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TONINO GUERRA IS LEAVING, TAKING WITH HIM INTERMINABLE
IMPRESSIONS OF ARMENIAN MIRACLES
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-18 14:30:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. "Another two days and this miraculous journey will draw to its end. However, it will draw to its end with a

BAKO SAHAKIAN ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO ROLE OF YENIKOLOPOV
READINGS IN SCIENTIFIC LIFE OF NKR
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-18 12:02:00

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Bako Sahakian, the President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, received a group of scientists, who have arrived in Artsakh from

THREE THEATRICAL FESTIVALS TO BE HELD ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY
IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-17 18:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Three theatrical festivals, Pomegranate Grain Children's Festival, 3rd Republican Festival of Puppet Theaters, and 2nd Festival of Young Producers, will start almost

TONINO GUERRA: "ARMENIA AND ITALY ARE RICH IN CULTURAL
HERITAGE"
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-17 14:50:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Tonino Guerra together with his wife Lora Guerra, who is a translator, has arrived in Armenia on the occasion of holding

THANKS TO AHMAD NURIZADE'S TRANSLATIONS IRANIAN READERS ARE
FAMILIARIZED WITH ARMENIAN LITERATURE VERY WELL
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-16 18:20:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. "I am the only poet in the world, who though not being Armenian by nationality, creates in Armenian," Iranian writer and

K. KHODIKIAN: HIGHFEST INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS
FESTIVAL ONCE MORE CONFIRMED ITS BEING FULLY-FLEDGED
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-15 19:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Highfest international one-week performing arts festival has already finished. The holiday, stepping beyond theaters' stages, came out to the streets and

AMERICAN ARMENIAN WRITERS DIANA TER-HOVHANNISIAN AND
YERVAND AZATIAN AWARDED GOLD MEDALS OF RA MINISTRY OF CULTURE
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-15 18:50:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 13, Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture, awarded American Armenian poetess Diana Hovhannisian and writer-publicist Yervand Azatian Ministry's gold

AGREEMENT ON ARMENIAN-SLOVAKIAN COOPERATION IN SPHERE OF
CULTURE ENVISAGED TO BE SIGNED
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-15 12:03:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. It is envisaged that Marek Madyarich, the Slovakian Minister of Culture, will visit Yerevan at the end of November and will

TIGRAN KHZMALIAN SHOOTS FILM "MAIN SECRET OF YEREVAN"
ABOUT ALEXANDER TAMANIAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-12 16:20:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Director Tigran Khzhmalian's documentary "Main Secret of Yerevan" is dedicated to the life and fate of Alexander Tamanian, a prominent architect of

"IT IS NECESSARY TO CREATE NEW IMAGES IN LITERATURE IN
ORDER TO PRESERVE NATIONAL IDENTITY," AMERICAN ARMENIAN WRITER
OSHIN KESHISHIAN SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-11 14:54:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. "Nowedays, when tendencies for globalization and global developments of culture prevail over the spheres of politics, press, and culture, the role of

SECOND CONFERENCE OF ARMENIAN WRITERS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA BETWEEN OCTOBER 10 AND 17
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-11 12:34:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The second conference of the Armenian writers in foreign languages titled "National identity and Armenian literature in foreign languages" will be held

TRANSLATORS HAKOB KHACHIKIAN, RAFFI KANTIAN AND NVARD
VARDANIAN AWARDED "KANTEGH" (LIGHT) LITERARY PRIZE THIS YEAR
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-10 15:00:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Translators Nvard Vardanian, Hakob Khachikian, a Canadian-Armenian prose-writer, and German-Armenian Raffi Kantian have been awarded the "Kantegh" (Light) annual literary prize of

NEW YORK TAP DANCE MASTERS TO HAVE THREE CONCERTS IN
ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-09 18:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Renowned masters of American tap dance, who have arrived in Yerevan from New York, will have three concerts in Armenia: in

BOOK FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 13-14 IN YEREVAN WITHIN
FRAMEWORK OF TRANSLATORS' DAY
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-09 16:45:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A Book Festival under the motto We Build a Spiritual Homeland will be held on October 13-14 in Yerevan, within the

WORLD-FAMOUS SCREENWRITER TONINO GUERRA IS AGAIN IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-08 18:50:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the most prominent figures in the world cinematography, legendary Italian screenwriter, dramatist, painter, sculptor Tonino Guerra is in Yerevan. The

EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO ARMENIAN MODERN ART AND
ARCHITECTURE OPENS IN ZURICH
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-08 13:04:00

ZURICH, OCTOBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition "Armenian landscape paintings in modern art and architecture" opened on October 4 in the "EWZ" exhibition chamber in Zurich.

CONCERT OF CAUCASIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TAKES PLACE IN
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-08 12:35:00

STRASBURG, OCTOBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Caucasian Chamber Orchestra took place in the Council of Europe on October 4 within the framework of

DRAFT AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION OF CIS STATES IN FIGHT
AGAINST THEFT OF CULTURAL VALUES ADOPTED
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-06 14:50:00

DUSHANBE, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian delegation headed by the deputy foreign minister of the RA Gegham Gharibjanian participated in the sitting of the council

HIGHFEST 5th INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS
IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-05 19:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Highfest 5th international performing arts festival started on October 4 in Yerevan with the performance "The Canterville Ghost" of the

REPUBLICAN CONTEST OF DUDUK-PLAYERS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
WITHIN FRAMEWORKS OF UNESCO
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-04 16:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The music of the Armenian duduk was proclaimed to be one of the oral non-material cultural masterpieces of the humanity by

CONFERENCE TITLED "TRANSLATION AS INTER-PENETRATION
MAGNETIC FIELD OF CULTURES" HELD IN YEREVAN BETWEEN OCTOBER 3
AND 5
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-04 12:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The international conference titled "Translation as an inter-penetration magnetic field of cultures" commenced its proceedings in Yerevan on October 3. As Vigen

SERGE SARGSIAN: "ARMENIA IS ALWAYS READY TO BECOME INVOLVED
IN ALL INITIATIVES DIRECTED AT HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION"
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-04 11:46:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The members of the administration of the Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund (IHCF) and the Council on the Humanitarian Cooperation of

6 BILLION DRAMS, WHICH MAKE 1.8% OF STATE BUDGET,
ENVISAGED TO BE ALLOCATED FOR RA MINISTRY OF CULTURE
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-03 13:05:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. It is envisaged to allocate 6 billion drams, which make 1.8 percent of the whole budget, for the RA Ministry of

"MEA CULPA" IS ALREADY 5 YEARS OLD, BUT IT REMAINS ACTUAL
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-02 18:45:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Mea Culpa" performance of screen writer Vahram Sahakian and producer Artur Sahakian is already five years old. It remains actual

EXHIBITION OF MODERN ARMENIAN ART TO OPEN IN CENTRAL
PICTURE GALLERY OF SOFIA IN DECEMBER
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-02 15:45:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The organization of cultural events is one of the productive means for presenting Armenia abroad. This statement was made by Ashot

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION OF PAINTER ARTHUR OSHAKANTSI LIVING
IN LONDON OPENS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-10-01 13:02:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The individual exhibition of Arthur Oshakantsi (Sargsian), a painter and the founder of Abstract Naturalism, dedicated to the 16th anniversary of

THIS YEAR ARMENIA WILL TAKE PART IN JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG
CONTEST FOR FIRST TIME
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-29 18:40:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Armenia will take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Armenia will be represented by

ARMENIAN TELEVISION COMPANIES HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH
DUBBING OF FILMS
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-28 16:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The positive and negative aspects of dubbing foreign films into Armenian were discussed at the September 27 seminar "In the Traps

KONSTANTIN ORBELIAN TO TAKE PART IN OPENING OF CONCERT
SEASON OF STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-27 19:35:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 29, the 11th concert season of the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia will start with a concert which will

DAYS OF EUROPEAN HERITAGE TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 29-30 IN
ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-27 18:30:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia will join the Days of European Heritage, which officially started on September 21 in Belgrade, with an event to be

RECONTRUCTION WORK OF TWO GREAT EXHIBITION CHAMBERS OF
UNION OF ARMENIAN PAINTERS TO BE FINISHED BY END OF YEAR
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-26 16:05:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The reconstruction work of the two great exhibition chambers of the Union of Armenian Painters will be finished by the end

40 COMPANIES OF ACTORS TO TAKE PART IN HIGHFEST 5th
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-25 18:45:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. 40 performing groups of 33 countries of the world will perform on 14 Yerevan theatrical stages during the Highfest 5th International

ARAKS MANSURIAN'S SOLO CONCERT TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28
IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-25 16:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Opera singer Araks Mansurian residing in Australia, on September 28, will have only one solo concert at Yerevan's Komitas Chamber Music

DRAMATIC THEATER TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF PREMIERES TO
SPECTATORS IN NEW THEATRICAL SEASON
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-21 16:05:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Hrachya Ghaplanian Dramatic Theater's regular theatrical season will open on September 22 by the performance Hakob Paronian Comedy according to "Respected Beggars."

FIRST SOUTH CAUCASIAN MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL "NATIONALITY:
HUMAN" TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON SEPTEMBER 22-24
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-21 12:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The first South Caucasian mobile film festival "Nationality: Human" will be held in Yerevan on October 22-24. The Armenian coordinator of

UNVEILING OF MONUMENT TO GEVORG CHAUSH TO TAKE PLACE ON
SEPTEMBER 29 IN YEREVAN'S ACHAPNIAK COMMUNITY
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-18 18:15:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. A monument to Gevorg Chaush will be unveiled on September 29 in Yerevan's Achapniak community. The monument has been authored by

"RETURN" CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER
19-30 IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-18 17:05:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. A classical music festival under the title "Return" will be held on September 19-30 in Yerevan on the initiative of the

IN ESTIMATION OF CHAIRMAN OF "KERPAR" ASSOCIATION OF
ARMENIAN PAINTERS, THIS ASSOCIATION CAN BE REGARDED AS YEREVAN
SCHOOL OF ARMENIAN PAINTERS
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-18 11:55:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Works of various styles existing in painting, which are demonstrated in one picturesque exhibition, have been united in the Museum of

ARMENIAN AND IRANIAN LIBRARIANS TO START COOPERATION
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-17 14:28:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The National Library of Armenia and the National Children's Library of Yerevan after Khnko Aper signed cooperation memoranda with the

IRANIAN CULTURAL DAYS TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA IN 2008
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-17 14:14:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Iranian cultural days are for the first time envisaged to be held in Armenia in 2008 at a governmental level. This

ARMENIAN ALBUM RECEIVES GRAND PRIX AT MOSCOW BOOK
EXHIBITION
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-14 16:20:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A large album under the title "Old Armenian Manuscripts" published at Yerevan's Tigran Mets publishing house received Grand Prix for best

DISCUSSION OF RA LAW "ON CREATIVE UNIONS" ENVISAGED AT NA
SOON
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-13 18:50:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Discussion of the RA law "On Creative Unions" is envisaged at the RA National Assembly soon. Levon Ananian, the Chairman of

CHARLES AZNAVOUR HOUSE-MUSEUM TO BE BUILT IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-13 17:45:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA law "On RA Budget System," the government has allocated 110m drams (nearly 323.5 thousand USD) from its

LAUNCHING OF RUBEN PASHINIAN'S NEW COLLECTION TO TAKE PLACE
ON SEPTEMBER 16 AT YEREVAN CHAMBER THEATER
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-13 16:20:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The launching of Ruben Pashinian's collection "PRosto" (Russian) will take place on September 16 at Yerevan Chamber Theater. Works - participants and

DAYS OF RUSSIAN SPEECH START IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-12 18:15:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A document securing the agreement on friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance was signed on September 12 between the Armenian and Russian

BRAZILIAN CULTURE WEEK TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 14-20 IN
ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-12 17:40:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Brazilian Culture Week will be held for the first time on September 14-20 in Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor on the occasion

EDUARD NALBANDIAN: YEAR OF ARMENIA IN FRANCE EXCEEDED ALL
EXPECTATIONS
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-11 22:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition "Holy Armenia. Return Home" opened at the History Museum of Armenia on September 11 with the participation of the

COPY OF LOUVRE'S "SAINT ARMENIA" EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT
ARMENIAN HISTORY MUSEUM
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-11 16:10:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition under the title "Saint Armenia, Return Home" will open on September 11 at the Armenian History Museum. It is

EAST TORCH 16th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL STARTS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-10 18:40:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The East Torch 16th international festival under the title "To See Ararat" started on September 10 in Yerevan. As Hideo Sakata,

CONCERT OF TRANSILVANIA BAND WITH INCLUSION OF WORKS OF
ARAM KHACHATRIAN TAKES PLACE IN ROMANIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-09-10 14:43:00

CLUJ-NAPOKA, SEPTEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Transilvania state philharmonic band with the inclusion of the works of Aram Khachatrian took place in the