Must-see entertainment in Bishkek

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    State Opera & Ballet Theatre

    Bishkek

    Classical and local productions are staged in this elegant building, usually starting at 5pm Friday to Sunday, autumn to spring. Check the billboards…

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    Asanbay Center

    Bishkek

    This smart exhibition space hosts a wide variety of events and rotating exhibits, and the Georgian restaurant on the second-floor terrace makes a great…

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    Philharmonia

    Bishkek

    Features Western and Kyrgyz orchestral works and the occasional Kyrgyz song-and-dance performance. The kassa (ticket office) is on the west side.

  • Ak-Kula Hippodrome

    Bishkek

    On national holidays, this stadium is the venue for competitions of national sports such as at chabysh (horse race over 20km to 30km), ulak-tartysh …

  • Kyrgyz National Drama Theatre

    Bishkek

    On the east side of Panfilov Park, this is the place for popular Kyrgyz-language works (more often than not written by Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstan’s…