  ArmMono festival features Egyptian and Israeli performances March 31, 2011 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the fist time ever, ArmMono 9th annual international theatre festival will host representatives of Egypt and Israel, festival director Marianna Mkhitaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. Carmen, the Egyptian performance, participated in a number of international festivals. The performance won theatre prizes in Poland and Oman. Carmen portrays the story of a charwoman, who dreams away, imagining herself as a main character in Bizet’s opera. Israeli performance, Silly Gimpel, tells a story of a life in Europe before the Holocaust. ArmMono, held under the auspices of Armenian National Assembly chairman and Ministry of Culture, is scheduled for April 3 to 8 in Yerevan. The first ArmMono fest took place in September 2003.   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 |  Latest 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. |
