Aghasi Ayvazyan Theater Festival launched in YerevanOctober 18, 2010 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aghasi Ayvazyan Theater Festival was launched for the first time in Yerevan, featuring 12 performances drawing on the playwright’s works. “The festival is a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to the great Armenian writer and playwright. I hope the level of performances will be up to the name of the great Ayvazyan,” Deputy Minister of Culture Artur Poghosyan cited the message of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan timed to festival opening ceremony. The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan also addressed their congratulatory messages to festival organizers. 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |