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Road To The Stage
''Road to the Stage'' (russian: Путь на арену, Put na arenu) is a 1963 Armenian film about a young circus artist (Leonid Yengibarov) who becomes a famous star. The circus troupe of Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ... took part in the shoot. References External links * Soviet-era Armenian films Armenfilm films 1963 comedy films 1963 films Soviet comedy films Films directed by Henrik Malyan Armenian comedy films {{Armenia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Malyan
Henrik Sureni Malyan ( hy, Հենրիկ Մալյան, also transliterated Henrik Malian; September 30, 1925 – March 14, 1988) was an Armenian film director and writer. He was born in Telavi, Georgia. Malyan's uncle was famous actor David Malyan. He studied chess at an early age, along with Tigran Petrosian. From 1942 to 1945 he worked as a draftsman and designer at a factory in Tbilisi. In 1951 he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Between 1951 and 1954, he was a director at various theatres in Armenia. In 1953, he graduated from the Moscow Theatre Institute. From 1954 on he worked with the film studio Armenfilm. His 1977 film ''Nahapet'' (''Life Triumphs'') is considered to be one of the most important Armenian films to deal with the Armenian genocide. It was exhibited in the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. In 1980 he founded the Henrik Malyan Theatre-Studio for stage works. In 1982 he was named a People's Artist of the USSR. Films :As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Yengibarov
Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov ( hy, Լեոնիդ Ենգիբարյան; russian: Леонид Георгиевич Енгибаров; March 15, 1935 – July 25, 1972) was a Soviet Armenian clown and actor. Biography Leonid Yengibarov was born in Moscow to an Armenian father and a Russian mother. He started his career as a boxer. In 1955 he joined the State School of Circus Art, Clownship department. He graduated from Circus school with skills in juggling, acrobatics, and hand balancing. After graduation in 1959 he moved to Yerevan and joined the Armenian state circus. He was one of the first Soviet clowns to create the poetic, intellectual clownery, which made spectators think, not only laugh. Leonid Yengibarov, 'the clown with sad eyes', revolutionized the art of clownery by introducing lyrical tones into traditional buffoonery and grotesque sequences. According to the ''Spectacle'' journal, he has shown the direction. He was the innovator. He began to do clown gags tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varduhi Varderesyan
Varduhi Varderesyan ( hy, Վարդուհի Վարդերեսյան; 19 March 1928 – 24 November, 2015) was an Armenian actress. She repatriated to Armenia in 1946, where she finished the studio of Leninakan Drama Theatere (now Gyumri, Armenia), then worked in the same theater. Since 1958, she has been one of the leading actresses of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. In 1988, she won the People's Artist of the USSR. In 2002 she was declared an honorary citizen of Yerevan. Filmography *1955 - Looking of the Addressee (Hastseatiroj voronumnere) as Arevik *1956 - A Matter of Honour (Patvi hamar) as Margarit Elizbarova *1958 - '' Mother's Heart'' (Mor sirte) as Mariam *1959 - A Jump Over the Precipice (as Gayane) *1961 - Northern Rainbow (Hyusisayin tziatzan) as Nune *1962 - Steps (Qayler) (1962) (TV) *1963 - Road to the Stage (Tchanaparh depi krkes) as Maro *1965 - A Sham Informer (as Zaruhi), short *1966 - Mr. Jacques and Others (Msyo Zhake yev urishner) as Zaruhi *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karp Khachvankyan
Karp "Karapet" Mkrtchi Khachvankyan ( hy, Կարպ Խաչվանքյան; January 23, 1923, Akhaltskha – November 29, 1998, Yerevan) was an Armenian actor and director, People's Artist of Armenia (1967).Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 494-495 He was known as the "King of Laughter". Biography From 1941 to 1944. Khachvankyan studied at the Actor's school of the Tbilisi film studio. From 1944 until his death, Khachvankyan acted at the Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre of Yerevan, performing more than 100 roles. From 1984 to 1988, Khachvankyan was the artistic director of the Paronyan and directed 13 plays. He was best known for his comic roles, such as Knyaz in ''Taxi, Taxi'', Thodoros in the Dimitris Psathas play ''Liar Wanted'', and Skapen in ''Skapen’s Pranks''. His directing included ''Man of La Mancha'' (where he played both Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote), ''Silva'' by Emmerich Kálmán Emmerich Kálmán ( hu, Kálmán Imre; 24 October 1882 – 30 Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Orbelyan
Konstantin Aghaparonovich Orbelyan ( hy, Կոնստանտին Օրբելյան; russian: Константин Агапаронович Орбелян; July 29, 1928 – April 24, 2014) was an Armenian pianist, composer, head of the State Estrada Orchestra of Armenia. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1979. Other positions held by him include the board member of the Union of Soviet Composers, Armenian Composer's Union secretary since 1983, and the Vice-President of All-Soviet Musical Society of the USSR. He is the uncle of his namesake Constantine Orbelian. Discography *"Государственный эстрадный оркестр Армении п/у Константина Орбеляна" (1968) As composer *"Birch Whispers" (russian: Шум берёз), sung by Dmitri Hvorostovsky on the 2005 Delos Records Delos Productions is an American record label. Long in Los Angeles but now headquartered in Sonoma, California, it specializes in classical music. The Del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenfilm
Armenfilm (russian: Арменфильм; hy, Արմենֆիլմ), also known as Hayfilm ( hy, Հայֆիլմ), is an Armenian film studio located in Yerevan. The studio was founded on 16 April 1923 as a production unit of the Soviet State Cinema Organization, with Daniel Dznuni as the first director. Armenfilm was sold by the state to private investors in 2005 with a long list of conditions to revitalize the studio's equipment and produce new content. It was renamed as CS Film Studios but failed to produce the required new feature films. In 2015, the Government of Armenia decided that the new management had failed to satisfy the conditions of the sale and moved to reclaim the studio's assets. History *1923 - The organization "Goskino" was created within the People's Commissariat of Education of Armenia, as well as the association "Gosfotokino." *1928 - The studio was renamed as "Armenkino." *1938 - The studio was renamed as "Yerevan Film Studio." *1957 - The studio was renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Language
Armenian ( classical: , reformed: , , ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian Highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the priest Mesrop Mashtots. The total number of Armenian speakers worldwide is estimated between 5 and 7 million. History Classification and origins Armenian is an independent branch of the Indo-European languages. It is of interest to linguists for its distinctive phonological changes within that family. Armenian exhibits more satemization than centumization, although it is not classified as belonging to either of these subgroups. Some linguists tentatively conclude that Armenian, Greek (and Phrygian) and Indo-Iranian were dialectally close to each other;''Handbook of Formal Languages'' (1997p. 6 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term ''circus'' also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250-year modern history. Although not the inventor of the medium, Philip Astley is credited as the father of the modern circus. In 1768, Astley, a skilled equestrian, began performing exhibitions of trick horse riding in an open field called Ha'Penny Hatch on the south side of the Thames River, England. In 1770, he hired acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers and a clown to fill in the pauses between the equestrian demonstrations and thus chanced on the format which was later named a "circus". Performances developed significantly over the next fifty years, with large-scale theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian SSR
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet Armenia or Armenia, ; rus, Армения, r=Armeniya, p=ɐrˈmʲenʲɪjə) was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union in December 1922 located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It was established in December 1920, when the Soviets took over control of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia, and lasted until 1991. Historians sometimes refer to it as the Second Republic of Armenia, following the demise of the First Republic. As part of the Soviet Union, the Armenian SSR transformed from a largely agricultural hinterland to an important industrial production center, while its population almost quadrupled from around 880,000 in 1926 to 3.3 million in 1989 due to natural growth and large-scale influx of Armenian genoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet-era Armenian Films
The history of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union (USSR) reflects a period of change for both Russia and the world. Though the terms "Soviet Russia" and "Soviet Union" often are synonymous in everyday speech (either acknowledging the dominance of Russia over the Soviet Union or referring to Russia during the era of the Soviet Union), when referring to the foundations of the Soviet Union, "Soviet Russia" often specifically refers to brief period between the October Revolution of 1917 and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922. Before 1922, there were four independent Soviet Republics: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR, and Transcaucasian SFSR. These four became the first Union Republics of the Soviet Union, and was later joined by the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic in 1924. During and immediately after World War II, various Soviet Republics annexed portions of countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenfilm Films
Armenfilm (russian: Арменфильм; hy, Արմենֆիլմ), also known as Hayfilm ( hy, Հայֆիլմ), is an Armenian film studio located in Yerevan. The studio was founded on 16 April 1923 as a production unit of the Soviet State Cinema Organization, with Daniel Dznuni as the first director. Armenfilm was sold by the state to private investors in 2005 with a long list of conditions to revitalize the studio's equipment and produce new content. It was renamed as CS Film Studios but failed to produce the required new feature films. In 2015, the Government of Armenia decided that the new management had failed to satisfy the conditions of the sale and moved to reclaim the studio's assets. History *1923 - The organization "Goskino" was created within the People's Commissariat of Education of Armenia, as well as the association "Gosfotokino." *1928 - The studio was renamed as "Armenkino." *1938 - The studio was renamed as "Yerevan Film Studio." *1957 - The studio was renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
