Azad Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Azad Məmmədov, 12 December 1964) is an actor of Shusha Musical Drama Theatre, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Republic.[1]

Azad Mammadov
Azerbaijani: Azad Məmmədov
Born
Məmmədov Azad Əşrəf oğlu

(1964-12-12) December 12, 1964 (age 59)
NationalityAzerbaijani
Citizenship Soviet Union
 Azerbaijan
EducationAzerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts
Occupationactor
Years active1990–present
AwardsHonored Artist of Azerbaijan Republic

Biography edit

Azad Mammadov was born on December 12, 1964, in Shusha. In 1980-1984 he studied in kamancha class at Shusha Music Technical School named after Mir Mohsun Navvab and later worked here as a teacher. In 1988-1993 he studied at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art.[2]

He has been acting as an actor in Shusha State Musical Drama Theatre since 1990, and as Deputy Director since 1994.[2]

Azad Mammadov acted as both an actor and a musician at the concert "Nəğmədir, gülüşdür hər dərdə məlhəm". He has been a music designer for several productions in the theater: Jafar Jabbarly "Aydin", Suleyman Sani Akhundov "Greedy", Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev "Daghilan Tifag", Jalil Mammadguluzadeh "Kamancha", Ilyas Afandiyev "You are always with me", Nuraddin Qanbar "Burial of the monkey".[3][4]

He played the role of a duck (mim) in a pantomime performance of "Üç nöqtə, vergül, nida, sual" (R.Shahsuvarov) at the Him-jim pantomime festival held in 1994, the role of "Hatamkhan Agha" in the performance of "Hekayəti Müsyö Jordan Həkimi-Nəbatat və Dərviş Məstəli Şah Cadükuni Məşhur" (M.F.Akhundov) at "National Classics" Festival in 1999, the role of male ("Musical Letters", F.Mustafa) and "Nikita Ivanich" ("Swansong", A.P.Chekhov) at the Theater Festival "The Completeness of Empty Space" in 2005.[5]

Awards edit

  • The Golden Dervish Award of the Azerbaijan Union of Theater Figures (Together with the creative staff of the play "Əyri oturaq, düz danışaq") — 2002[6]
  • Presidential Award — 2005
  • Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Republic — 25 June 2013[1]

Main roles edit

Play Author Role
Arshın mal alan Uzeyir Hajibeyov Vali
Özümüz bilərik Suleyman Alasgarov və Shikhali Gurbanov Mirish
Durna Said RustamovSuleyman Rustam Hilal
Ayının min bir oyunu Sultan Majid Ganizade Rustam bey and Aghajafar Galibani
Marqaritka Armand Salacrou Old man
Gözəlləri necə qaçırırlar Bilal Appayev Hopay
Xəlifə Leylək Wilhelm Hauff Taleteller and wise Salim
Aydın Jafar Jabbarly Surkhay and Mirza Javad
Ağıllı adam Firuz Mustafa Journalist
Sehirli kreslo Frigyes Karinthy Genius
Bayramın birinci günü Nâzım Hikmet Rustam
Millət dostları Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev Safar bey
Dağılan tifaq Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev Dallak Hagverdi
Kamança Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Bakhshi kamancha-player
Sərgüzəşti-vəziri-xani-Lənkəran Mirza Fatali Akhundov Haji Salah
Nənəmin şahlıq quşu Aliagha KurchayliVasif Adigozalov Gulu
Sən həmişə mənimləsən Ilyas Afandiyev Faraj
Şuşa dağlarını duman bürüyüb Elchin Afandiyev Doppa Dadash

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Azərbaycan Respublikasının teatr xadimlərinə fəxri adların verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  2. ^ a b Ilham Rahimli. Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası (in Azerbaijani). Vol. 1. Baku: "Azərnəşr". p. 71.
  3. ^ "ŞUŞA TEATRI..." (PDF). azteatr.musigi-dunya.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  4. ^ Ilham Rahimli. Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası (in Azerbaijani). Vol. 1. Baku: "Azərnəşr". p. 72.
  5. ^ "Şuşa Dövlət Musiqili Dram Teatrı". azteatr.musigi-dunya.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  6. ^ ""QIZIL DƏRVİŞ" mükafatı". teatrittifaqi.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-02-21.