From October 28 to November 2,at the halls of student theaters of Yerevan State Institute Of Theater And Cinematography you could feel the cultural bustle. It was an autumn "harvesting" of Youth theatrical groups. "Nakhabem" Educational and Cultural Association and the City Central Library after Av. Isahakyan launched the 19th Festival of "Pomegranate Seed" Republican Children and Youth Theater, dedicated to the 150th anniversaries of Komitas and Hovhannes Tumanyan .
Different theater groups from Shirak, Vayots Dzor, Kotayk, Gegharkunik, Ararat, Armavir took part in the final stage of "Pomegranate Seed".The Festival was concluded on November 2 at the hall of Yerevan State Institute Of Theater And Cinematography.
The audience, theatrical groups, the guests, the organizers were both sad and happy. On the last day of the Festival, the president of "Nakhabem" Educational and Cultural Association Sargis Nikoghosyan and the president of "Pomegranate Seed" Republican Children and Youth theater Festival Marine Ghazaryan handed certificates to the festival supporters:Yerevan Theatre of the Young Spectator of Yerevan Municipality/Director: Emin Torosyan/,Student Theater of Yerevan State Institute Of Theater And Cinematography /Director: Erik Barseghyan/,to the director of “Metro” Theatre Karen Mirakyan and "Zeytun" Cultural Center / Director: Naira Yelinyan/. The director of Yerevan Theatre of the Young Spectator of Yerevan Municipality Emin Torosyan, the director of the City Central Library after Av. Isahakyan and Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, Honorable President of "Pomegranate Seed" Festival Hasmik Karapetyan and Honorable President of "Nakhabem" Educational and Cultural Association Georgi Khojoyan made speeches and congratulated both the organizers and Afterwards, the organizers presented the symbol of the festival "Flight" statuette , flowers and certificates to the theatrical groups.
Within the framework of "Pomegranate Seed” Republican Children and Youth Theater 19th Festival certificates and souvenirs were given in the following categories:
Sofya Sargsyan from ”HovhannesZarifyan” theater-studio’s troupe /Gyumri city, Shirak region/won in the nomination “Best character role” for her role in “The Dog and the Cat” directed by VagharshakAsatryan.
Mher Mkrtchyan from “Aramazd” troupe /Kotayk region, Hrazdan city/ won in the nomination “Best character role” for his role in Yemelyanova’s “The wayward princess” directed by Armen Simonyan.
SiranoushGeghamyan from “Yerezanq” troupe /Kotayk region, Garni community/ won in the nomination “Best character role” for her role of Johnny in William Saroyan’s “My heart is in the highlands” directed by Susann Stepanyan.
Gevorg Abrahamyan from “Hrashamanuk” youth skills development center won in the nomination “Best character role” for his role of Panosin the performance “Shashastan” based on HovhannesTumanyan’s “Unlucky Panos” directed by Sasun Araqelyan and Anna Avetisyan.
Larisa Khachatryan from”HovhannesZarifyan” theater-studio’s troupe /Gyumri city, Shirak region/won thenomination “Best supporting actress” for her role of the crow in “The Dog and the Cat” directed by VagharshakAsatryan.
Khachik Vardanyan from “Let’s learn the art of small steps” troupe /VayotsDzor region, Yeghegnadzor city/ won in the nomination “Best supporting actor” for his role of the father inPapayan’s “Stunning slap” directed by Hrachya Hovhannisyan.
“Areg” troupe of Yerevan children’s creative and aesthetic education center won the nomination for the best performance for “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry directed by Gohar Pokrikyan.
“Palancho” troupe of “Family and Community” NGO /Armavir region, Metsamor city/ won in the nomination “Best approach to the literary work” for their performance of Marukhanyan’s“The real friend” puppet show directed by Grigor Hovhannisyan.
“Foll de paix” performance/dir. Hrachya Hovhannisyan/ by “Let’s learn the art of small steps” troupe /VayotsDzor region, Yeghegnadzor city/ won in the nomination “Original directorial solution”.
The musical performance of “The Dog and the Cat”/dir. Lusine Khachatryan/ by “Kantegh singing actors” troupe /Kotayk region, Nor Geghi/ won in the nomination for “Best musical design”.
Dance performance of "Ole Lukøje" by Hans Christian Andersen /dir. ShushanAslanyan/ by Yerevan “Dulcinea”dance theater won in the nomination “Best stage movement”.
The troupe of BarseghKanachyan art school of Yerevan won in the nomination “Best costume design” for the performance “The art learning cat”/director Marine Mkhitaryan, dance director VeronikaKomendanti and Anahit Zaqaryan/.
The troupe of Mansuryan Cultural Center /Shirak region, Artik city/ won in the nomination “Best performance” for the musical performance of “PippiLongstocking” by Astrid Lindgren directed by Qnarik Avetisyan.

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