A cartoon about a hero from Abkhazian folklore has been created to revive national animation in the native language.

‘The presentation of the new Abkhazian cartoon "Abrskil’s Acts of Heroism" will take place at the Abkhazian State Philharmonia on 27 August at 17:30,’ Director-Animator of the project, Astamur Kvitsinia, said.

SUKHUM -- The children’s theatre-studio "Nart" has been operating at the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre since 2018.

‘The children's theatre-studio "Nart" at the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre is recruiting children from 8 to 16 year-olds,’ the head of the studio, Gudisa Todua, said.

Today is the 90th birthday of Iskhak Mashbash (Circassian: Мэщбэшӏэ Исхьакъ), the famous Circassian poet and novelist.

President Aslan Bzhania has congratulated Iskhak Mashbash, a People’s Writer of Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and holder of the Order of Akhdz-Apsha (II degree), on his 90th birthday.

SUKHUM -- An online chess-tournament is being held in Abkhazia for the first time. One day ago, 25 chess-players from Abkhazia, the Krasnodar Territory, Daghestan and Adyghea took part.

“The online chess-tournament ‘Abkhazia Open’ will be held daily,” said Konstantin Tuzhba, President of the Chess Federation of Abkhazia.

Daria Papba | Ekho Kavkaza -- World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27 March. But in conditions of mass-quarantine, due to the epidemic of coronavirus, theatres had to look for new ways to celebrate, excluding direct involvement of the audience. The Samson Chanba Abkhazian State Drama Theatre celebrated its professional holiday by launching the Radio-Theatre. As part of this project, a series of lectures will be published that tells about the Theatre’s past and present.