Yerevan the capital and the cultural centre of Armenia is home to a number of professional theaters.Yerevan theaters
As of 2016, Yerevan is home to 21 theaters:Theaters in Yerevan
State theatres
Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre (1922) Yerevan Theatre of the Young Spectator (1929) Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan (1933) Yerevan State Puppet Theatre named after Hovhannes Tumanyan (1935) Russian Drama Theatre named after Konstantin Stanislavski (1937) Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre (1941) Yerevan State Pantomime Theatre (1974) Experimental Youth Theatre of Yerevan (1978) Henrik Malyan Film-actor's Theatre (1980) State Chamber Theatre of Yerevan (1982) Small Theatre of the National Center of Aesthetics (1986) State Chamber Musical Theatre of Yerevan (1987) Yerevan State Marionettes Theatre (1987) Hamazgayin State Theatre named after Sos Sargsyan (1991) Metro Theatre of the National Center of Aesthetics (1992) State Song Theatre of Armenia (1994)
Municipal theatres
Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre (1967) Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theatre (1986)
Private theatres Agulis Puppet Theatre-Studio (1988) GOY Theatre of the National Experimental Centre of Performing Arts (1988) Edgar Elbakyan Theatre of Drama and Comedy (1993) Arten Theatre (2022)
Cinema theatres
Nairi Cinema (1920) Moscow Cinema (1936) Cinema Star (Dalma Garden Mall) (2013) Hayastan Cinema (reopened 2015) KinoPark (Yerevan Mall) (2015)
See also
Cinema of Armenia
References