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ARTUR GHUKASIAN CONSIDERS HIGHFEST 6th PERFORMING ART FESTIVAL A SUCCESS
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Highfest 6th International
Performing Arts Festival held on October 4-12 was concluded by a number
of agreements with foreign festivals and theaters. As festival Chairman
Artur Ghukasian reported at the October 14 press conference, there was
a preliminary agreement between producer Vahan Badalian and the
Versilidanza Italian theater, and the Seven Feelings dancing drama was
staged jointly with them within the framework of the festival. And
seminars for playwrights and screen writers will be held with renowned
British dramatist Mark Ravenhill. Besides, they also plan to stage a
joint Armenian-English performance. A children's theatrical school will
be created in Armenia in the future on the initiative of the Antagon
theater.
Evaluating festival's activity and process, A. Ghukasian said that it
was held at rather a high level and received a large resonance in
press. In total, 80 performances were staged on 15 stages.
The Highfest's responsible person also said that the halls' being
half-empty during some performances is to some extent their "fault,"
"but society was periodically informed about the performances, and it
means that society just did not have a willingness to watch the
performances. The performances' being multilingual also caused
problems, but translating them requires much resources, though some
performances were translated into Armenian by subtitles."
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Highfest 6th International
Performing Arts Festival held on October 4-12 was concluded by a number
of agreements with foreign festivals and theaters. As festival Chairman
Artur Ghukasian reported at the October 14 press conference, there was
a preliminary agreement between producer Vahan Badalian and the
Versilidanza Italian theater, and the Seven Feelings dancing drama was
staged jointly with them within the framework of the festival. And
seminars for playwrights and screen writers will be held with renowned
British dramatist Mark Ravenhill. Besides, they also plan to stage a
joint Armenian-English performance. A children's theatrical school will
be created in Armenia in the future on the initiative of the Antagon
theater.
Evaluating festival's activity and process, A. Ghukasian said that it
was held at rather a high level and received a large resonance in
press. In total, 80 performances were staged on 15 stages.
The Highfest's responsible person also said that the halls' being
half-empty during some performances is to some extent their "fault,"
"but society was periodically informed about the performances, and it
means that society just did not have a willingness to watch the
performances. The performances' being multilingual also caused
problems, but translating them requires much resources, though some
performances were translated into Armenian by subtitles."