YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th international Shakespeare Theater Festival of Monoperformances will start at Yerevan Theater of Young Spectator with the performance "Treatise About the Handkerchief" (producer Hakob Ghazanchian) of Shota Rustaveli State National Theater. Directors and founders of renowned theater festivals have been invited to take part in the festival to be held September 12-18. They will arrive from many countries, including Australia, Russia, the Ukraine, Georgia, Iran. Hakob Ghazanchian, the Art Director of the Theater of Young Spectator, at the September 7 press conference, said that the festival held for the 5th time is not only fully-fledged, but also has its place among other international theatrical festivals. It was mentioned that within the framework of the festival the Armenian spectators will have a possibility to watch a number of interesting performances. One of them, "...To Be" performance of Kiev Ivan Franko National Theater, is dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of great Armenian actress Siranuysh. The monoperformance performed by the People's Artist of the Ukraine Larisa Kadirova has been staged by Hakob Ghazanchian. According to H. Ghazanchian, many Armenian actors and producers taking part in Armmono in the previous years have been invited to other festivals and have returned with prizes. "I think this opportunity is very important today for Armenian actors and producers to go on tours and to become known abroad," he is convinced.

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