S.Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University hosted the Republican Scientific and Practical Conference "Theater. Culture. Spirituality. Modernity", dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding director, playwright, one of the founders of Kazakh national professional theatrical art, People's Artist of KazASSR Zhumat Turgynbaevich Shanin.

Scientists of the university, students, representatives of the public and grandson of Zh. Shanin took part in the conference.

Welcoming guests, Vice-rector for scientific work and innovations of Pavlodar State University, professor Nurlan Yerzhanov noted that Zhumat Shanin was a pioneer  of the Kazakh folk theater. Thanks to his personal efforts, dramaturgy and direction were actively developing in Kazakhstan, he managed to light the star of the Kazakh theater and bring it to a professional level.

"In many respects, Zhumat Turgynbaevich was the first: he headed the first Kazakh drama theater, he became the first People's Artist of KazASSR, he made his debut in three roles as a director, actor and playwright in the production of  "Arkaly Batyr", Nurlan Telmanovich emphasized.

The conference was preceded by a book exposition devoted to the life and work of Zhumat Turgynbaevich, presented by the employees of the Scientific Library named after. S. Beisembayev.