  8th Shakespeare Festival in Armenia may become the last one September 15, 2010 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Shakespeare Festival faces the threat of closing because of grave financial problems. As the head of Armenian Theater Workers Union, Hakob Ghazanchyan told a news conference, Yerevan Mayor’s Office ceased festival financing this year. “Unless the situation changes, this year’s Shakespeare Festival may become the last one,” he stressed. Despite difficulties cited, famous film and theater director Peter Brook will visit Yerevan to attend the festival, which will kick off on September 15 in Gabriel Sundukyan Academic Theater with Macbeth performance.   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 |  Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
