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Première of new production of Spendiarian's “Almast”- Sunday 21 June, 2009
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| Première of a new production of Alexandr Spendiarian's “Almast” opera will be staged in Yerevan-based National Opera and Ballet Theatre after Spendiarian on June 27, 28. Conductor Yuri Davtyan, stage director Georgy Isahakyan, artist Vyacheslav Okunev, dance director Vilen Galstyan, choirmaster Karen Sargsyan and many other professionals have worked for two-act opera, written by Spendiarian in his last year. Famous poem of Hovhannes Tumanian “Conquering of the Drum Castle” is at the base of the script. |
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Be the first… Be a No.1… Be UNO- Tuesday 02 June, 2009
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By Carlos Jose Bourdjian
Azad-Hye Special
It is a well known fact that all Armenian cultural unions and associations in Diaspora, with their different points of view and diversities, have one thing in common, one aim; to keep the spirit of Armenian culture alive, which is one form of what we call in Armenian Hayabahbanoum (Հայապահպանում).
Therefore when you go to an X Armenian cultural event like a choir concert or a dance performance, 75% of the repertoire includes different Armenian songs and dances while 25% is dedicated to different foreign cultures.
So far this was the traditional and common way in the past decades….
I was walking in the street 2 months ago when my eye caught an attractive poster. From a distance, the word UNO was noticeable and the slight image of a hip-hop dancer in the background. Moving closer, it turned out to be an announcement for a new dance group called UNO, premiering their first show with the help and sponsorship of Tekeyan Cultural Union in Aleppo. |
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“The Morganthau Story” to be screened in US- Monday 25 May, 2009
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“The Morganthau Story”, a film by Apo Torosyan, will be screened in the international association of genocide scholars biennial conference in Arlington. The film was shot in the frameworks of “2009 Roundtable on Art and Genocide” project. The presentation is scheduled for June 8.
The film is dedicated to the activities of Henry Morgenthau, US Ambassador in Turkey and Entente countries in 1913-26. He paid special attention to Christian missions and Armenians, and appealed to the Turkish Government to stop the mass killings of civilians on their territory. In 1923, he helped save thousands of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians. Apo Torosyan’s film is based on the recollections of the diplomat’s descendents. |
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DVDs - Comedy Shows
