This all is absolutely outstanding. And we,
theatre practitioners of the present Armenia, must cultivate and promote the
huge heritage and history our theatre. So, “High Fest” is dedicated to
2055 years of Armenian Theatre.
Why High Fest? In Armenian
language “high” means, just Armenian. So this
is Armenian-High event.
Goals
The main goal of the festival
is the promotion of Worldwide Culture in Armenia and Armenian Culture in other
countries in the world.
- Bringing to Yerevan the best and most
innovative of small-scale performances, of any styles and
genres, from Europe and Asia;
- Creating an information
bank;
- Providing an exchange of ideas and
experience;
- Promoting regional and international
cooperation in Art;
- Supporting
experimental creative initiatives;
- Looking
for innovative forms of theatre works;
- Providing mobility and professional
contacts;
- Exposing
new faces of actors;
- Increasing
professional diversity;
- Spreading
information and contact network among theatre fellows.
General Presentation
The selection for the festival is
based mainly on the following criteria:
- Shows
of the highest quality and professionalism;
- Shows
of the different types of theatre:
drama, music, movement, dance, choreography, puppets-marionettes,
one-man show, etc / not exceeded 5-7 person
- Companies
happy to take part in workshops, meetings and discussions;
- Companies
happy to work together with the festival organizers to make things
possible;
The season
- Each company will be
performing 2 times;
- Each company (or part of the company) will actively
participate in workshops, master classes and meetings with Armenian, European
and Russian theatre practitioners;
- Each company will be
able to see the work of other invited artists and to make new
contacts.
Application form
1.
Full name of the theatre / company’s history;
2.
City / Country;
3.
Performance title, short description and tour history;
4.
Genre, number of acts;
5.
Director, artist;
6.
Characters and actors (program of the performance enclosed on the
separate sheet);
7.
List of previous festivals theatre participated at;
8.
Number of arriving people (actors and others);
9.
Duration of the play;
10.
Weight of decorations, need in transport;
11.
Technical conditions necessary for the show;
12. Information (address, fax, telephone, Email). Contact
person
- We will be welcoming
projects information pack, photos and
video (essential) until March 25
2003. A first selection will be established and the selected companies
will be asked to send more information and confirm their availability.
The conditions
- The Organizing Committee does not cover
visa and travel expenses, does not pay fees and per diems to the companies,
but will cover the
following:
- Accommodation and
meals;
- Technical and
administrative costs;
- Press, marketing and
publicity costs;
- Travel in Yerevan and
tour to sightseeing;
- Prizes and
souvenirs.
Organizers
- Armenian Actors
Union
- Bureau for
Caucasian Cultural Programmes (Armenia)
- Benevolent Fund
for Culture Development
- “Alfael” Producing
Centre
We are welcoming information from the companies interested in
presenting their work this autumn in Yerevan.
With compliments,
Artur
Ghukasyan
Festival President
Our address:
5 Tumanian St., /1st floor/ Benevolent Fund for Culture Development
375001 Yerevan, Armenia
Tel:
+374 1 52 29 54 / 52 02 69
Fax:
+374 1 56 21 31
Mobile phone:
+374 9 42 18 22
E-mail:
bccp@arminco.com
Web:
www.highfest.com