The presentation of Gayane Atanesyan’s book “The Queen of Armenian Stage”


    On September 14 Yerevan City Library after Avetik Isahakyan hosted the presentation of the book “The Queen of Armenian Stage” devoted to Honored Artist of USSR Varduhi Varderesyan by journalist and Candidate of Philology Gayane Atanesyan’s. In her work the author describes the actress’s human character and career path. The book is filled with famous intellectuals’ memoirs devoted to the actress.
The presentation began with the video screening of Varduhi Varderesyan reading Western-Armenian poetry which conveyed the warmth of the great actress’s soul.
In the opening the Director of Yerevan City Library after Avetik Isahakyan and Honored Worker of Culture of RA Hasmik Karapetyan gave a speech which was preceded by historian, Doctor of History, Professor Edik Minasyan, Honored Worker of Culture of RA Arpen Movsesyan, writer, publicist, public figure, doctor Toros Toranyan, TV host, director Karen Kocharyan, novelist Susanna Harutyunyan and many others.
Varduhi Varderesyan had special reverence and affection for duduk. She considered the melody of duduk the spirit of Armenian prayer. Duduk player Gevorg Karapetyan performed the actress’s favorite work “Hov Areq”. Singer Siranuysh Eghiazaryan greeted the audience with an original song performance. Summing up the event Gayane Atanesyan said that the book was written by Varduhi Varderesyan’s wish. The chair of the ceremony was the writer, Deputy Director of the National Theatre after G. Sundukyan Nelly Shahnazaryan.

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