Badura Afganli
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Badura Afganli (Azerbaijani: Bədurə Məlik qızı Əfqanlı; maiden name Agamalova) (25 October 1912 - 7 May 2002) was one of the first Azerbaijani female theater artists, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1974), Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1949).
Early life and education
Badura Agamalova was born on 25 October 1912 in Baku. In 1931, she graduated from the Azerbaijan State Art College.
Career
In 1934 - 35, Agamalova created sketches of costumes and scenery for staging several performances at the Ashgabat State Azerbaijani State Theater (“Leyli and Majnun” by Uzeyir Gadzhibekov, “Ashik-Gharib” by Zulfugar Gadzhibekov, “Sheikh Sanan” by Hussein Javid, “In 1905” by Jafar Jabbarli).
From 1938 to 1960, Badura Afganli worked at the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater in Baku. Here she created sketches and designed such performances as "Love and Revenge" by Suleiman Sani Akhundov, "Waiting" by Mehdi Hussein and Ilyas Efendiev, "The Ruined Nest" by Abudrragim-bek Akhverdiev, " Vassa Zheleznova" by Maxim Gorky, “Othello ” by William Shakespeare (together with Nusrat Fatullayev), “Shirvan Beauty” by Enver Mammadkhanly and others.
Since 1960, Afganli was a costume designer at the Azerbaijanfilm film studio. Badura Afganli created costume designs for some performances of the Azerbaijan Russian Drama Theatre, some operas, films (“The Tale of Love,” The Light of the Extinct Bonfires,” etc.), dance ensembles, and amateur art groups.
Many of Afganli's works are kept in the Azerbaijan State Theater Museum and the Moscow Central Theater Museum. She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and medals.