U.S. Embassy to showcase West Side Story in Yerevan and GyumriSeptember 24, 2010 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Embassy will showcase the American musical film West Side Story on September 25-26 in Armenia. The screenings will take place at the Moscow Movie Theater in Yerevan on September 25, at 7:00 pm, and the Hoktember Movie Theater in Gyumri on September 26, at 4:00 pm. The musical will be shown in English with Armenian subtitles. This year marks the 50th anniversary of West Side Story's film debut. In 1961, the musical won a stunning ten Academy Awards (Oscars), including Best Picture. West Side Story is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, transplanting the timeless love story to the crowded tenements of New York City. West Side Story's beautiful score and dazzling choreography vividly bring to life the passions of rival gangs and young lovers caught in the crossfire of ethnic strife. The West Side Story showcase is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with Art-Film. Art-Film LLC is a private company whose goal is to revitalize Armenian cinema and introduce classic films to wider audiences. Since 2002, Art-Film has organized numerous public events in partnership with foreign and local institutions, the Embassy's press office said. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |