MOESCS,  French theater troupe "Sate-Atre" sign memorandum to  strengthen  cultural ties

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia and the French theater troupe "Sate-Atre" have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen cultural ties between Armenia and France, as reported by the Ministry.

According to the source, the memorandum was signed by Deputy Head of  the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Tigran  Virabyan and Director of the French theater troupe Satenik (Sate)  Khachatryan. Within the framework of the signed document, joint  projects in the fields of contemporary dance and drama, educational  programs, master classes, creative laboratories, and festivals are  planned. The purpose of the memorandum is to strengthen and develop  cultural cooperation between Armenia and France, specifically  promoting Armenian culture in France and French culture in Armenia.

The Deputy Minister recalled the successful implementation of several  important joint projects, particularly highlighting the  Franco-Armenian production "The Color of Pomegranates," dedicated to  the 100th anniversary of Sergei Parajanov. He also noted the existing  foundations of cooperation, expressing hope for their further  strengthening. Under the memorandum, the Ministry will provide  institutional support to the troupe in implementing joint projects,  facilitate the involvement of international and national partners,  and so on. In turn, the troupe undertakes to manage the creative,  production, and organizational processes of the projects, facilitate  their international dissemination, particularly in France, and  develop new projects based on the priorities and cultural strategy of  the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture.

The joint development of cooperation programs is planned.