Armenian dramatists to attend gathering in IranSeptember 17, 2011 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ten Armenian dramatists will travel to Iran in November in order to attend a gathering, which has been organized by the Center of Playwrights of the Iranian Theater Forum. The travel is part of an agreement, which was singed between the center and the Writers’ Union of Armenia last year, the center’s spokesman Behzad Seddiqi told the Persian service of ISNA on Friday. Nelly Shahnazaryan, Karine Khodikian and Gagik-Sargis Karapetyan are among the members of the group. Groups of Iranian thespians will read Persian versions of several plays authored by Armenian dramatists at the Iranian Artists Forum during the Armenian playwrights’ seven-day sojourn in Tehran. The Armenian playwrights will also attend review sessions of the plays, Tehran Times reported.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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. |
