YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. The performance titled "Flight over the City" by Narine Grigoryan, actress of the Yerevan State Puppet Theater after Hovhannes Tumanyan, participated in "World Stage Design" festival held in Cardiff, Wells. The performance staged by Narine Grigoryan deeply impressed the representatives of the Armenian community of the United Kingdom.

In a conversation with "Armenpress" the Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia Narine Grigoryan underscored: "This year’s festival was a debut for the theatrical groups from 100 countries. Armenia participated in World Stage Design for the first time. We introduced our performance to the audience on September 14. We succeeded due to the efforts of the Director of the Puppet Theatre Ruben Babayan."

World Stage Design is a celebration of international performance design from the world of theatre, opera and dance as well as public performances and installations in non theatre spaces.

World Stage Design is a festival of performance, workshops & presentations titled Scenofest.

World Stage Design is a programme of events exploring sustainability in creative practice, including a competition to design a temporal sustainable theatre space.  The winning design to be built and performed in for the duration of the Festival.

World Stage Design includes the world congress for OISTAT (International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians).

World Stage Design takes place every four years. It began in Toronto in 2005 and then travelled to Seoul in 2009. In 2013 Cardiff will host this diverse festival which draws thousands of visitors from around the globe.

World Stage Design has strong links with the Prague Quadrennial (PQ) which for over 50 years has inspired designers and theatre makers with a unique gathering of creative expression, theory and practice with work by international designers from over 45 countries.

World Stage Design 2013 will explore and challenge the boundaries between performance, design and fine art and will open your eyes to the wonder of stage design.

World Stage Design will allow professionals from all creative sectors, including performance practitioners, artists, designers, alongside students and teachers, to discover a wealth of inspiration and knowledge.