"Metaksia" Theatre Festival To Be Held In Armenia On July 2-8

"METAKSIA" THEATRE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA ON JULY 2-8

Yerevan, July 28. ArmInfo. On July 2-8, "Metaksia" first republican
theatre festival will be held in Armenia. The festival is dedicated to
80th anniversary of the outstanding Armenian actress Metaksia Simonian.

In the course of today’s press conference, Vahe Shahverdian, art
director of the Yerevan State Academic Theatre after G. Soundoukian,
said that 15 performances will be staged at the Armenian theatres
within the framework of the festival.

It’s worth mentioning that by RA Government decision, the anniversaries
of nine prominent Armenian art workers will be celebrated, namely
the anniversaries of Hakob Hovnatanian, Dmitriy nalbandian, Grigor
Khanjian, Mkrtich Armen, Hakob Gyurjian, Metaksia Simonian, Makar
Yekmalian, Tatevik Sazandarian and Tigran Levonian.