held in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, he won the nominations “Master Puppet. For Preservation of Traditional Forms” and “Children's Choice”. – In September 2024, he won the audience's applause at the International Festival “In the Name of Zhlezkina” held in Mytishchi, Russia. 9 ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MODERN SCIENCE International scientific-online conference – In November 2024, he won the Grand Prix in the nomination “Best Foreign Performance” at the International Festival “29th Children and Youth International” held in Hamdan, Islamic Republic of Iran. In addition, the play has been shown as part of tours in neighboring republics and various regions of Uzbekistan, and is receiving wide public recognition. Director Sergey Sedukhin, through a combination of folk characters, funny scenes, live and puppet acting styles, presents the audience with a social reality that is familiar, but always leaves a new impression. In particular, the decoration of the teahouse environment created by him, the mise-en-scène enriched with national elements, make the play spectacular and memorable.