III International Lazgi Dance Festival and International Scientific and Practical Conference concluded in Khiva, Uzbekistan

Khiva, Uzbekistan: The III International Lazgi Dance Festival concluded here and included the International Scientific and Practical Conference within the framework of the festival.
Internationally renowned writers, authors, journalists, academicians, and performers from 80 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Brazil, Korea, Japan, Spain, Egypt, Georgia, India, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Jordan, Mexico, Ghana, North Macedonia, Iran, China, Pakistan, and Italy, attended the event. Additionally, the III meeting of the Uzbekistan–Turkic Joint Cultural Commission, the III meeting of rectors of higher educational institutions of arts and dance from TURKSOY member states, a conference on the topic “Anthology of Traditional Dance of the Turkic World,” and an “Ethnocultural Forum” were held within the framework of the festival.
The Pakistani delegation comprised Dr. Shazia Anwer Cheema and Vikas Kumar, who presented their scientific papers, while Ch. Hamid Mahmood and Agha Iqrar Haroon participated in the International Forum discussion.
The paper presented by Dr. Shazia Anwer Cheema, titled “From Spectacle to Gesture: Re-situating Lazgi within Punjabi Performing Arts and Embodied Performance Theory,” was approved for publication in the International Conference Documentation Compendium.