The air backstage was electrified. Not just excitement — a trembling that reached the very tips of my fingers. The kind that whispers: “You’re alive, you’re here, and something incredible is about to happen.” Once you’ve felt that trembling, you can never live without it again.
And so it began…
The play “Bahram Shah and the Princesses”, directed by Shamil Najafzada, based on the poem by Nizami Ganjavi.
The poetry of the 12th century is not just words — it’s an entire world that must not only be understood but lived through. Every word, every metaphor demanded deep immersion, almost meditation. There were days when the text seemed like an unbreakable fortress, and rehearsals — an endless search for the key. Together, as a team, we carved out a completely new path, creating something that had never existed before. It was difficult, but within that difficulty, something incredibly fragile and beautiful was born. We knew this play might not be for everyone, but for us, it became something far greater than a performance.
Then the lights went out. For a moment — complete emptiness in my mind, and then… magic.
I wasn’t acting — I was.
And then came the finale — silence — and that thunderous, warm wave of applause. I could feel the audience, their eyes, their breath.
It was the confirmation: we reached them, we touched their hearts. Every second was worth it.
In Eastern culture, the pomegranate symbolizes fertility, abundance, new life, and hidden depth. Its thick skin represents our resilience — our ability to endure the hardships of rehearsals and not give up. And inside… inside the pomegranate are countless seeds. Each one unique, yet together they form a whole — full of juice and life.
We — the actors, the director, the entire team — are those seeds. Each with our own story, talent, and soul, but united by a shared purpose and art.
We are one Pomegranate, blooming on this stage, offering the world our perhaps unusual, but deeply sincere beauty.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this incredible journey.
Until next time, dear audience.
