Baku: On October 31, another event of the project ‘Fly to Baku. Art Weekend. Sense the Future NOW’ – the presentation of “Pistachio: Living Heritage” – was held at the Magsud Ibrahimbeyov Creativity Center. The event began with a monodrama based on Maqsud Ibrahimbeyov’s story “The Pistachio Tree”.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the performance centered around the pistachio tree, a symbol of the connection between past and present. It immerses the audience in a world of emotions, memories, and nostalgia. The poignant story, one of Ibrahimbeyov’s impactful works, narrates events through a child’s eyes. In this monodrama, Shovgi Huseynov, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, played the role of a grown man reflecting on his childhood during wartime. Audiences traveled with him into the intimate courtyard of old Baku, where a large pistachio tree stands at the heart of life and memory.
Following the performance, a triptych – a set of three carpets woven by “Azarxalcha” LLC – was presented. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Association, viewed the composition. The artwork symbolizes how life can renew and flourish even amid hardship. Water is portrayed as a key symbolic element throughout the triptych, uniting its three parts and representing the vital life force that underscores growth and regeneration.
Later, a pistachio tree was planted on the center’s terrace with the participation of Leyla Aliyeva. This ceremonial act serves as a symbolic gesture of care for water, nature, and life itself. The pistachio tree is seen as an emblem of unity, linking past and future, art and ecology, people and the land.
Subsequently, Leyla Aliyeva visited the Olive Festival in the Old City (Icherisheher). She explored olives and olive-based products brought from various regions of the country. The visit unfolded in a warm atmosphere with conversations among city guests and tourists, and several commemorative photographs were taken.