The Hawar Theater Group from the city of Kirkuk, under the sponsorship of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, is participating in the Salma performance at the 8th International Theater Festival in Ostróvske - Fest in the city of Kinishmeya, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Najad Najm, the director of the theater, announced in a special interview with Kurdistan 24 that this is the first time a theater group from Kirkuk has participated in such an event.