Ani Arutyunyan

Ani Arutyunyan

Art historian, theatre critic, cultural manager, performing arts curator. She has collaborated with the International Theatre Festivals in Yerevan, (Armenia), Moscow and Saint-Petersburg (Russia). She has a degree of Candidate of the Arts (Ph.D.) in Theatre Studies from The Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS). The thesis of my Ph.D concerning "Sam Shepard's drama and Off-Off-Broadway experiments in "La Mama" theatre".

Fields of interests: modern drama, contemporary art, experimental theaters, American Theatre, Off-Off-Broadway. 






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Review: Eagle Rock Theatre Company's UNSEEN SHEPARD at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Review: Eagle Rock Theatre Company's UNSEEN SHEPARD at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
November 12, 2022

What did our critic think of UNSEEN SHEPARD at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022?

Review: AURORA'S SUNRISE Animated Movie: Presenting Her Story to the World
Review: AURORA'S SUNRISE Animated Movie: Presenting Her Story to the World
November 12, 2022

'Aurora's Sunrise' turns a family story into history: 15 years old Arshaluys (her name was changed to Aurora in the US when she entered this country through Ellis Island) - an Armenian genocide survivor who miraculously escaped from death in the Ottoman harem, first fleeing to Saint-Petersburg, then to New York.

BWW Review: MAZEPPA - Opera Blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre
BWW Review: MAZEPPA - Opera Blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre
July 8, 2021

Recently the Bolshoi Theatre presented Tchaikovsky's three acts opera 'Mazeppa', based on Pushkin's poem 'Poltava', part of cultural legacy of Mazeppa. Pushkin took some creative freedom in order to create powerful characters and grand passions. The opera was composed between June 1881 and April 1883. It combines tragedy and soulful lyricism. For the first time 'Mazeppa' was staged in the Bolshoi Theater in 1884, then different stage adaptations were constantly appearing in the repertoire.






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