AZG Armenian Daily #169, 21/09/2005
Culture
‘HAYFEST’ INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL IN YEREVAN
“Hayfest” international theatre festival that launched 3 years ago was
widely addressed by the world’s leading theatrical organizations as the main
theatre festival in the South Caucasus. The third “Hayfest” initiated by
Armenian Actors’ Union, ALFAEL producer center and Caucasian Cultural Bureau
will be held from September 28 to October 6. This year’s festival will host
famous theatre organizers Edward Boyakov (General Director of Golden Mask
Russian National Theatre Festival of Russia), Bernard d’Arcier (d’Avignon
international festival, France), Kostandi Kiriak (Sibiu intl. fest.,
Romania), Yova Cirilova (BITEF intl. fest., Serbia and Montenegro) and
others.
The main purpose of “Hayfest” is to represent the world culture in Armenia
and to contribute to development of Armenian theatrical art. The festival
pulled in 250 participants from 28 countries including 40 troupes from
England, Wales, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Mexico, Italy, Holland,
Spain, Israel, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Czech Republic, Singapore
and other places. Within the frameworks of the festival there will be round
tables and discussions on cultural policy in Armenia and development of arts
management.
By Marietta Makarian