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Establishment and Development of Azerbaijani Theater Azerbaijani
Theatre is closely connected with the activity, life, festivities,
wedding traditions, and outlook of the people. Ancient traditional
ceremonies, such as "Sayachy", "Novruz", and "Gevsech" encompass
theatrical elements such as choruses, dances, various archetypical
characters, and dialogs in dramatic plays. The most important moment of
the ceremony of Novruz, in the game "Kosa-Kosa", is the pattern of the
theatrical plays. The game is characterized by a plot, dramatic moments,
and actors in masks who wear special clothes. The episodes "Khan-Khan",
"Dancing of Mutribs" ("mutrib" means "a boy in woman's dress"), "The
Competition Between the Bride and Mother-In-Law" and others performed at
wedding ceremonies reveal the importance of elements of games and
performance. The elements of a stage theater are also strong in a
widespread ceremony "Yugh", at the meetings of Ozans and Ashugs, in the
scenes of "Zorxana", and in rope-dancers' shows.