The Bridge / Küper: a village story with a mystery

A delegation arrives in a small village in the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic to congratulate a local woman on her hundredth birthday. The celebration unexpectedly becomes an inquiry that changes how people see the past. The Bridge / Küper is Kamal Theatre’s premiere of Rail Safin’s debut play, with questions of guilt, memory and human connections behind an apparently simple incident.

What changes when a bridge appears?

The action takes place in the 1980s. The village lives apart from the wider world, with the postman bringing news. A new bridge disrupts the familiar order, and the centenary becomes the occasion for an investigation.

Director Farid Bikchantayev maintains the mystery while exploring the bridge as a symbol of connections between people and worlds. The play grew out of the 2026 New Tatar Play laboratory. Choose it to discover contemporary Tatar drama.

Dates and the new theatre

Performances are announced for 6, 7 and 8 November at 17:00, 9 December at 19:00 and 26 December at 17:00, all in 2026. The venue is Kamal Theatre’s Main Hall, 74 Khadi Taktash Street. The age rating is 16+. Check the language, translation options and admission information for your chosen performance with the theatre.

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