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Carmen. The Story of José

This is the story of two Josés. One is young, alive, experiencing love as freedom. The other is the same man — but after. Trapped in a timeless void, paying for a choice once made. The older José confronts his younger self again and again, watching him relive his story with Carmen — unable to stop it.

But here, Carmen is not just a woman. She is everything that makes up love: desire, attachment, the fear of loss. Alongside her is fate — not as an external force, but as something already born within, quietly guiding what comes next.

Trying to intervene, to change the course of events and break the chain of inevitability, the older José takes a step toward himself. But can one change what has already become part of who they are? And where is the line between choice and what feels inevitable?

Director: Tural Mustafayev
Production Designer: Mustafa Mustafayev
Lighting Designer: Nikolai Rudychev
Composer: Anar Yusifov
Choreography: Kamilla Aliyeva
Movement Direction: Elnur Ismailzade
Assistant Director: Sevil Jalilova

Cast:
Carmen: Hajar Aghayeva
José Navarre: Fuad Osmanov
José Lizarabengoa: Murad Mammadov
Woman from the Tobacco Factory: Saida Velibekova
Lillas Pastia, Fate: Ilkin Mekhtiyev
Corregidors, Gypsies: Farid Huseynov, Rashad Aliyarov
Gypsy Women: Syama Veliyeva, Govkhar Shahbanova, Dilyara Nazarova, Fidan Agaverdiyeva, Sabina Asim

Duration:
Act I – 1 hour 15 minutes
Act II – 50 minutes

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