Today, on the International Day of theaters, the Union of Theater Workers of the Republic of Bashkortostan hosted the traditional XVII Republican festival of theater skits "Merry Wings". This year, the organizers defined the theme of the festival - "Rooks are arrived".

The spectators were waiting for pies with cabbage, which became a trend of the event, sparkling humor, talented performances of artists.
Leading the event was the People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan Almas Amirov, and the incomplete (today) quartet "Surprise" made him a company.
This year, 7 theaters from Ufa and the cities of the republic took part in the festival. It is pleasant to note that for the first time the Theater of the young spectator of Ufa has become a participant of the festival.

The first deputy of the STD RB Hurmatulla Utiashev opened the cabbage: "Good evening, colleagues, jury, spectators! On behalf of the Union of Theater Workers of the Republic of Bashkortostan, I congratulate you all on the theater's day! Today is an amazing day - our day off coincided with our professional holiday, and I do not even remember when it was the last time. Today we again gathered to see the professionals of their business", congratulated all Khurmatulla Gazzaleevich.

Today, the jury of the event - the chairman of the jury, the People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the chairman of the youth council at the STD RB Airat Akhmetshin, the honored worker of the press and the media of RB Ilyuza Kapkayeva, the honored worker of culture of the Republic of Belarus Elena Kondoyanidi, the director, the honored worker of the RB Musalim Kulbayev, the director, Art worker of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Airat Abushakhmanov.

The winners were named this evening not only in the theatrical path - a contest of paintings based on the motives of the work "Rooks arrived" by A. Savrasov was announced in advance. For the resourcefulness of the BATD of M. Gafuri and the Russian Drama Theater in Sterlitamak divided the first place in this contest.

The hosts prepared the competitions for the spectators, so, everyone who visited the theater festival visited the stage today.

The third stage award of the theatrical skit "The Merry Kulis" was awarded to the Bashkir troupe of the National Youth Theater named after A.Ya. M. Karima, the second-degree prize was awarded to the troupe of the State Russian Drama Theater in Sterlitamak, and the troupe of the Russian Drama Theater with its performance on the global flood, spring, and storks instead of rooks became the winners of the evening. Also a special prize was awarded to the actress of the Russian troupe of the NMT im. M. Karima Svetlana Bronnikova, and the staff of the Theater of the Young Spectator in Ufa.

Today's holiday brought together an incredible number of talents, which the audience was convinced throughout the evening.