The 7th Leonid Yengibaryan International Mime Festival has kicked off in the Armenian resort town of Tsakhkadzor in Kotayk Province.
Artists from Russia, Iran, Argentina, France, Japan, Poland and Armenia are participating in the festival this year.
“Theater groups from different parts of the world bring their performances here. With this, a new culture is being developed, where we interact with theaters of this genre from different countries,” Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Arayik Harutyunyan said, attaching importance to the organization of the festival.
According to Zhirayr Dadasyan, Director of the Festival and Artistic Director of the Yerevan State Mime Theater, interest for the event is growing every year.
He said that more than 20 theater groups from different countries have submitted bids for ...
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