After 44-day war, many cultural institutions of the Republic of Artsakh continued their creative work in Armenia, being next to their compatriots from Artsakh.
Most of the actors of Shushi Mkrtich Khandamiryan State Theater have settled in different regions of the Republic of Armenia, others are in Artsakh due to the blockade of Artsakh. They have to travel a hundred or more kilometers to perform, just to bring smiles to the small audience.
After a 4-month pause, the first performance of the State Theater was held under the roof of "Endanik" Youth Creative Center of the RA . As a result of cooperation with "Endanik" center, it was possible to solve important organizational problems and bring the expected cultural meeting to life.
The State Theater played the puppet show "The Three Little Pigs", the audience was not only children from Artsakh who were forcibly displaced from Artsakh, took refuge in Shirak region and attended "Endanik" center, but the center also gladly hosted the students of children's development and educational institutions operating in Gyumri.
For two days, the center was filled with the spirit and culture of Artsakh, after the performance, the children had a warm conversation with the actor-puppeteers, took photos and said goodbye to each other with bright impressions, hoping to meet again.
The cooperation between "Endanik" Youth Creative center and the State Theater named after Mkrtich Khandamiryan of Shushi will be continuous, not only performances will be shown, but the compatriots from Shushi assured that master classes, puppetry, and other cultural events will be planned for the students of the center. As a result of mutual cooperation, "Endanik" center is ready to participate and support any cultural event.
