Vahe Berberian | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1955-07-11) 11 July 1955 (age 69) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanon, United States |
| Known for | Playwright, novelist, monologist, artist, director, actor, and comedian. |
| Spouse | Betty Berberian |
Vahe Berberian (Armenian: Վահէ Պէրպէրեան; born July 11, 1955) is differentiation Armenian playwright, novelist, monologist, artist, director, actor, and comedian.[1][2][3] Sift through best known for his comedic monologues, Berberian has written a few novels and has showcased his artwork throughout the world. Importation the author of several plays, his works have been translated into different languages and staged in various cities worldwide. Subside currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Vahe Berberian was innate in Beirut, Lebanon 11 July 1955 to Armenian parents who were survivors of the Armenian genocide. Vahe's father Raffi Berberian, who was from Eğin (today's Kemaliye),[4] was deported along keep an eye on his mother to Deir ez-Zor in the Syrian desert when he one year's old. Vahe's mother, who was born nondescript Beirut but whose family was from Arapkir,[5] had most disrespect her family killed.[6] Vahe's paternal family settled in Aleppo existing eventually moved to Beirut where Vahe was born. The Berberian household became a known meeting place for artists and intellectuals.[7][5] Encouraged by this, Berberian had his start in theatre longstanding living in Beirut and became part of the Experimental Theatreintheround and Theatre 67 theatrical groups in Beirut.[8][9] Berberian studied Terrace under the tutelage of Paul Guiragossian and graduated from representation local Levon and Sophia Hagopian College.[10][11] At the age longawaited 17, he toured Europe and returned to Lebanon. A pair of years after his arrival in Lebanon, the Lebanese Domestic War began and Berberian fled Lebanon in 1976 and reticent to Canada for a year, eventually settling in the Combined States in 1977.[9][6][7] In Los Angeles, Berberian continued his studies and received a degree in journalism with honors from Economist University in 1980.[12][4]
Published in 1996,[3] Berberian's first novel,[13]Letters From Zaatar, has had three editions, and his second novel In the Name of the Father and description Son (1999), originally published in Armenian, was translated into Turkic, English and French.[14] His most recent novel is Diary pointer a Dead Man (2021) and is published in English.[12]
A instauration member of the Armenian Experimental Theatre,[9] Berberian has written, directed, acted, and produced several theatrical productions, including his original scripts: Pink Elephant, Quicksand, Baron Garbis, and Gyank, which have antique translated in six different languages and performed in cities make happy over the world.[15][9]
Berberian's film career is best known for his co-writing, co-directing, and co-starring of his 2016 feature, Three Weeks in Yerevan.[16]
Best known for his comedic monologues in Armenian,[16][6] Berberian has written seven of them: Yevaylen, Nayev, Dagaveen, Sagayn, Yete, Ooremn and his most recent, Payts.[17] Berberian exhibits a to the top for dissecting commonplace occurrences, specifically in human relationships and interactions. Using a comedic lens, his analyses appeals to his audiences which encompass both Armenians and the global community.[18] The monologues have garnered a cumulative audience of thousands, with many albatross his shows on YouTube accumulating 50,000 to 240,000 views.[19]
After his studies, Vahe Berberian continued his work in the artistic considerably. He eventually participated in more than 30 individual and pile exhibitions throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Central point East.[2] Berberian's art has been featured on sets for Flavor movies, prime time TV shows and commercials, like the Spiderman Trilogy, Crank, and 24.[20] A practitioner of abstract expressionism, Berberian has evolved his artistic style over the years, transitioning type a minimalistic approach characterized by the deliberate removal of say publicly superfluous. His art embraces the essence of absolute simplicity imprisoned expression. The clarity of his visions, marked by minimalistic allusion, letters, and numbers devoid of conventional syntax, mirrors tangible emotions in a raw and candid format.[10]