"METAKSIA" THEATRICAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 28 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. "Metaksia" theatrical
festival will be held on July 2-8 in Yerevan, on the occasion of the
80th birth anniversary of talented actress Metaksia Simonian. Theaters
of Armenia, Stepanakert, Tbilisi will take part in it. Each theater
will present the best performance of its repertoire on these days. Vahe
Shahverdian, Art Director of Gabriel Sundukian National Academic
Theater, declared this at the June 28 press conference.
According to V.Shahverdian, "Artist" competition will be held at the
end of the festival, within the framework of which awards will be
given to the art figures who will win in the nominations of the best
actress, the best actor, the best playwright and the best artist. They
will be given diplomas and Metaksia Simonian’s memorial medal.
"Metaksia was the actress, to which not one, but 10 jubilee events
can be dedicated," Vahe Shahverdian emphasized.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
