YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The Chamber Music Theater founded in 1997 is already ruined, the theater's normal working rhythm has stopped and the theater collective has divided into two groups. Theater's Art Director Armen Meliksetian declared this at the December 14 press conference. In his words, until 2005 at each performance the theater hall was half-full, but starting 2005 when Levon Abrahamian was appointed as theater Director, the spectators' attendance abruptly decreased: in 2005 the hall was full by 17% and in 2006 by 5%. "Everything was being done to fail the newly staged performances. Theater's work was being impeded. All this was being done deliberately and for one purpose - for privatizing the theater building," Armen Meliksetian declared. Theater actors, even those dismissed from work by former Director Levon Abrahamian were present at the press conference. As the latters affirmed, they were dismissed illegally. The art director's daughter, Lusine Meliksetian declared that Levon Abrahamian dismissed her when she was on a physiological leave. And in response to the journalists' question, why the actors did not apply to the court, they said: "Don't you know how such questions are solved in courts?." It was also mentioned that Levon Abrahamian was the husband of RA President Robert Kocharian's niece and only after their divorce that took place lately the Ministry of Culture dismissed him from work. To recap, a week ago a similar press conference was organized by the dismissed Director of the Chamber Music Theater, Levon Abrahamian. He spoke about his intention to litigate the issue of his dismissal at the court.

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