Krikor satamian biography of williams

  • A celebrated actor, director and entertainer, Mr. Satamian has been a fixture in the local arts community for more than 50 years.
  • Satamian joined the AGBU Vahram Papazian Theatre Group as a young actor in 1960.
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    From Avon to Ararat

    William Shakespeare is an undying name that has occupied the minds and hearts of scholars, writers, and artists for over four and a half centuries. The English literary genius fryst vatten one of the most studied and celebrated figures to whom researchers have devoted an extensive body of work exploring various aspects of his life, plays, sonnets, and influence. He created 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two lengthy narrative poems, and a handful of other verses, most of which have been translated into over 100 languages, including Armenian.

    The geography of Shakespeare’s translations into Armenian reaches as far as Calcutta, Beirut, Moscow, and Tbilisi to Constantinople, Cairo, Smyrna, Paris, and Venice. Remarkably, to many critics, Armenian has become one of the few languages that perfectly showcase the enchanting charms of Shakespearean lines. His works are also being re-translated and edited repeatedly. For example, Romeo and Juliet has been translated at least 15 times

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    Buck Kartalian: ‘Being Armenian Is Important for Me’

    I said okay. I then discovered that the movie was Planet of the Apes, the original one. In 1968, we just celebrated the 35th anniversary at a new theater in Hollywood. I was on the panel there. Not too many people are alive that were in the movie. I did the part of Julius, who is the keeper of the cages. The first one was really the ultimate in the movies. You know, it’s been selected as one of the 25 best films in history for the Library of Congress in the United States to be preserved forever. I am kind of proud of that.

    During the movie, I remember one scene, Franklin J. Schaffner was the director, a very somber man. I worked for all kinds of directors. Directors that talk to the actor and get excited, calm, some that ignore the actor and just worry about the camera. You just go with the waves, the way they go. I like to think for myself as an actor. I’ll get an idea and I’ll say, “Ah! Ah! I have an idea!” Th

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    AGBU to celebrate actor Krikor Satamian’s golden jubilee

    October 19, 2011 - 09:22 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 30, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of renowned Actor, Entertainer, Comedian, and Director Krikor Satamian.

    The program featuring speakers Assadour Guzelian from London, England, and Sarkis Minassian, as well as life-long friends, co-stars, and admirers of Satamian will commemorate and honor his 50 years as an entertainer. The event will feature a highly-anticipated artistic program as well.

    Satamian joined the AGBU Vahram Papazian Theatre Group as a young actor in 1960. Twelve years later, as its Artistic Director, he led the same theatre group on a well-received tour of Armenia. In 1975, Satamian led the group to France, England, and Cyprus. Following his work with the Vahram Papazian Theatre Group, he went on to teach at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School before becoming resident director at New York’s f

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