Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia supports Int'l Festival of Puppet TheatresSeptember 8, 2016 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Festival of Puppet Theatres “Tumanyan Fairy Tale Day” will kick off in Armenia for the 11th year in a row on September 9, organized by the International Puppetry Association Armenia (UNIMA-Armenia). The festival aims to enliven the cultural life in Armenia’s provinces, Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Javakhk. This year, the event will be held in Lori and Shirak provinces, as well as in Yerevan. “During its 20 years of activity, Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia Company has always prioritized its involvement in the social and cultural life of the society. During this period, our Company has supported a number of projects and events. Today we are happy to participate in the organization of the International Festival of Puppet Theatres which undoubtedly occupies a prominent place in the country’s cultural life. Supporting this festival is of particular importance to us as it brings joy and happiness to children both in Yerevan and in the provinces,” said at the press conference Elina Markaryan, Public Affairs and Communication Director of Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia. Theatres from Georgia, Russia, Italy, Hungary, Ukraine and other countries, as well as those from Artsakh and the Armenian provinces will participate in the festival this year. “With our festival we first of all aim to develop the art of puppetry, strength intercultural relations, introduce the international puppetry culture as well as both Armenian and international fairy tales to our young audience,” said Armen Safaryan, President of UNIMA-Armenia. As every year, this year also the festival will start in Dsegh village, where participants and guests will watch puppet performance of Hovhannes Tumanyan’s “The dog and the cat” – dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the ballad. During the festival, puppet shows will be staged, master classes and puppet making lessons will be offered, daily evening clubs, excursions will be held and films will be screened in Yerevan, Gyumri and various communities across Shirak and Lori provinces. The festival is supported by Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Ministry of Culture, Shirak regional administration, Gyumri administration, Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia Company and Grand Candy LLC, as well as the Consulate of Italy in Gyumri. Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia is a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Company. It has been operating in Armenia since 1996, being the only authorized bottler of Coca-Cola products in the country. The Company’s beverage portfolio includes Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, BonAqua, Burn, Powerade, as well as Nestea, Dobriy, Rich and Schweppes. As part of its CSR strategy the Company puts the social life of the Armenian community into focus, always striving to participate and support public events and national festivities, including, among others, the Erebuni-Yerevan holiday, International Children's Day, Vardavar. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |