ISSN 1829-4618

ON THE STAGING OF THE LEGEND OF “ARA THE BEAUTIFUL AND SHAMIRAM” BY CHOREOGRAPHER ASHOT ASATURYAN

By: Sargsyan N. G., PhD in Arts

Ashot Asaturyan, an outstanding choreographer and librettist, one of the pathbreakers of the Soviet ballet, who set dance symphony over against dance drama in a series of original productions in Armenia, Russia and Ukraine. The aim of the article is to present is the parameters that constitute Asaturyan’s exceptionality as a choreographer, and these parameters are best seen through the analysis of one of his best ballets – “Ara the Beautiful and Shamiram” by outstanding Armenian composer Grigor Yeghiazaryan.

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