THREE THEATRICAL FESTIVALS TO BE HELD ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Oct 17 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Three theatrical festivals,
Pomegranate Grain Children’s Festival, 3rd Republican Festival of
Puppet Theaters, and 2nd Festival of Young Producers, will start
almost simultaneously soon with the assistance of the RA Ministry
of Culture. As Karine Khodikian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture,
said at the October 17 press conference, these three festivals solve
various problems and are addressed to different age groups.

The Pomegranate Grain festival, which is being held for the 7th
time and has been already proved by time, according to the festival
Chairwoman Hasmik Karapetian, contributes to spreading and development
of threater and theatrical art among children and young people,
promote formation of companies of actors. According to H. Karapetian,
various companies of actors take part in the festival every year,
not involving companies, which have already achieved success. This
year the festival will be held between October 22 to November 2, with
participation of 19 companies of actors from Armenia, Artsakh, Javakhk.

According to Hakob Ghazanchian, the Chairman of the Armenian Union
of Theater Figures, the 2nd Festival of Young Producers, which will
be held this year between October 21 to 26 in Gyumri, is aimed at
assisting young producers by giving them a possibility to present
their works.

The 3rd Republican Festival of Puppet Theaters will be held on October
18 in 5 towns of Tavush region. 20 puppet companies of actors from
Armenia, Javakhk and NKR will take part in the festival. They will
present 50 performances. This festival, according to its organizers, is
an expected holiday for children living in remote regions of Armenia.