‘HIGH FEST’ THEATRE FESTIVAL SETS OFF
By Tamar Minasian

AZG Armenian Daily #174
29/09/2005

Theatre

“Innocent Light” performance of Singapore’s “Odyssey” dance theatre
opened the 3d “High Fest” International Theatre Festival yesterday. But
before the play, young actors paraded from the Theatre and Cinema
Institute to Gabriel Sundukian Academic Theatre. The same day “Hope”
mono opera was staged at the Young Spectator’s Theatre.

At a press conference that followed president of “Kuk Art”
international puppet theatre, David Burman (Russia) said that he
arrived in Yerevan with great pleasure and is very glad to take part
in this festival. “With its dynamic developments, “High Fest” is the
forth of its kind in the world. You managed to gather a great deal
of participants in a very short time”, he said. This year’s festival
hosts 250 participants from 28 countries.

Austrian producer Christian Proney told the conference that he knows
all plays presented at the festival but the European ones. He was sure
that cultural differences will make the festival even more interesting.

Speaking about the master classes that the guests will give within
the frameworks of the festival, Mr. Proney and Mr. Burman said they
will stress theatre management. David Burman thinks that culture
management in Russia and Armenia are rather alike. “I’ll speak about
art management in my seminars. It’s very important that state officials
pay attention to this sphere”, he said.

Christina Proney assured that educational establishments in Austria
are closely watching that cultural arrangements get money they need.