SOS SARGSIAN: THEATER CAN NOT IMPLEMENT ITS MISSION WITHOUT MODERN TRAMATURGY

Noyan Tapan
Mar 29 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The theater can not implement its
mission without modern tramaturgy. Every time has its hero, every
time has its aesthetic principles and position. RA People’s Artist,
artistic head of the State Hamazgayin (national) Theater Sos Sargsian
mentioned in the interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent. The
prominent artist is sure that one may not cling to the old, but one
must have corresponding material for stepping with the time.

Besides, in his words, there are no playwrights: "it is not enough that
their number is too few among us, but they also write little. It is a
great problem as the one called theater is first of all the playwright.

In his words, the theatrical crisis exists today in all over the
world: "there are no playwrights of world fame, Eduardo de Filippo,
Brecht, etc., any longer. They were legislators of that sphere in the
20th century. And they do not exist today. The theater, in general,
has fall."

"The times have changed now, other solutions and other approaches
are demanded now. It is necessary to step with the time. We had the
Artsakh war, no work was created," Sos Sargsian says. In the master’s
words, the Armenian society is not formed yet, and it is difficult
to respond all these without corresponding literary material, but
its necessity is great.

The prominent artist is sure that theaters today do not have that
role which they must have in the society’s life. "It is not possible
to creat deep and wise policy without theater. It is a pity, but our
authorities do not understand the role of the theater. The theater
has always created a corresponding atmosphere, corresponding attitude
towards modern problems," he emphasized.

Speaking about the processes taking place in the country and about the
society’s problems, he mentioned that the society is not formed yet,
it does not know what it wants, which its ideal is. In S. Sargsian’s
words, the reason for all these is the struggle for a post: "Aren’t
we tired of it, how much time is still necessary to understand where
the real values are?"

"As we continuously see evil on TV, we set a task that performances
of our theater, Hamazgayin, are about common people and humane
histories, humane mutual relations, kindness, love and justice,"
Sos Sargsian said.

The State Hamazgayin Theater founded by Sos Sargsian already in 1993
performed at the same time two wonderful performances: Eduardo de
Filippo’s "Il Sindaco del Rione Sanita" (Mayor of Sanita) and Hayk
Hakobian’s "Lernayin Kakachner" (Mountain Tulips) round which the
devoted spectator of the Hamazgayin Theater gradually formed.

An 18-person company of young actors today works at the theater who
are devoted ones like the former actors as they work with paltry
salary but with great responsibility towards the theater.