French-Armenian actor Simon Abkarian wins France's most prestigious theater award
13:59 24 June, 2020French-Armenian actor and director Simon Abkarian won the Moliere Award, France's most prestigious theater award.
His play 'Electre des bas-fonds,' which was staged at Ariane Mnouchkine’s Theatre du Soleil, won the Moliere in public theater.
Le Molière du théâtre public est attribué à la pièce « Électre des bas-fonds » de Simon Abkarian ! #Molières2020 pic.twitter.com/4FH4dodAET
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Simon Abkarian was awarded as a director of a public theater performance.
"Without artists, life would be deadly" Abkarian noted.