Gennady Garbuk became the owner of the "Crystal Pavlinka"

March 28, Minsk / Tatyana Pastushenko - BELTA /. The "Crystal Pavlinka", the highest award for a vibrant life in the theater, was awarded this year to Gennady Garbuk, People's Artist of Belarus and actor of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre. This and other crystal prizes of the Belarusian Union of Theater Workers found their owners on International Theater Day on March 27. The award ceremony took place at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre, reports BELTA correspondent. "We walked towards each other for a long time. My daughter, you are in my hands," said Gennady Garbuk, addressing the statuette. The "Crystal Star", awarded for a significant contribution to the development of theatrical art, was received by Galina Bukatina, an actress of the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre. The "Crystal Flower", which honors debut actors, was awarded to Valentina Gartsueva, an actress of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre. The "Crystal Angel", an award for a vibrant life in puppet theater, was presented to Larisa Mikulich, an actress of the Grodno Regional Puppet Theatre. The happy actors received the awards from the hands of the chairman of the creative union, Alexei Dudarev. The badges "For Contribution to the Development of Culture of the Republic of Belarus" were awarded to Yuri Lizengevich, a production director of the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theatre; Elena Vladomirskaya, an actress of the Maxim Gorky National Academic Drama Theatre; Evgenia Kulbachnaya, an actress of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre; Andrey Kovalchuk, an actor of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre; Anatoly Terpitsky, a leading stage master of the film actor studio of the Belarusfilm National Film Studio; and Larisa Mikulich, an actress of the Grodno Regional Puppet Theatre. Presenting the awards, the Minister of Culture of Belarus, Pavel Latushko, noted that they are not enough to express gratitude to the artists for all that they do. In the minister's opinion, Belarusians can be proud of their theater school, their theatrical past, and what they have now. Pavel Latushko emphasized that, despite the claims of some media that there are no good directors, playwrights, and actors in Belarus, this is not true. "One great man once said that when theater becomes completely precise, it ceases to exist. Therefore, I want to wish all of us that our theater is always in search and develops," said Pavel Latushko. The crystal prizes of the Belarusian Union of Theater Workers have been awarded annually for eighteen years. -0-