Theatre - THE FOOTWEAR

Drama in one act "...the one who remembers is the heart..."   Director: Srbuhi BALAYAN Stage Designer: Hovik GASPARYAN Music Design: HOGH, LYOKA Project Manager: Yerazik HAYRIYAN Based on the eponymous work by Sos SARGSYAN    This performance, based on Sos Sargsyan's work "Votnamannery (The Footwear)” tells the story of a difficult childhood during the wartime, poverty, and human resilience. The main character, Arman, recalls 1942, when his father leaves for the front, leaving behind nine children and a family burdened with severe hardships. The boy's greatest pain becomes his worn-out and always wet shoes, which symbolize the deprivation and childhood suffering brought by the war.   Throughout the performance, through humor, touching episodes, and childhood innocence, the family’s struggle is revealed, the mother's self-sacrificing love, the feeling of first love, and the impact of war on the human soul. Despite the difficulties, the characters maintain their warmth, faith, and will to live. "Votnamannery" is a story about memory, longing, childhood, and human dignity.   CAST: Arman Hayriyan, Sergey Arzumanyan, Gevorg Stefanyan, Anna Sharnuryan, Karine Ghukasyan, Nina Aleksanyan, Anna Hayriyan, Svetlana Verdyan, Karolina Galstyan, Andrey Mirzoyan, Vache Yeritsyan   The performance is staged within the framework of the "Ktsegh’’ Popularization of Artsakh Dialects" project Organizer: "DIZAK ART" CULTURAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION