Former rector of Yerevan State Institute of Theater and  Cinematography passes away

ArmInfo. Former Rector of the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinematography, Professor, and People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Hrachya Gasparyan has  passed away at the age of 80. The press service of the Yerevan State  Institute of Theater and Cinematography reported this.

The Institute expressed its deepest condolences to the Master's  family, relatives, and colleagues and commemorated his significant  contribution to the development of arts education and Armenian  theater.  "Through his many years of teaching and creative work,  Gasparyan left a significant mark on the lives of many generations -  with his knowledge, high professional skill, and human warmth. He  dedicated his entire life to art. The path he traversed, the creative  legacy, and the values he passed on to his students will live on for  many years to come, continuing to preserve the memory of the great  Master. Gasparyan's achievements and memory will forever remain in  the hearts of his colleagues, students, art lovers, and all who knew  him," the Yerevan State Institute emphasized.

Gasparyan was born on January 13, 1946, in Alaverdi. He graduated  from the Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts in 1972. From 1972 to  1974, he worked at the Leninakan Drama Theater, and from 1974 to  1992, he worked as a director at the K. Stanislavsky Yerevan State  Russian Drama Theater. Since 1992, Gaparyan worked as a director at  the Yerevan State National Theater named after S. Sargsyan, and since  1993 as its chief director. He taught at the Yerevan State Institute  of Theater and Cinematography since 1976. In 1998, he became the  vice-rector of the Yerevan State Institute, and from 2006 to 2011, he  served as its rector. He has staged productions at the Odessa Drama  Theater and the Yerevan Puppet Theater.