INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PANTOMIME THEATERS TO BE HELD ON
AUGUST 10-15 IN TSAKHKADZOR
06-05-2008 20:20:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. An International Festival of
Pantomime Theaters will be held on August 10-15 in Tsakhkadzor
on the initiative of the RA Ministry of Culture, Yerevan State
Theater of Pantomime, Union of Theatrical Figures of Armenia and
National Theatrical Creative Union. As Zhirayr Dadasian,
festival's Executive Director, said at the May 6 press
conference, the festival will be held once every two years.
Pantomime theaters from Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia, and
other countries have already submitted bids for taking part in
the festival. Armenia's theatrical companies will also take part
in the festival presenting performances of that genre. The
theatrical companies will present their art during five days, in
Tsakhkadzor streets in the daytime and on the open-air stage of
the festival in the evening.
The festival will be opened with a great festive parade
with the participation of theaters, circus groups, orchestras.
Within the framework of the festival Tsakhkadzor streets will be
turned into exhibitions, stages for puppet and circus
performances, playgrounds, and fairs.
Z. Dadasian also said that master-classes, forums,
discussions will be organized every evening, which, in his
opinion, will give a possibility to establish a direct contact
between the spectators and companies of actors. There will be
party-concerts with live music and dance floors, Armenian
performers of folk, jazz, blues, hip hop, breakdance, and rock
will present their art.
According to the Executive Director of the festival, the
festival's main goal is to establish cooperation with
international theatrical and cultural organizations, involvement
in world theatrical processes, as well as making accessible the
best experience of pantomime in the international sphere to
spectators of Armenia and abroad.
Z. Dadasian considers that there are proper resources in
Tsakhkadzor that can provide conditions meeting international
standards of culture, creative work, and rest, and it will be
interesting that cultural traditions be also formed in that
small town where sports events are mainly organized.