RA premier expresses condolences on death of People`s Artist Nikolay  Tsaturyan

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed condolences over the death of People's Artist of Armenia Nikolay Tsaturyan.

 "It was with deep sorrow that I learned of the passing of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Nikolay Tsaturyan. Nikolay Tsaturyan's creative career is one of the finest manifestations of the combination of life and work: for many years, he served Armenian theatrical art with exceptional dedication. His  role and contribution to the cultural life of Armenia, to the  education and formation of a new generation of Armenian theater, are  invaluable. He was not only a master director, but also a dedicated  teacher, who passed on his rich experience and knowledge to  generations, shaping a unique taste characteristic of theater and  cinema. His theatrical productions-"The Apricot Tree," "The Hours of  Your Life," and "And Three Chairs Fell from the Sky"-truly enriched  our theatrical culture.

At the same time, I would like to emphasize Nikolay Tsaturyan's role  as an intellectual who spoke sharply and truthfully, constantly  raising issues and problems relevant to the people.

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and myself, I  express "Our deepest condolences to Nikolay Tsaturyan's family, his  relatives, colleagues, and all fans of Armenian theater," reads the  condolence message distributed by the RA government press service.

It should be noted that People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia  Nikolay Tsaturyan died at the age of 80. According to the press  service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of  Armenia, a government commission will be established to organize his  funeral.

Nikolay Tsaturyan was born on January 8, 1945, in Yerevan. He  graduated from the directing department of the Yerevan Art and  Theater Institute, where he studied under Vardan Adjemyan. He later  attended master classes in Moscow, where he studied with Andrei  Tarkovsky, Semyon Tumanov, and Georgiy Daneliya. At the Armenfilm  studio, he worked with Genrikh Malyan, Frunze Dovlatyan, and Vardan  Adjemyan. He was second unit director on the films "We and Our  Mountains," "The Saroyan Brothers," and "The Rock." He also worked as  an intern at the Mosfilm studio on a film by Yuli Raizman. For nearly  20 years, Tsaturyan was the director of the Gabriel Sundukyan  National Academic Theater in Yerevan, where he staged approximately  25 productions, including "The Apricot Tree" by Vahagn Davtyan, "The  Hours of Your Life" by William Saroyan, "Mad Money" by Alexander  Ostrovsky, "The Marriage of Figaro" by Pierre Beaumarchais, "Blue  Horses on Red Grass" by Mikhail Shatrov, and "Save Our Souls" by  Alexander Agasaryan. For many years, he taught at the Sundukyan  Theater's acting studio. From 1992 to 2004, Nikolay Tsaturyan  directed the Yerevan Metro Theater.  During this time, he staged the  plays "Willie, Titi, Jig, and a Girl" by Alexander Agasaryan, "Behind  Closed Doors" by Jean-Paul Sartre, "Topaz" by Marcel Pagnol, and "And  Three Chairs Fell from the Sky" by Hovhannes Margaryan. Since 1973,  he taught at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema. He  has also staged productions in Moscow, Kyiv, Georgia, Beirut, and New  York. For nearly 20 years, he collaborated with the "Petros Adamyan"  theater troupe in Aleppo, where he staged 22 plays. He also starred  in the films "Incident" and "Comrade Panjuni" directed by Armen  Manaryan. In 2004, he was appointed artistic director of the Vardan  Adjemyan State Drama Theater in Gyumri, and since 2014, he has served  as the theater's artistic consultant. Nikolay Tsaturyan has worked  with such outstanding actors as Metaxia Simonyan, Sos Sargsyan,  Frunzik Mkrtchyan, and Karen Janibekyan. Among his most famous  productions are Richard Kalinoski's "The Monster on the Moon,"  Friedrich Durrenmatt's "The Unrealized Labor of Hercules," Alexander  Kalantaryan's "Boomerang," Karine Khodikyan's "How a Woman Left  Home," Gabriel Sundukyan's "And Three Chairs Fell from the Sky" and  "The Power of Money," Valentin Krasnogorov's "Casting of Love,"  William Gibson's "Flight" and "The Miracle Worker," and Alexander  Agasaryan's "The Girl with Three Names."