‘HAYFEST’ THEATRICAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN FOR FOURTH TIME
By Susana Margarian

AZG Armenian Daily
29/09/2006

In 2003 most of the Armenian spectators weren’t encouraged with
the foreign performances included in "Hayfest" first international
theatrical festival.

This year, the forth festival will represent a larger perspective of
the contemporary theatre to the Armenian spectators. The organizers
of "Hayfest " theatrical festival stated about this at the press
conference at the Yerevan State Puppet Theatre. They added that the
festival is sponsored by RA prime minister and RA defense minister. The
organizers of the festival would also like to get the financial
assistance form RA Culture Ministry, as well, and they expect that to
happen next year. Meanwhile, from October 4, 50 theatre troops from
the world will represent their performances at the Yerevan theatres.

Within the framework of "Hayfest," they envisage to hold also the
international festival of youth and puppet theatres. Arthur Ghukasian,
head of the Yerevan State Puppet Theatre stated in response to the
question of Azg, that they paid more attention to genres of the plays,
to the structure of the troops and to the prices of the performances,
rather than to their content. He added that the festival has no
nominations or awards. The festival is directed to contribute to
the development of the cultural policy and art management spheres
in Armenia. The organizers have also included master classes in the
course of the festival for the Armenian students.

It’s worth mentioning that only 20 local theatrical troops will
participate in the festival.