May 07, 2010
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Armenian Diaspora Ministry and AGBU Sponsor Packed Theatre Productions in Yerevan

  • A view of one of the April 24-related performances, which we
    A view of one of the April 24-related performances, which were jointly sponsored by Armenia's Diaspora Ministry and AGBU.
  • AGBU Yerevan Scouts hold a candlelight tribute ceremony in t
    AGBU Yerevan Scouts hold a candlelight tribute ceremony in the lobby of the theater before the April 23rd performance. Before entering the hall, all the theatergoers were invited to light a candle in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

"Forty Days of Musa Dagh" draws thousands around 95th Genocide anniversary

Over 4,000 people attended performances of two plays about the Armenian Genocide at the Gabriel Sundukian State Academic Theater in Yerevan on April 21 – 27, sponsored by the Republic of Armenia's Diaspora Ministry and AGBU. Franz Werfel's "Forty Days of Musa Dagh," an epic in two parts, was produced by Armen Elbakian. The second piece was Perch Zeituntsian's "Votki, Datarann e galis" (All Rise, The Court's in Session), which dramatizes the 1921 Berlin trial of Solomon Tehlirian. The spectacles were part of a program devoted to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

AGBU Yerevan scout troops held a vigil in memory of the Genocide victims before the presentation of "Forty Days of Musa Dagh" on April 23, giving audience members the occasion to light candles in the theater lobby.

Among the attendees were First Lady Rita Sargsyan, Diaspora Minister Heranush Hakobian, Armenia's Human Rights ombudsman Armen Harutyunian, the heads of various diplomatic missions, representatives of leading NGOs, intellectuals, students, AGBU Armenia members, AGBU Yerevan Young Professionals, AGBU Scouts, AGBU Youth Center children and teachers, students at the Monte Melkonian military college, and Armenians of Musa Dagh descent.

The performances drew a large number of young people. Armenians could also view the productions at home, thanks to coverage by two major television networks: Armenia TV and Shant TV.

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