Armenia fest to pay homage to Iran actor

Theater fest in Armenia is set to pay tribute to late Iranian actor Levon Haftvan.

 High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia will be hosting a photo exhibition as well as a conference themed on Haftvan who had Armenian roots.

The photo exhibition will be held on October 1 at a theater hall in Armenian capital city of Yerevan.

Iranian-Armenian thespian died Saturday, March 10 at the age of 51 following the incident which occurred on the set of a new production he was shooting.

Haftvan was born 1966 in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

The actor played the lead in award-winning film 'Kupal' which narrates the story of Dr. Ahmad Kupal, a taxidermist hunter who faces a challenge just before the Persian New Year.

The late actor staged a theatrical work titled ‘The Yalta Game’ in 2017, a media report said.

The 16th edition of the HF event is slated for September 28- October 5, 2018.

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