MAP podcast – episode 7

31st May 2024

In this episode, we invited the Youth Advisory Board members from Kyrgyzstan to take over and make this space their own. They are Ayana Zundueva, Dzhumaev Davut, Murzaliev Nurzhigit and Talant uulu Nur. You will hear these members Youth Advisory Board from Kyrgyzstan interviewing each other about their work with the board and their experiences participating on MAP activities.

They prepared and carried out the interview themselves with our production support. We counted with the support of Mrs Anara Eginalieva, Director of the Bishkek office and MAP project manager, Cholpon Kylzhyrova and Gulchakhra Karymshakova to organise, coordinate and helps us translate this episode. 

Information about the members of the Youth Advisory Board who hosted this episode. Foundation for Tolerance International (Kyrgyzstan). Mobile Art for Peace. 

Ayana Zundueva is in 9th grade and has been participating in the “Mobile Art for Peace” project since 2023. Since November 2023 – member of the YAB for Kyrgyzstan. Team leader, initiator and organizer of many school club events. Ayana is a creative person, the author of several performances at the school forum theater. She plays different roles in the Forum Theater, and was also the joker of several performances. 

Dzhumaev Davut is in 9th grade and has been participating in the “Mobile Art for Peace” project since 2023. Davut is a creative person, always looking for an interesting approach to organizing events within the project. At the “body mapping” session, his work was one of the brightest and most informative. 

Murzaliev Nurzhigit is a 9th grade student, an active, cheerful, responsible participant in the “Mobile Art for Peace” project since 2023. Member of YAB of the MAP of Kyrgyzstan, plays roles in forum theaters, took part in a session on “body mapping”, took part in the development of policy briefs. 

Talant uulu Nur is now a student at the Academy of Management under the President. Participated in the “Mobile Art for Peace” project for 3 years from 2021 to 2023. Despite the fact that he is no longer in school, he continues to participate in project events. Nur is a participant in many project trainings and sessions on “body mapping”, played roles in forum theater performances, starred in video clips, and takes an active part in the development of policy briefs. Nur says: “In the project, I learned a lot about problems and government structures, which government structure is responsible for solving which problems. How much depends on how well these structures work, what people’s expectations are from these structures. This understanding prompted me to enter the Academy of Management under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. I am an active citizen of the country and can contribute to the development of the country.” 

Mentioned in the episode:  

• Book chapter:  
  Smirnova, A. (2023). Body-mapping Storytelling as ​​a Part of Arts-based Peacebuilding Curriculum. More information: https://repository.lincoln.ac.uk/authors/Anna_Smirnova/17590935

Artwork in focus:

• Body mapping drawing by Nurzhigit
• Body mapping drawing by Davut
• Artistic outputs from Kyrgyzstan: https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/artistic-outputs/artistic-outputs-kyrgyzstan/ 
• Interpreter: Mrs Gulchakhra Karymshakova  

Music

Theme song:

• Song: Imano Z’Abana
• Composers and singers : Alexandre Iteriteka 
• Music: Umuduri Band  
• Producer: Frank Tamari   

Audio from:

• Song by Symbat Zhanybekova (song, lyrics and story): https://map.lincoln.ac.uk/2023/07/20/a-performance-of-komuz-and-singing-by-symbat-z/