Director Sargis Arzumanyan's Facebook post:
Another "administrative whim" of the Yerevan Municipality collapsed in the courtroom.
The court invalidated the decision to release Emin Torosyan and restored him to his position
A simple truth was confirmed:
culture is not for the pleasures of the authorities, but for the dignity of the people.
And now that the injustice has been officially named, it's interesting to look at another side.
to those who rushed to adapt, obey and keep quiet inside the theater.
To those who in one day forgot who was leading them, what values the theater stood on.
It turned out that a signed paper from the municipality was enough
hearts will be replaced by calculation, and dignity by silence.
Gor Margaryan's appointment was accepted "without resistance".
Some even rushed to serve the "new", thinking that culture is an administrative room where you can quickly rearrange and keep the hot seat.
This verdict is not only a legal victory.
It is a blow to the practice that cultural institutions try to go around with state or political will.
Now it has been officially and unequivocally confirmed.
culture cannot be a tool of government "regulation".
This decision is also a touchstone for us.
Not just the fact of justice being restored, but how we respond.
Culture lives only when people stand by it.
Not when employees are waiting to see who will win so they can quickly switch sides.
This judgment is for all of us.
And it says one thing very clearly.
Dignity is not replaced by command.
The theater is not handed over by secret contracts.
People of culture should be principled, not adaptive.
Today the court did its part.
Now it is the turn of human dignity.
PS: Taros to the Goy Theatre
