Srbuhi Stepani Lisitsian[a] (June 28, 1893 – 1979) was an Armenian-Soviet ethnographer known for her development of a novel mathematical method for describing folk dance precisely using film techniques.
Srbuhi's parents published the children's magazine "Hasker" (1905–1922), edited the "Taraz" weekly (1892-1893) and collaborated with prominent figures of Armenian culture: Hovhannes Tumanyan, Avetik Isahakyan, Alexander Shirvanzade, Ghazaros Aghayan, Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, L. With George Bashinjaghyan, Panos Terlemezyan, Yeghishe Tadosyan and others.
She is graduating from the Garye Girls' Higher Courses in Moscow with a degree in Russian-Roman literature.
In 1940, Lisitsyan's work "Movement Record (Cinematography)" was published in Moscow, which was a logical continuation of the systems created before that.
Srbuhi Lisitsyan was the first in the history of dance to bring to life the modern principle of writing, due to which the texts of movement, verbal, musical and imagery are brought to light, the linguistic, historical and geographical layers are revealed.
During the scientific expeditions she registered Armenian folk dances, theatrical actions, collected ethnographic and folklore materials.