Yerevan to host High Fest 7th International Performing Arts FestivalSeptember 7, 2009 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 1-8, Yerevan will host High Fest 7th International Performing Arts Festival, featuring About 33 theater companies from 22 countries of the world."Despite economic crisis, which affected the culture in the first place, we managed to invite Philip Janti's theater group, Bulgarian "Credo" theater, "Trickster Theater" of Sweden and Kazakhstan's Artichokes Theater," festival coordinator Shoghakat Galstyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The festival will also feature International Program of Puppet and Children Performances and ARMS FEST Armenian International Student and Youth Program as well as a seminar on set design, conducted by world known masters of performing arts. 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 | 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 province Narek 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. |