Yerevan to host High Fest 7th International Performing Arts FestivalSeptember 7, 2009 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 1-8, Yerevan will host High Fest 7th International Performing Arts Festival, featuring About 33 theater companies from 22 countries of the world."Despite economic crisis, which affected the culture in the first place, we managed to invite Philip Janti's theater group, Bulgarian "Credo" theater, "Trickster Theater" of Sweden and Kazakhstan's Artichokes Theater," festival coordinator Shoghakat Galstyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The festival will also feature International Program of Puppet and Children Performances and ARMS FEST Armenian International Student and Youth Program as well as a seminar on set design, conducted by world known masters of performing arts. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |