Siraciev was the director in both
Tinçurin Theater and
Kamal Theater[1] in
Kazan,
Tatarstan,
Russia, who tried to bring a fresh look on theater as an art .[2] He was first who established cultural relations with Tatars living in Turkey. In 1991 on his initiative (together with his close friend composer
Masguda Shamsutdinova) the
TÜMATA folk and mystic music band were invited to Kazan. Their three concerts in Tinçurin Theater were a great success. Another important contribution of Damir Siraciev was his role in organizing the visit of the world-known ballet dancer
Rudolf Nureyev to
Kazan and his appearance, already heavily affected by
AIDS, in front of the audience at
Musa Cälil Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in
Kazan in March 1992 as a conductor .[3][4]
MP in
Tatarstan Parliament between 1990 and 1995.[10]*co-founder and deputy director of Foundation for the Preservation and Development of the Tatar Language and Culture - Cíın.
Damir Siraciev Prize
In 1999 the Cíın (
Tatar: Җыен) Foundation for the Preservation and Development of the Tatar Language and Culture, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Kamal Theater established the annual Damir Siraciev Prize for activements in theatrical arts.[11][12][13] Among the recipients are
Marsel Sälimcanov,
Tufan Miñnullin,
Aleksandr Slavutskiy, Robert Mortazin, Renat Ğäliev, [14]), İslamiä Mäxmüteva, Rifqät Yaqupov, Firdäwes Xäyrullina,[11] İskädär Äxmätwäliev.
References
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ab(in Tatar)[1]Archived 2007-12-19 at the
Wayback Machine as retrieved on 21 Oct 2007 from Official site of the Republic of Tatarstan.
^(in Tatar)Mäskäw ölkäsendäge millättäşlärebezne qotlarğa Qazan wäkilläre dä kitte.[2]Archived 2005-01-01 at the
Wayback Machine RFE/RL Tatar-Bashkir Service Site December 3, 2004.
^(in Russian)Respublika Tatarstan, no.176 (26032) September 04, 2007
[3][permanent dead link] as retrieved on 21 Oct 2007.
^(in Russian)Ğasırlar awazı, 1-2007
[4] as retrieved on 25 Oct 2007.
^According to witnesses the play was intended to be revolutionary. It was filmed in Kamal Theater, Kazan, but never mastered. Later, the record disappeared, the only working copy is thought to be given by Siraciev as a keepsake to his friends from Turkey.