Yerevan to host High Fest theatre festival beginning October 1September 22, 2009 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 1-8 Yerevan will host the 7th High Fest international theatre festival under the patronage of RA President and the sponsorship of Culture Ministry.Festival will be attended by 33 theatre representatives from 22 countries, including Great Britain, Canada, Iceland, France, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Poland and Iran. Within festival frameworks, 50 performances will bе played on 16 theatrical stages in Yerevan. Festival organizers will enable audience to watch spectacles staged in the world's best-known theatres including Philippe Genty (France), Trickster Theatre (Switzerland) and Credo (Bulgaria). Festival will be also attended by international theatrical experts Noel Wits, Pete Brooks (Fine Arts Academy of London), Yana Prekova (Paris Quadrinale of Theatre and Stage Painting) and David Burman (Director of Cook Art Festival, St. Petersburg) "The Overcoat" (author: Nikolay Gogol), performance staged by Bulgarian Credo theatre, will this year open High Fest. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |