YEREVAN CULTURAL CENTERS
Theatres • Concert Halls • Cinemas
'Art Center of Aesthetic" Small Theatre
Address: 11 Abovyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 561438
Agulis Theatre
Address: 29 Abovian Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 516744
The Agulis Puppet Theatre-Studio was established in 1988. Performances include: “Three piglets", “Red hat", "Hansel and Gretel", and “Kikos".
Yerevan State Circus
Address: 1 Agatangeghos Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 580436
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G. Sundukian National Academic Theatre
Address: 6 G. Lusavorich Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 527670, 521852, 589622
Founded in 1922, the Sundukian National Academic Theatre is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia. The statues of G. Sundukian, the founder of the Armenian school of realistic drama and his literary character Pepo greet patrons as they enter the theatre.
Legendary actors and actresses such as V. Ajemian, V. Potpomogov, V. Papazian, H. Ghaplanian, H. Nersisian, Hasmik, A. Avetisian, and A.Voskanian have all graced the stage with their presence. Today, the theatre performs national as well as foreign works, such as: Sundoukian’s “The testament", Mouratsan’s “Rouzan", Shant’s “Ancient gods", Sargissian’s “The unnecessary man", Zeytountsian’s “All rise! Court’s in session!", Nikolai’s “Return to Sorrento", Camus’s “Caligula", Chekhov’s “The cherry garden", Williams’s “Streetcar named Desire", O’Neil’s “Love under the elms", Haroutiounian’s “Mr. Shmo and others", Khodikian’s “A woman After the rain", Sharoyan’s “Our share of joy".
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H. Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre
Address: 28 Issahakian Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 524723, 524733
The Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre opened its doors in 1967. The diverse repertoire includes both the works of classical and modern authors, such as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", Siva's "The endless Return", Zeytuntsian's "Jesus From Nazareth and his second disciple", Gorin's "To forget Herostrates", Startiev’s “The Bus", Adalian’s “The woman and the man", Paronian’s “Comedy", Molier’s “Doctor Perforce", Knanjian’s “Hi, geeks!", Saroyan’s “My heart is in the highlands", and Nikolay’s “To kill for love".
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H. Paronyan State Theatre of Musical Comedy
Address: 7 V. Sargissian Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 580101, 580075
The Paronyan State Theatre of Musical Comedy was established in 1941. Outstanding actors such as Grigoryan, Khachvankyan, Sarian, Danzas, Hamajian, Karagyozian and many others have showcased their talents on the stages of this theatre. Both Armenian as well as European writers comprise the repertoire of this central theatre. They includes: Ananian’s “Here I am" and “Lord, don’t leave us lord-less", Papazyan’s “Parisian bridegroom", Aghasarian’s “A crazy day", Freidau’s “Doubts in a woman’s heart", Kancheli’s “Khanuma’s tricks", Aristophanes’s “Lysistrata", Marivaux’s “The game of love and chance", Phigeredo’s “Aesop", Patrick’s “Strange Miss Savage", Sundukian’s “Khatabala", Paronian’s “The oriental dentists", Kotoyan’s “My mother-in-law", de Philipo’s “Philumena Marturano", and de Vega’s “The gardener’s dog".
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H. Tumanyan State Puppet Theatre
Address: 4 Sayat-Nova Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 563244, 563243
The Tumanyan State Puppet Theatre was founded in 1935. The current repertoire of the theatre includes performances for both children and adults. The repertoire consists of: Tumanian's "The dog and the cat", "Hunter the fibber", and "The invisible cock", the Grimm Brothers' "Musicians against their will", Aghayan's "Anahit", Volkov's "Under the star of Bethlehem", Martirossian's "New adventures of the wolf and the kids", Manarian's "The dwarf's song" and "The three piglets", Gorky's "The sparrow", Mouradian's "The tailless fox", Pushkin's "The golden fish", and Andersen's "Little Ida's flowers".
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Hamazgayin Theatre
Address: 26 Amiryan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 539415
The Hamazgayin Theatre was founded in 1991, with a repertoire for both children and adults as well as performances in different genres. The troupe of the theatre includes a lively mix of famous as well as up-and-coming artists, and has taken part in many International Festivals. Their repertoire includes two performances for adults and three for children.
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Henrik Malian Theatre of ArmenFilm Studio
Address: 18 Vardanants Str. (Cinema House), Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 540296
Established in 1980, the Henrik Malian Theatre of Armenfilm Studio is located in the Cinema House. Its repertoire includes mainly comedies, such as Tumanian's "Fairy tales", Dante's "Divine Comedy", and many others. The theatre has taken part in many international festivals and contests, including the 10th International Festival in Germany (1996), the "East and West" Festival in France (2000), and the Experimental Theatres Festival in Egypt (1992). Narine Malian, daughter of the institution's namesake is the acting art director.
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K. Stanislavski State Russian Drama Theatre
Address: 7 Abovyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 569199, 583681
The Stanislavski State Russian Drama Theatre was established in 1937. The first actors of the theatre were invited from Moscow, Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Tbilisi, and Baku. In short order, Armenian graduates from the Yerevan Theatre Institute supplemented the first troupe. Presently the theatre includes Russian classical and modern works, plays by Armenian and foreign authors, and performances for children. These include:
Gorin’s “Funeral prayer‿, Griboedov’s “Wit works woe‿, Gourkin’s “Baykalian quadrille‿, Shant’s “The princess of the fallen fortress‿, Sundukian’s “The ruined home‿, Ishkhanian’s “The king of Kilikia‿, Orton’s “What the butler saw‿, Lasege’s “Oh these French doings‿, Letrase’s “Baby‿, Chenau’s “Good luck‿, Benedetti-“I don’t know you anymore, Tyatte’s “The golden fish‿, Grigorian and Marinossian’s “Broken chain‿, and Ostrovski’s “The rainstorm.‿ The performances for children are: Marshak’s “Cat’s house‿ and “Tower house‿, Andersen’s “The princess and the soldier‿, Ustinov’s “Alyona’s lick‿, and Moroz and Shugurov’s “The princess and the pea‿.
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Metro Theatre
Address: Garegin Nzhdeh Metro Station, Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 422742, 429679
The Metro Theatre was founded in 1992. Its repertoire includes: Panilov’s “The Topaz", Kocharian’s “The guest", Kalinovski-“The beast on the moon", Monier’s “Paris is a dangerous city", Konstantinov’s “Diogen", Sartre’s “Time to gather the stones" as well as “Hey jan Chachastan!" based on the tales of Tumanian.
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Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theatre
Address: 18 Khorenatsi Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 564227, 565709
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State Marionette Theatre
Address: 43 Mashtots Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 562450, 560491
The State Marionette Theatre was established in 1987. Due to the efforts of talented directors and artists Marukhian, Gamjian, Elbakian, Badalian, and Harutiounian many captivating performances have been performed, such as "Kikos", "The talking fish", "The master and the servant", "The meeting of mice", "The girl and the bear", and "The real friend".
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State Musical Chamber Theatre
Address: 1 Proshyan Str., blind alley # 1, “Marshal Baghramyan” Metro Station, Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 521968, 521969, 588813
State Musical Chamber Theatre was founded in 1997. The repertoire of the theatre includes: "The Humpback from Notre Dam" after the musical "The Cathedral of Notre Dam" by Kociante and Plamandona, Musical Drama "Bernauer's Daughter" by Carl Oriff. "Cats" musical by A. L. Webber is performed here as well. For the comical opera lovers, "Kikos" opera by V. Ajemian is staged.
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State Song Theatre of Armenia
Address: 13a Khanjyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 566790, 567044, 566792, 544250
E-mail: griganit@freenet.am
The State Theatre of Song was founded in 1994. The repertoire includes theatrical performances and concerts performed by Armenian pop stars. During his tenure, Art Director Artur Grigorian has discovered and promoted a number of talented singers.
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State Youth Theater
Address: 3 Baghramyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 568400
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Yerevan Chamber Theatre
Address: 58 Mashtots Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 566070, 587844
URL: http://www.erkat.am/
E-mail: mailto:erkat@xter.net
The curtain of Yerevan State Chamber Theatre
was raised in 1982. The troupe of the theatre consists of non-professional experimentalist actors. The repertoire includes world-famous traditional plays and distinctive performances: Shakespeare's "Hamlet", "Titanic-Made in Armenia", "Gentlemen, the World is Braking Down, but We Can Still Live and Have Fun", "David Copperfield of Sasoun" and many other. The performances, mainly comedies are accompanied with live jazz music. The theatre has its picture gallery, film studio and jazz ensemble.
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Yerevan State Theatre of the Young Spectator
Address: 3 Moskovian Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 563040, 565061
Yerevan State Theatre of the Young Spectator raised its curtains in 1929. Currently, the theatre presents productions of various Armenian authors and international classics such as Shakespeare, Schiller, Goldony, Molier, Ostrovsky, Saltikov-Shedrin, and Sophocles.
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Alexander Spendiaryan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Address: 54 Tumanyan St., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 586311, 520241
URL: http://www.opera.am/
E-mail: info@opera.am
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Aram Khachatryan Concert Hall
Address: 46 Mashtots Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 560645, 545742, 561460
URL: http://www.apo.am/
E-mail: apo@arminco.com
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Arno Babajanayan Concert Hall
Address: 2 Abovyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 582871, 582773, 545625
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Avantgarde Folk Music Club
Address: 3a Pushkin Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 561497
URL: http://www.ara.am/
E-mail: ara@ara.am
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Conservatory Concert Hall
Address: 1a Sayat Nova Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 581164, 563540
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Karen Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex
Address: Tsitsernakaberd Park, Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 399803, 399913, 390001
E-mail: s.c.c.@arminco.com
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Komitas Chamber Music Hall
Address: 1 Issahakyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 541040, 526725
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Cinema Moscow
Address: 18 Abovyan Str., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 521210, 521240
URL: www.moscow.am/
Moscow Cinema is located in the heart of Yerevan on Abovian Street. The building of Moscow Cinema is an integral part of fabulous architectural bouquet of old Yerevan. In the movie halls the acoustic perfection: Dolby Digital Surround EX, and Video system: DVD projector. Moscow Cinema also provides the choice of watching the movies in the summer outdoor. Moscow Cinema starts to show movies beginning 11:00 am every day of the week. Usually, the movies are scheduled to begin every two hours after 11 a.m.: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. The new movies are usually shown in prime times (7 and 9 p.m.), and later their show times are shifted to earlier hours, giving place to newer movies. The currently operating hall is equipped with comfortable arm-chairs. The halls are no smoking. The cinema offers indoor café as well as outdoor café that operate during the summer period. Internet and computer services, playing machines and a shop of audio/video products where audio CDs and tapes, video tapes in Russian, English and Armenian (fiction movies/scientific movies) are available. Indoor café has modern furniture and lighting design. Serves drinks and beverages, snack food, ice cream, etc. Outdoor café has beautiful view on Aznavour Square and Abovyan street opening from the balcony where outdoor café is located.
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Cinema Nairi
Address: 50 Mashtots Ave., Yerevan
Phone: (+374 10) 542829, 566180
Doors of hospitable “Nairi��? entertainment center are open for visitors at any time of the day. It is very special place. Right here, next to this building, several generations used to date and in these very halls on a magic screen couples watched their first movie together.
In the movie halls the acoustic perfection (Dolby Digital Surround EX) creates the presence effect and makes the Nairi a delight for audience.
In the bigger movie hall there is a VIP balcony, where at the same time you can enjoy movies, delicious food and drinks. In the smaller movie hall (Dolby Digital Surround), both foreign and local guests, who prefer to watch the movies in origin, can actually and equally enjoy the show. On weekends in this very hall kids can watch their famous movies and cartoons. Every family member will find wanted entertainment here. For kids Nairi Cinema offers wonderful game-rooms, even for little once. You can leave your child here and have fun next door. Next to small hall there is a DVD shop, where purchase or rent is available. You may prefer to play “Pool��? or enjoy food after or before show. “Oscar��? restaurant is well-known by its delicious salad-bar and many other tempting dishes.
“Fifth Element��? bar offers karaoke shows and other entertaining shows organized for kids. "Underground��? bar offers live music. Famous singers, favorite pop, sole, jazz music, and wonderful performances take place here.
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