Russia celebrates Armen Jigarkhanyan’s jubilee with pompOctober 13, 2010 - 21:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow Dramatic Theatre, under the guidance of Armen Jigarkhanyan, hosted a gala night to celebrate 75th jubilee of USSR peoples’ artist, as well as 15th anniversary of theatre formation. Well known directors, actors, art workers, participating in the event, emphasized the significant contribution of Jigarkhanyan to the theatrical and cinematographic art. Moscow Dramatic Theatre actors and famous musicians featured their performances. Russian Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev opened the event. Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan read out the celebratory message of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Foreign Ministry press service 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |