“Qizil Dervish” (“Golden Dervish”) Award
Year of establishment: 1992
Purpose:
Performances, playwrights, directors, actors, composers, designers, vocalists, ballet dancers who took an active part in the development of performing arts in Azerbaijan, attracted the attention of the theatre community with their artistic integrity, theatre experts who distinguished themselves by their research works in the history and theory of theatre, also very important publications, reviews in the press, broadcasts on radio and television are awarded with this prize.
The following figures were presented:
1992
Yashar Nuriev - People’s Artist
Firangiz Sharifova - People’s Artist
Ilham Rahimli - Doctor of Arts, Professor
1993
Afag Bashirgyzy - People’s Artist
Khanlar Hashimzade - actor of Sheki State Drama Theatre
1994
Vagif Ibrahimoglu - Honored Figure of Arts
1995
Madina Aliyeva - ballet dancer
Huseynaga Atakishiyev - Honored Artist
Performance “Shah Ismail Khatai” of Sumgayit State Music and Drama Theatre
1996
The performance of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre “Revenge is not postponed” (Nahid Hajiyev, Lutfi Mammadbeyov, Adil Babirov, Yashar Nuri, Zemfira Aliyeva)
Rafig Aliyev - Honored Artist
Alexander Sharovsky - People’s Artist
Lyudmila Dukhovnaya - People’s Artist
Tatiana Gross - Honored Artist
Haji Murad Yagizarov - People’s Artist
1997
Ilyas Efendiyev - playwright
Siyavush Aslan - People’s Artist
Aliabbas Gadirov - People’s Artist
Shovgi Huseynov - Honored Artist
Almaz Mustafayeva - actress of the Theatre of the Young Spectators
1999
The performance of the National Academic Dramatic Theatre “The sword that battles us” (Bakhtiyar Vahabzade, Agakishi Kazimov, Ismayil Mammadov, Zemfira Narimanova, Rafig Azimov, Ramiz Melikov, Nuraddin Guliyev)
The performance “My Favorite Madman” of the Academic National Drama Theatre (Elchin Efendiyev, Azer Pasha Nematov, Elchin Mammadov, Elkhan Agahuseynoglu, Haji Ismailov, Jafar Akhmadov, Telman Adygozalov)
Maryam Alizade - Doctor of Arts, Professor
Magsud Mammadov - People’s Artist
2000
Nasiba Zeynalova - People’s Artist
2001
Naira Ramazanova - ballet dancer
Nasiba Eldarova - actress of the State Youth Theatre
Javanshir Guliyev - Honored Artist
Kamal Khudaverdiev - People’s Artist
Elchin Mammadov - Honored Artist
Kamal Aslanov - playwright
The performance “Fiancé-banker” of the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy (Tamara Valiyeva, Emin Sabitoglu, Faig Zohrabov, Afag Bashirgyzy, Hajibaba Bagirov, Nazim Hajibeyov)
2002
The performance “Let's Talk Straight” of the Shusha State Music and Drama Theatre
The performance “Don't Condemn Me” of the Sheki State Drama Theatre
The performance “Song Remaining in the Mountains” of the Ganja State Drama Theatre (Aladdin Abbasov)
Bahram Osmanov - Honored Artist
Munevver Aliyeva - Honored Artist
The performance of Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre “Tyg-tyg khanim”
Mehriban Alakberzade - director
Ilham Namig Kamal - People’s Artist
Yagub Mammadov - theatre expert
2003
Islam Islamov - ballet dancer
Israfil Israfilov - Doctor of Arts
Ramiz Mammadov - Honored Artist
Vagif Sharifov - Honored Artist
Maharram Badirzade - television director
Huseynbala Miralamov - playwright
Azer Pasha Nematov - People’s Artist
Fuad Poladov - People’s Artist
Sanubar Iskandarova - Honored Artist
Rafael Dadashov - People’s Artist
Siyavush Aslan - People’s Artist
Masma Agaverdiyeva - actress
Sabir Mammadov - Honored Artist
Siyavush Karimi - composer, People’s Artist
Hasan Turabov (posthumously) - People’s Artist
2004
State Theatre Museum named after J. Jabbarly
Jalil Vazirov - theatre expert
Veta Nadirova - theatre expert
Nazim Beykishiyev - Honored Artist
Jannet Salimova - People’s Artist
Garina Karimova -
Mammadsafa Gasimov - actor of the YUG theatre
Samaya Sadygova - Honored Artist
The performance “Mother” of the Mingachevir State Drama Theatre
2005
Kamilla Huseynova - Honored Artist
Agahan Salmanov - People’s Artist
Farhad Israfilov - actor of the YUG Theatre
Adalat Veliyev - theatre expert, Ph.D. in Arts
Gakh State Puppet Theatre (performances “Adventures of a Tailless Donkey” and “Ashug Garib”)
2006
Nodar Shashygoglu - People’s Artist
Oruj Gurbanov - director
Arif Guliyev - People’s Artist
Yusif Mukhtarov - People’s Artist
Rahman Rakhmanov - actor of the Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre
Ilgar Jahangirov - actor of the Baku Chamber Theatre
2007
Sevinj Aliyeva - Honored Artist
Rza Khudiyev - actor of the Nakhchivan Theatre
Yasin Garayev - People’s Artist
Firudin Maharramov - Honored Artist
Sona Mikayilova - actress of the YUG Theatre
Tahir Tahirov - Honored Artist
2009
Firangiz Mutallimova - People’s Artist
Atabala Safarov - actor
Mirbala Salimli - Chief Director of the Sheki Theatre