THE ONE WHO HAS MUCH MONEY IS THE HERO OF THEATER TODAY
Support A1+!“The Armenian theater is not in keeping with my rhythm. By “I” I mean the present spectator. Television has more success, despite its programs which are of low quality, than the theater. Today, the theater should be the part of our daily lives, while the TV should substitute it, theater should be the place where you come to talk to yourself and not to the past” said Michael Poghosyan, an actor.
Many Armenian actors and producers are of the same opinion on the present situation in the theaters. The theaters are, mainly, located in Yerevan, the plays are the works of classical writers, which are not consonant with the present. The Armenian actors are not satisfied with this situation, and do their best to improve the situation. In Nikolay Tsaturyan’s opinion, a producer, the Armenian theater needs a true modern hero, whom the nation would follow and learn from him. “I think that we, can find these heroes. They should not be the today’s oligarchs, whom we make heroes, since unfortunately; hero is the one who has much money today. But, in fact, hero should be the one who is ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of the country and be a talented person”, considers the producer. According to him, today’s youth knows Tata and Armenchik, Armenian pop singers, better, than the world famous astronomer and scientist Gurzadyan. “We should reinstate the standards and the values in our country, so that the art will become a real art”, says Nikolay Tsaturyan.
Artistic Director of the Yerevan State Theater of the Young Spectator Hakob Ghazanchyan considers that the Armenian theatrical idea should be liberated. This, particularly, refers to those talented actors who want to contribute to the theater's development. “They feel constrained and are afraid of something. I stage the same play here and abroad. I may ask the actresses there to do such things that will not embarrass them. Here you will not allow yourself to do the same thing, since here we must do everything within the frames of art standards. I am free in abroad, since I have the same approach as they and the play is staged better”, pointed out Hakob Ghazanchyan.
As to the life in the theater, the following ideas were expressed: “Imagine a mature man and a woman who have much desires but less opportunities. Our theater is in the same crisis. We should give medals and prizes to the older actors of our stage and ask them to yield in their places to younger generation, to the youth that feels the rhythm better” said Michael Poghosyan.
“The life in the theater is in a poor state, but I hope that it will get better and more spectators will visit theaters. We should find new and more interesting plays and formats, that will be more consonant with European theaters”, said Nikolay Tsaturyan.
