BLACK BOX – 27.08.2005, ARMENIA and USA Co-authored and co-directed by Brendan McCall and Gagik Ghazareh – “Black Box” is a 20-minute theater piece for 7 actors, created and performed during a 3-week Residency by movement artist Brendan McCall (USA) at the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art in Yerevan. Co-authored and co-directed by Mr. McCall and Gagik Ghazareh (Armenia), ‘Black Box’ examines identity from both individual and cross-cultural perspectives: its permeability, its role in international conflict, its construction through familial history and collective memory. The piece was performed in both Armenian and English, emphasizing the universal nature of these topics. Cast: Brendan McCall, Ella Shamoyan, Garen Pirverdian, Sarkis Virabian, Armen Avetissian, Hovhannes Minassian, Vahram Akimian, Gagik Ghazareh