HIGH FEST INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS: The second High Fest
internationaltheater festival started in Yerevan on October 2. The
first was held in 2003 The festival is organized by the Union of
Armenian Actors, SCF/BCCP-Armenia (Stichting Caucasus Foundation-The
Netherlands/Bureau for Caucasian Cultural Programs) and "ALFAEL"
Productions. The main goal of the festival is to present the World
Theatrical Art in Armenia and to promote the Armenian Theatre in other
countries.
The festival offers the audience a unique opportunity to see the
highly artistic samples of multi-genre theatrical art, such as drama
and comedy, musicals and dance performances, marionette and puppetry,
plastic and verbal, mime and street performances.
Theatre companies (more than 120 participants) from 18 countries
(UK, France, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, Sweden, Spain,
Serbia, Israel, Georgia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Romania
etc.) are participating. On the sidelines of the festival playwriting
workshop with world famous writer Paulo Coelho will be held.
Performances are being held on 14 venues of Yerevan. Besides the
main program of the festival other events, such as seminars, master
classes willbe organized to create a favorable atmosphere for exchange
of ideas and experience. The VIP experts will lead a number of
seminars aimed at increasing the awareness of Armenian students and
artists on Arts and Cultural Management, International Cooperation in
Arts, Cultural Policy issues. The master classes led will concentrate
on new trends and methods of contemporary theatrical art and will
present the new approaches in different spheres of theatre.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS: The second High Fest
internationaltheater festival started in Yerevan on October 2. The
first was held in 2003 The festival is organized by the Union of
Armenian Actors, SCF/BCCP-Armenia (Stichting Caucasus Foundation-The
Netherlands/Bureau for Caucasian Cultural Programs) and "ALFAEL"
Productions. The main goal of the festival is to present the World
Theatrical Art in Armenia and to promote the Armenian Theatre in other
countries.
The festival offers the audience a unique opportunity to see the
highly artistic samples of multi-genre theatrical art, such as drama
and comedy, musicals and dance performances, marionette and puppetry,
plastic and verbal, mime and street performances.
Theatre companies (more than 120 participants) from 18 countries
(UK, France, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, Sweden, Spain,
Serbia, Israel, Georgia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Romania
etc.) are participating. On the sidelines of the festival playwriting
workshop with world famous writer Paulo Coelho will be held.
Performances are being held on 14 venues of Yerevan. Besides the
main program of the festival other events, such as seminars, master
classes willbe organized to create a favorable atmosphere for exchange
of ideas and experience. The VIP experts will lead a number of
seminars aimed at increasing the awareness of Armenian students and
artists on Arts and Cultural Management, International Cooperation in
Arts, Cultural Policy issues. The master classes led will concentrate
on new trends and methods of contemporary theatrical art and will
present the new approaches in different spheres of theatre.