Turkmenistan Culture Days in Washington, D.C. (Nov.-Dec. 2011) (In Turkmen)

Turkmenistan television documentary (in the Turkmen language) about the November 2011 "Turkmenistan Culture Days" activities held in Washington, D.C. A 70-person delegation from Turkmenistan -- consisting of Turkmen singers, folk music performers, folklorists, an orchestra, and various creative arts professionals as well as press and logistics staff -- all arrived in Washington for an impressive series of conferences, performances, exhibitions and visits to cultural sites including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian museums, the Kennedy Center and others.
This 29-minute documentary includes interviews with the curator Dr. Paul Michael Taylor (Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian) as well as Dr. Julian Raby (Freer/Sackler Gallery), Dr. James Billington (Library of Congress), Douglas Uchikura (Chevron), and with the arts professionals and performers who provide their impressions of the visit. The documentary also reports on a seminar held in Ashgabat after the participants' return to Turkmenistan, in which they reflect on the trip and the experience of visiting the USA.