VIVACELL-MTS PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PUPPET THEATERS IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.09.2009 11:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 5, VivaCell-MTS announced the opening
of the Tumanyan Fairy Tale Day International Puppet Theater Festival
in Dsegh, Lori, the home village of the world known Armenian writer
Hovhannes Tumanyan.
"VivaCell-MTS support to Armenian children is a commitment we are
adamant to keep. A smile brought to our children’s face is worth
treasures. The international festival of puppet theaters in Armenia
is helping us to support the preservation of Armenian cultural
traditions and educating our young generation in different tools,"
stated VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.
Now for the fourth year, the festival gathers puppeteer
companies from Armenia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Georgia,
and Nagorno-Karabakh. Among the participants of the festival is the
"Puy-puy" Theater after Derenik Demirchyan from Javahk.
The opening ceremony was followed by open-air celebration activities
and the first performances of the participants. The main program of
the festival will continue in the following days in the halls of the
Dsegh culture house and the village administration premise and will
be summarized with the awarding ceremony on September 10.
The festival will be finalized on September 18 by a theatrical
performance in Yerevan and the honoring of the festival supporters
and friends.
The program of the festival also includes master classes in puppet art,
exhibitions, daily evening clubs, excursions, and film screenings.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress