Narine Seyrani Sargsyan

Narine Sargsyan

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs

Candidate of Arts, Professor

Born on December 16, 1958, in Yerevan.

Education

1976-1981: Directing Department, Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre.

1981-1984: Postgraduate studies at A. Lunacharsky State Institute of Theatre Arts, Moscow.

1986: Defended PhD dissertation "Main Trends in the Development of Contemporary Armenian Direction" in Moscow and received the degree of Candidate of Arts.

Professional Experience

Since 1985: Teaching "History of Russian Theatre" and "History of USSR Peoples' Theatre" at YSTFI.

1993-2003: Part-time teaching at the Faculty of Culture, Yerevan State Pedagogical University.

Since 1993: Leading theatre studies courses at YSTFI, teaching "Theatre Criticism Seminar".

Since 2007: Supervisor of master's theses.

1992: Received the title of Associate Professor; 2005: Professor.

2003: Elected Dean of the Faculty of Theatre and Cinema.

2012-2014: Served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts History, Theory and Management.

Since 2014: Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the university.

Scientific Work

Author of over 90 articles on theatre studies and educational methodology.

Author of the textbook "History of Russian Theatre: From Origins to the End of the 18th Century" (2003).

Author of the textbook "History of Russian Theatre: End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century" (2010).

Presented scientific reports at national and international conferences, seminars, and symposiums in Armenia and abroad.

Professional Memberships

Since 1985: Member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Armenia.

2017-2020: Board member of the Traditional Gaming Arts Forum of UNESCO's International Theatre Institute (until 2020).

Since 2022: Board member of the International Organization of Theatre Leaders, Romania.

Awards

2003: Awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

2014: Received the Movses Khorenatsi Medal.