Armenia’s theatrical organizations earned less in 2012

YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. Income of theatres from performances in Armenia totalled 327.2 million drams over 2012, a reduction of 17.5% compared to 2011, the country’s national statistical service reported.

According to the report, 0.9% of theatre revenues come from performances in rural communities, 15.3% from musical performances and 16.3% from puppet shows.

Average ticket revenue was 118,400 drams per performance in towns and 47,300 in villages.

In 2012, receipts of theatrical organizations amounted to 2.9 billion drams (reduction of 3.7%), including about 2.2bln drams (76.4%) received from government or community budgets. Theatres’ expenditures were 2.8bln drams (6% reduction).

A total of 440,500 people attended theatres in the period. Of them, 18.4% attended puppet theatres and 16.0% musical theatres. Theatrical organizations staged a total of 2,764 performances (31.8% puppet and 12.5% musical).

Of 28 theatrical organizations, 25 staged performances, two others had no operations and had neither receipts nor expenditures and another organization staged no performance but had financial receipts and expenditures. 

There were 28 theatrical organizations operating in Armenia as of 2012, of them 17 were dramatic theatres, 4 musical, 5 puppet, a Theatre of Young Spectators and the Circus. Of the total number, 16 theatres fall under the jurisdiction of the ministry of culture, 11 theatres belong to communities and one theatre to a legal entity. –0—