Tavush-2005 In Towns And Villages Of Armenia

TAVUSH-2005 IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF ARMENIA
By S. Melkonian

AZG Armenian Daily #177
04/10/2005

Culture

The Union of Theatre Workers of Armenia is holding Tavush-2005 Theatre
Festival with the participation of the actors from Yerevan’s theatres.

On October 1, Gabriel Sundukian Academic Theatre staged Muratsan’s
“Ruzan” in Ijevan. That very day the singers of Yerevan Opera and
Ballet Theatre performed in Dilijan. Hovhannes Tumanian Puppet Theatre
presented “The Three Piglets” in Touz.

The meeting in Khashtarak village of Ijevan was extremely interesting.

Haykaz Yeranosian introduced the life of honored artist of Armenia,
Armen Gulakian. Gulakian’s students, actor Vladimir Abajian and
reciter Svetlana Khanumian, presented a wonderful bouquet from the
Armenian poetry.

This action by the Theatre Workers’ Union was received with special
warmth in this village neighboring with Azerbaijan, as the last 10-15
years were a period of cultural stagnation for the village.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS