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PRESS RELEASE
29 November 2004

Participation of Armenian theater in Damascus International Festival
of theater art

The 12th Damascus international festival of theatre art is taking
place from November 21 till November 30 in the Syrian Arab
Republic. Armenia’s Arion theatre performed Durenmate’s “Last Waltz,”
with prominent Armenian artists Vladimir Msrian and Anna and Armen
Elbakian on the 25th of November.

Through the initiative of the Armenian embassy in Syria, the theatre
troupe held performances for the Armenian communities in Damascus and
Aleppo. During a press conference held by Armenian artists, local and
international theater experts expressed their high regard for the
Armenian troupe’s performance.