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    YEREVAN TO HOST HIGH FEST -2011 INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL

    news.am
    Sept 16 2011
    Armenia

    YEREVAN. - Yerevan will host HIGH FEST -2011 9th international theater
    festival on October 1-8. It is supported by the Armenian President
    and the Ministry of Culture.

    Over 30 theatrical groups from 18 states will participate in the
    festival, among them are UK, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania,
    Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Iran, India and other states. Dance solo
    Tango de soledad (Tango of loneliness) 3D performance will be shown
    in Armenia within the frameworks of the festival. It is choreographed
    by Billy Cowie (UK) and was presented in Edinburgh festival. The
    Prototype theatre will perform another show, which was also performed
    in Edinburgh festival.

    Other famous theatres as Credo (Bulgaria), Marjanishvili (Georgia),
    Mercuri (UK) will participate in the festival. Besides, Armenian
    theatres will also be included in High Fest-2011.

    Festival performances will be included in main, fringe, ARMS FEST
    student, puppet and junior performance projects. Audience will have
    an opportunity to see items theater, dramatic, music and dance show
    performances. International expert professors Noel Witts (UK) and
    founder of Baltic Circle international festival Jukka Hytti (Finland)
    will have master classes.

    A delegation from Russian Perm region will be among guests. The
    delegation will include Deputy PM Boris Milgram, Minister of
    Culture Nikolay Novichkov, and chairman of Whine Night in Perm
    festival Veronika Vaysman. They will meet the Armenian Minister of
    Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and will discuss expanding perspectives
    of cooperation.

    Festival news will be released by HIGH FEST-2011 agenda. It will air
    news three times a day on TV. HIGH FEST is the major theatre festival
    since 2006 among post soviet states, except Moscow.

    HIGH FEST aims to present world culture in Armenia and support the
    development of Armenian art performers. It is a member of such world
    theatre networks as ASSITEJ (International Association of Theatre for
    Children and Young People), IETM (Informal European Theatre Meeting),
    and IFEA (International Festival & Events Association).



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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