GROUP OF THEATER ARTISTS CONFERED RA HONORARY TITLES

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 27 2006

YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. By RA President
Robert Kocharian’s March 25 decree, RA Honorary Titles were given
to a group of workers of the theatrical art for the considerable
contribution in the sphere of the theatrical art and on the occasion
of the International Day of Theater. As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the President’s Press Office, the People’s Artist’s title was
given to opera singer Barsegh Toumanian, honorary artist’s title was
given to Hovhannes Babakhanian, an artist of the Yerevan Hrachia
Ghaplanian Dramatic Theater, Hrant Tokhatian, an artist of the
Yerevan Chamber State Theater, Derenik Martirosian, an artist of
the Hovhannes Toumanian Puppet State Theater, Lala Mnatsakanian, an
acrtress of the “Mher Mkrtchian” Artistic Theater and Karen Sargsian,
the editor-in-chief of the Alexander Spendiarian’s Opera and Ballet
National Academic Theater. Theatrical critic Varsenik Grigorian,
Hakob Ghazanchian, the Artictic Head-Director of the Yerevan Young
Spectators’ Theater got titles of Honoured Art Figure. and Grisha
Sahakian, the main painter of the Yerevan Young Spectators’ Theater
got title of the Honoured Culture Figure. By another decree of the
President, Kamo Arzumanian, the Director of the Kapan Alexander
Shirvanzade State Dramatic Theater was awarded Movses Khorenatsi medal.