CHILDREN’S-JUNIOR THEATRICAL FESTIVAL “NRAN HATIK” TO BE HELD IN
ARMENIA FOR FOURTH TIME
YEREVAN, August 12 (Noyan Tapan). The children’s-junior theatrical
festival “Nran Hatik” will be held in Yerevan on August 14-22 within
the framework of the first Pan-Armenian festival “One Nation, One
Culture”. Levon Ivanian, Chairman of the steering committee of the
festival, said about it during the August 12 press
conference. According to him, 19 children’s theatrical staffs from
Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk will participate in the
festival. According to him, the festival organized upon the initiative
of the heads of the children’s-junior theaters in 2001 became
traditional and is held for the fourth time in succession. “The
children’s-junior festival gives our children an opportunity to show
their talent and love and value dramatic art,” mentioned Levon
Ivanian.
Garnik Seiranian, Chairman of the “Nakhabem” (“Proscenium”)
Educational-Cultural Union, the main organizer of the festival, said
that the Armenian authorities also paid attention to the festival that
united children of the Homeland and the Diaspora. By the decision of
RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian the state will render support to
the holding of the children’s-junior festival “Nran Hatik” till
2015. Garnik Seiranian also said that the festival has no competition
program. All the theatrical troupes participating in festival will
receive the bronze statuettes “Flight” and diplomas of gratitude. On
August 14, participants of the festival will visit Khor Virap, then
the theatrical troupe of school N5 of Masis will perform the play
entitled “Armenians, 1915” in Artashat. On August 15, children will
participate in the ceremony of the consecration of grapes in
Etchmiadzin. On August 16, they will visit Matenadaran and
Tsiternakaberd. The theatrical troupe “Pearllets” will perform the
“Loud-Voiced Silence” play at the State Theater of Gavar the same
evening. The day of the establishment of “Nor Hatik” will be marked on
August 19, and the hymn of this children’s-junior theatrical festival
will be sounded for the first time. On August 22, young actors will
visit the Pantheon after Komitas, and the solemn closing of the
festival will be held in the evening.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress