YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Metaksia" theatrical festival will be held on July 2-8 in Yerevan, on the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of talented actress Metaksia Simonian. Theaters of Armenia, Stepanakert, Tbilisi will take part in it. Each theater will present the best performance of its repertoire on these days. Vahe Shahverdian, Art Director of Gabriel Sundukian National Academic Theater, declared this at the June 28 press conference. According to V.Shahverdian, "Artist" competition will be held at the end of the festival, within the framework of which awards will be given to the art figures who will win in the nominations of the best actress, the best actor, the best playwright and the best artist. They will be given diplomas and Metaksia Simonian's memorial medal. "Metaksia was the actress, to which not one, but 10 jubilee events can be dedicated," Vahe Shahverdian emphasized.

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