‘Operation Nemesis’ performance by Narek Duryan dedicated to the Armenian Genocide

Film director, actor Narek Duryan is going to present to the audience a new “Operation Nemesis” theatrical performance dedicated to the Armenian Genocide.

The director rated high the staging of this performance claiming that not much is being spoken about that page of Armenia’s history. “I think not much is being spoken about this heroic page of our history today. We do not have any right to forget about it,” the art figure stressed.

Speaking about the subject of the performance, the director said it is based on two approaches – Pertch Zeytuntsyan’s “Stand up, court is coming” piece and on the works of two French historians. He particularly stressed that the planned assassination of Talaat Pasha by Soghomon Tehleryan was not a terrorism like the Turks are claiming. “No other person suffered, it was not a terrorism act,” he stressed.

Eleven actors will play in the performance, among who is Avo Khalatyan, well known to the public and actors of “Nim” studio.
The film director found it difficult to say how long the performance will live as he is not sure he has succeeded. Ara Khzmalyan, theatrical critic, said he viewed the final rehearsal of the performance and is convinced that it will be staged for quite a long time as it meets the demands of contemporary theatre.

“The biggest issue today the Armenian theatre is facing is the perception of time and rhythm,” he said, adding that in this respect Duryan is exclusive as he has a brilliant sense of rhythm. “The most important for me in this performance is the rhythmic-melodic image,” the critic said.

According to Khzmalyan, the most important is that Duryan was not taken away by the theme as it kills the art. Another privilege he said is the performance is short – an hour and a half.

“The scenarist must take care not to bore the audience,” he said.

Narek Duryan thinks the short performance is right for tragic genre and especially for Armenian audience. “It is difficult to bring people to watch tragedies, they do not want to cry any more, that is why it is necessary to prepare short performances,” he said.
Nevertheless, the director said the performance on Genocide theme will surely excite the audience. “If I say you are not going to cry it will not be truth. In the same way I cannot say you will get furious and shout that you will kill all,” the director said.