Vahe had the honor of speaking at TEDx Yerevan on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in TUMO Center for Creative Technologies. We would like to thank the organizers and participants for such an amazing experience. Watch his talk now and share it with your friends. To learn more about Vahe and the other speakers, visit the TEDx Yerevan website.
Vahe’s play “Pink Elephant” will be performed in Greek, in Athens, Greece. The play opens on Saturday June 25, 2011 at the Municipal Theater of Rendi “Iakovos Kampanelis Hall” which is at Bihaki street 8. Additional performances will be held on Sunday, June 26, and Monday June 27.
“I’m really excited that the play will be performed in Greece, which is the birthplace of theatre as we know it,” says Vahe, “Its amazing that the play is as timely as it was 25 years ago.”
The story circles around six Armenian actors who are rehearsing for a play scheduled to open the following night, while the sounds of artillery fire approach ever closer. The intended piece the actors are rehearsing is an absurdist play that deals directly with the realities of Armenian life in Lebanon during the Civil War. The play premiered in Los Angeles, in 1985, at the Assistance League Playhouse. Directed by Vahe Berberian; Produced by Betty Berberian. An English translation of Pink Elephant was later produced in London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; and in both Sacramento, and Los Angeles, California.
For more of Vahe’s thoughts, please visit his blog.
Pasadena, CA
WHAT: ACYO-WD Comedy Show Featuring Vahe Berberian
WHERE: St. Gergory Pasaden Girgos Hall, 2215 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107
WHEN: Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
HOW: Visit http://www.acyo-wd.org/calendar/acyo-wd-comedy-show-featuring-vahe-berberian/
Glendale, CA
WHAT: Comedy Evening with Vahe Berberian to Benefit the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry
WHERE: Private residence, Glendale, CA.
WHEN: Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
HOW: Email Harry at hk@exxcel.com
Los Angeles, CA
WHAT: ACF Glendale Youth Center Annual Banquet
WHERE: Renaissance Banquet Hall:
WHEN: Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:00 p.m.
HOW: Visit http://www.armeniancalendar.com/
Sydney, Australia
WHAT: Hamazkaine Shant Chapter presents Vahe Berberian’s “Sagayn”
WHERE: Austral-Armenian Association, 5 Grattan Cres., Frenchs Forest
WHEN: Friday 11th March 2011 at 7.30 pm
HOW: Tickets $50 (includes light supper). Contact Meline Mikaelian 0411 155 774 or Vreij Avedissian 0421 058 054. Email: hamazkaine.shant@gmail.com
WHAT: Hamazkaine Shant Chapter presents Vahe Berberian’s “Sagayn”
WHERE: Armenian Cultural Centre, 259 Penshurst St., Willoughby
WHEN: Sunday 13th March 2011 at 6.00 pm
HOW: Tickets $50 (includes light supper). Contact Meline Mikaelian 0411 155 774 or Vreij Avedissian 0421 058 054. Email: hamazkaine.shant@gmail.com
Vancouver, Canada
What: Vancouver Armenian Community Center Presents “Sagayn”
Where: Armenian Community Center, Lazarian Hall, 13780 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, B.C.
When: Saturday February 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
How: Tickets: $50.00. For reservations and more information e-mail: claraagopian@hotmail.com
Los Angeles, California
What: Rose and Alex Pilibos PTO present Vahe Berberian’s “Sagayn”
Where: Karapetian Hall 1614 N. Alexandria Avenue
When: Friday and Saturday, February 4 & 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
How: Tickets: $50.00. For reservations and more information call (323) 376-4015
Written and performed by Vahe Berberian.
A Wet Paint Production.
Directed by Gor Kirakosian. Produced by Christina Shirinyan.
1 hour, 30 minutes. In Armenian.
To purchase your copy of Sagayn, visit CDRama today!
With Sagayn, Berberian has pushed the envelope by finding absurdity and great humor in not just the Armenian, but the human condition in general. With his unique spin on everyday topics such as weddings, religion, Armenian characteristics and everything in between, Berberian will keep you laughing long after the show is over.
Berberian performed Sagayn for three months at The Brandview Collection in Glendale and has taken the show on the road to various cities in the U.S. and abroad to packed audiences. “Sagayn’s success was phenomenal,” says producer Shirinyan, “We had an incredibly diverse audience that simply loved it and kept on coming back for more. The response to the show in the Armenian communities during the tour has been simply sensational.”
The DVD includes extra features, with footage of Vahe in Aleppo, Beirut and Yerevan.
Encino, California
What: A.R.F. Rostom Committee presents Vahe Berberian’s “Sagayn”
Where: Ferahian School’s Avedissian Hall. 5300 White Oak Ave. Encino
When: Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.
How: Tickets: $40.00. For reservations and more information call (818)232-1861
Glendale, California
What: Karen Yeppe Jemaran presents Vahe Berberian’s “Sagayn”
Where: Carousel Restaurant, Glendale
When: Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
How: For tickets, contact Kevork at 818-502-0036
New Milford, New Jersey
What: Comedy and mezza night, sponsored by A.R.S. Agnouni and Spitak Chapters of New Jersey, with Vahe Berberian performing “Sagayn”
Where: Hovnanian Armenian School
When: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Kessab, Syria
What: Vahe Berberian returns to Syria to performs “Sagayn”
Where: Sardarabad Hall, Kessab
When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7.00 p.m.
Knalada, Turkey
What: Vahe Berberian performs “Sagayn” in honor of Jamanak newspaper’s 100th Anniversary
Where: Karagözyan Hall
When: Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 7.00 p.m.
Boston
What: Amaras Art Alliance and Erebouni Armenian School present Sagayn
Where: 47 Nichols Ave, Watertown, MA
When: Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
Detroit
What: Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA Shaken Chapter of Detroit presents Annual Lenten (Michink) Dinner featuring Vahe Berberian
Where: Armenian Community Center 19310 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128
When: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Florida
What: Sagayn, hosted by The Knights of Vartan Hayasdan Lodge and The Armenian Cultural Association of Florida.
Where: St. David Armenian Church in Boca Raton.
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010. Dinner at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m.
Involuntary Laughter – It happens on the stage, it happens during funerals, it happens when you slip and fall…and its the kind of laughter you can’t hold back or control. Its the kind of laughter you remember years later and laugh again. Its the orange in my whites.
I think I am getting to a point where, finally, I don’t know what I am doing, and it feels good to let go. The older I get the younger I am becoming, and subsequently the more whimsical my canvases. This is the result of my relationship with my habitat. The flora and fauna I live with daily in my little environment, the music that feeds me and the people, young and old, i share my life with. Then there are the many environments I am constantly exposed to due to my extensive traveling. They expand my horizons, always bringing me back to my little corner, which is a microcosm of that larger world. And so, the social, sensual, emotional, mental, pragmatic abundances I live with find their way onto the canvas.
Join us at the opening reception for Vahe’s new exhibition, “Involuntary Laughter,” on July 24, 2010.
