Istanbul Municipal Theater is getting ready to stage famous Armenian writer Hagop Baronyan’s ‘the Eastern Dentist’ in its new season, Hurriyet daily News informs. “Armenians are the founders of Turkish theater,” says art director Samlioglu.
The Istanbul Municipal Theater will stage Hagop Baronyan’s “Eastern Dentist” (Atamnapuyzhn Arevelyan) as a musical in the new season, marking the first time an Armenian play will be staged at a state theater in Turkey.
“Armenians are the foundation of Turkish theater. Artists bred in this area are the DNA of this land. We need to claim our past if we want to modernize. Unfortunately, we are a society without a memory,” said Aysenil Samlioglu, Istanbul Municipal Theater’s general art director.
The theater would be greatly pleased to bring the play to Armenia with its huge cast as well, Samiloglu added.
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