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RA OMBUDSWOMAN EXPECTS UNESCO INTERFERENCE TO PREVENT
DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN MONUMENTS IN OLD JUGHA
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-23 12:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Ombudswoman Larisa Alaverdian addressed a letter to Koichiro Matsuura, the UNESCO Director-General on December 22 in which she expected an active and practical

VERDI'S "SIMON BOCCANEGRA" OPERA'S CONCERT PERFORMANCE
ARMENIAN PREMIERE TO BE HELD ON DEC 25 AND 27
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-22 20:05:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian premiere of concert performance of Giuseppe Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" opera will take place on December 25 and 27 at the Aram Khachatrian

"GOLDEN APRICOT" INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL EXTENDS
CIRCLES OF ITS ACTIVITY
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-22 17:40:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Film Directors without Limits" newly-established organization will start operating on the days of the "Golden Apricot" ("Voske Tsiran") third international film festival to be held on

MONEY GATHERED AT "SONG OF COLOURS" CHARITY EXHIBITION-SALE
TO BE GIVEN TO ORPHANAGE
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-22 14:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Song of Colours" charity exhibition-sale will take place at the "Gevorgian" exhibition hall of Yerevan on December 23. Initiators are young creators: composer Avet Barseghian and

ARMENIAN CHILDREN RECEIVE MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS IN "DELPHIC
GAMES" HELD ON DEC 12-16 IN KIEV
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-21 18:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian children took an active part and received medals on various nominations in the "Delphic Games" held on December 12-16 in Kiev. As

YEREVAN "WOMAN" INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL'S GRAND PRIX
GIVEN TO KYRGHYZ WOMAN FILM DIRECTOR GAUKHAR SIDIKOVA
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-19 17:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The grand prix in the "Best Film" nomination of the "Woman" second international film festival held on December 15-18 in Yerevan was given to Kyrghyz woman film

UNESCO TO IMPLEMENT A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT
PROPAGANDA OF ARMENIAN DUDUK
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-15 17:30:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On November 25, the music of Armenian duduk was proclaimed as one of mankind's oral and non-material cultural masterpieces by UNESCO. As Karine Danielian,

FIRST LADY OF ARMENIA VISITS GOHAR GASPARIAN TO
CONGRATULATE FAMOUS SINGER ON HER 81st BIRTHDAY
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-14 20:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The first lady of Armenia Bella Kocharian visited on December 14 Gohar Gasparian to congratulate the famous singer on her 81st birthday.

GIOVANNI GUAITA'S "CRY FROM ARARAT: ARMIN WEGNER AND
ARMENIANS' GENOCIDE" BOOK TO BE PRESENTED IN YEREVAN ON
DECEMBER 15
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-14 15:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Cry from Ararat: Armin Wegner and Armenians' Genocide" book of Italian famous scientist and writer Giovanni Guaita which was published in Moscow recently and

PREMIERE OF HAROUTIUN KHACHATRIAN'S "POET'S RETURN" FILM TO
TAKE PLACE AT ROTTERDAM FESTIVAL
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-13 13:12:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The world premiere of Haroutiun Khachatrian's "Poet's Return" film will take place during the festival to take place in Rotterdam from January 25 to

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF "GOLDEN APRICOT" THIRD
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-13 12:40:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The preparatory committee of the "Golden Apricot" Yerevan third international film festival has already announced about its receiving applications for participation in the festival

"LET'S PRESERVE OUR CULTURE" FIRST FESTIVAL TO BE CONCLUDED
BY A GALA CONCERT ON DEC 11
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-09 19:05:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Let's Preserve Our Culture" first festival that started in July will be concluded by a gala concert to be held on December 11

ARMENIA ALSO TO TAKE PART IN DELPHIC GAMES TO BE HELD ON
DECEMBER 12-16 IN KIEV
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-08 17:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this year the Third Youth Delphic Games of CIS countries will be held in Kiev.

CONCERT DEDICATED TO MOZART'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY TO TAKE
PLACE AT "ARAM KHACHATRIAN" CONCERT HALL ON DECEMBER 16
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-07 17:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert dedicated to Mozart's 250th anniversary will take place at the Yerevan "Aram Khachatrian" concert hall on December 16. Pianist Filipe Pinto Ribeiro invited from Portugal,

PREMIERE OF BORIS HAYRAPETIAN'S "NORMA" FILM TO TAKE PLACE
IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-07 16:30:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Norma" film by Armenian film maker, scenario writer, producer Boris Hayrapetian residing in Moscow will be shown for the first time on December

FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILMS STARTS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-12-02 12:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. A festival of European films started on December 1 at the "Moscow" cinema by show of the psychological triller "Coat" of British director John Maybree. The organizers

MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO COMPOSER MANVEL BEGLARIAN OPENED IN
YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-30 18:55:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. A memorial plaque to composer, RA Honoured Art Worker Manvel Beglarian was opened on November 30 in Yerevan. The author of the memorial plaque is painter and

MUSIC OF ARMENIAN DUDUK PROCLAIMED AS MANKIND'S ORAL AND
NON-MATERIAL CULTURAL MASTERPIECE
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-30 16:25:00

PARIS, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On November 25 the music of the Armenian duduk (Armenian national pipe) was proclaimed by UNESCO as one of the oral and non-material cultural

PERSONAL EXHIBITION OF ARCHITECT AND ARTIST RAZMIK OHANIAN
OPENS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-25 13:40:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of more than 100 paintings and drawings of artist Razmik Ohanian opened at the National Museum-Institute of Architecture on November 24.

RITA SHAROYAN: TIME OF "SILENT" EXHIBITIONS IS OVER
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-24 20:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Small educational and cultural studios will begin to operate at the "Hay-Art" cultural center immediately after the repair of center's halls. Children will be taught not only

RESULTS OF THIRD NATIONAL MUSIC AWARDING TO BE SUMMED UP ON
DECEMBER 14
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-24 15:50:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 14, at the Alexander Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater, results of the third National Music Awarding will be summed up and prizes will

CONCERT DEDICATED TO IRANIAN ARMENIAN ASHUGHS' ART TO BE
HELD FOR FIRST TIME
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-24 15:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A concert dedicated to Iranian Armenian ashughs' art and 400-year history and culture of the Armenian colony having settled in Iran in consequence of

THEATER FIGURES SEND OPEN LETTER TO RA PRESIDENT
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-23 14:50:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Today, parallel with the public significance of theater in Armenia, the work of specialists working at the theater, in particular, actors, is extremely depreciated.

"MONSIEUR AMILCAR" PLAY BY YVES JAMIAQUE RE-STAGED AT YEREVAN
DRAMATIC THEATER UNDER TITLE "PAID ILLUSION"
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-15 16:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The play "Monsieur Amilcar" by Yves Jamiaque is re-staged at the Yerevan Hrachia Ghaplanian Dramatic Theater of the Mayor's Office, this time under a new title, "Paid

POET VARDAN HAKOBIAN AWARDED TITLE OF RA HONOURED CULTURAL
FIGURE
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-15 14:35:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. By RA President Robert Kocharian's November 15 decree, poet Vardan Hakobian was awarded the honorary title of the RA Honoured Cultural Figure for a considerable contribution in

HRACHIA BEGLARIAN AWARDED TITLE OF NKR HONOURED CULTURAL
FIGURE, LEVON ANANIAN AWARDED NKR "VACHAGAN BAREPASHT" MEDAL
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-15 14:35:00

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the occasion of the 70th foundation anniversary of the Writers' Union of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, President Arkadi Ghukasian signed decrees, according to

FESTIVAL-COMPETITION DEDICATED TO VAHAN TERIAN'S 120th
ANNIVERSARY HELD AT YEREVAN SCHOOLS
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-14 18:05:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A festival-competition dedicated to Vahan Terian's 120th anniversary is held on November 14-18 at all Yerevan schools on the initiative of the "Unity of Georgian Armenians"

ARMENIAN THEATER FIGURES MARK 80th ANNIVERSARY OF
WELL-KNOWN PRODUCER AND ACTOR REM SARGSIAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-14 18:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The jubilee evening organized on November 14 at RA Union of Theater Figures was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of well-known Armenian theater producer and actor, RA

STATE PHILHARMONIA OF ARMENIA TO HOLD CHARITY CONCERT WITH
ASSISTANCE OF "CHRISTMAS" FUND
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-11 15:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. This is the 6th year that the State Philharmonia of Armenia joint with the US parentless children's "Christmas" foundation holds charity events. As Feliks Aramian, the director

JUBILEE CONCERT DEDICATED TO GHAZAROS SARIAN'S 85th
ANNIVERSARY TO BE HELD AT ARAM KHACHATRIAN CONCERT HALL
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-09 18:15:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A jubilee concert dedicated to composer Ghazaros Sarian's 85th anniversary will be held on November 18 at Aram Khachatrian concert hall. According to the report provided to

AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL VALUES
TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN ARMENIA AND ROMANIA
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-09 17:05:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. At the November 9 sitting RA government approved the suggestions of signing the agreements "On Protection and Preservation of Cultural Values between RA Government and Romanian Government,"

"SERENADE" CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERFORMS ON TOUR IN GERMANY
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-09 17:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Serenade" chamber orchestra performed on tour in Germany from October 7 to October 31. At the concert, the orchestra together with the German

LILIT ASATRIAN TO BE REPLACED BY ARTUR POGHOSIAN ON
POST OF RA DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-08 20:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the decision of RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, Lilit Asatrian was relieved of the post of RA Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth

BOOK UNDER TITLE "SERGEI PARAJANOV: LETTERS TO ZONE"
PUBLISHED
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-07 19:20:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A book-album under the title "Sergei Parajanov: Letters to Zone" was published in connection with Sergei Parajanov's 80th birth anniversary. The book includes all

EXHIBITION-SALE OF WORKS BY "VERATSNUND" SPITAK ART SCHOOL
PUPILS OPEN IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-04 15:55:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition-sale of works by pupils of "Veratsnund" ("Revival") art school of Italian district of the town of Spitak opened on November 4 in Yerevan. Needleworks, embroidery,

ITALY BECAME BEGINNING OF 500-YEAR WAY OF ARMENIAN
PRINTING, NATIONAL LIBRARY'S DIRECTOR NOTES
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-03 16:45:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The official events dedicated to Armenian-Italian Friendship Days are coming to an end in Armenia but the spiritual-cultural friendship between the two civilized peoples

CONGRESS OF THEATER FIGURES' UNION OF ARMENIA GOES OFF IN
TENSE ATMOSPHERE, YERVAND GHAZANCHIAN REELECTED UNION'S CHAIRMAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-02 20:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The regular congress of Theater Figures' Union of Armenia that opened in the morning of November 2 at Gabriel Sundukian National Academic Theater went

ARMENIAN LAZER DISCS WON AT WORLD SUMMIT PRESENTED AT
FRANKFURT WORLD BOOK FAIR
  • Culture
  • 2005-11-02 15:40:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenia presented more than 200 titles of books of 40 publishing houses at the 57th world fair of book and multimedia production taken place

THEATER FIGURES MARK OLGA GULAZIAN'S 120th BIRTH
ANNIVERSARY
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-27 15:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The October 26 event at the Armenian Union of Theater Figures was dedicated to the 120th birth anniversary of one of the

PERCH ZEYTUNTSIAN: HENRIK MALIAN'S FILMS AND TYPES ARE
COMPANIONS OF ARMENIAN PEOPLE
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-27 12:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Henrik Malian is 80 years old today but he hasn't been with us already for a long time. Henrik left numerous films and

MONUMENT TO HRANT MATEVOSIAN TO OPEN ON NOV 12 IN VANADZOR,
GENERAL EVENT OF WRITER'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY TO BE HELD ON DEC 2
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-26 16:00:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The jubilee commission preparing the celebration of Hrant Matevosian's 70th anniversary conducted by RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian discussed the process of fulfilment

TIGRAN KHZMALIAN'S NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM "ARMIN WEGNER:
PHOTOGRAPHER OF GENOCIDE" SHOWN
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-25 15:35:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The work at film director Tigran Khzmalian's documentary "Armin Wegner: Photographer of Genocide" has been completed lately. The 33-minute film dedicated to the 90th

"NAREKATSI" ART UNION TO ORGANIZE COMPETITION OF YOUNG
CREATORS
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-25 15:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the "Narekatsi" Art Union, a competition of young creators will be held in nominations of modern classic music, improvisations, author songs, electronic and

CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO VARDAN ACHEMIAN'S 100TH ANNIVERSRY
AT RA NAS
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-25 14:30:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The conference which took place at the RA National Academy of Science was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Vardan Achemian, one of the prominent figures of

ARMENIAN VIOLINIST OF APPLE HILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA NOT TO
GO ON CONCERT TOUR TO AZERBAIJAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-24 14:50:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. At the invitation of the American embassy in Armenia and with the assistance of the US State Department, the chamber orchestra Apple Hill (US)

RA OMBUDSWOMAN DEMANDS TO STOP CONSTRACTION WORKS ON GREEN
TERRITORY NEAR CHAMBER MUSIC HOUSE
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-24 13:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Larisa Alaverdian, the RA Ombudswoman, made a statement on October 22 in which she expressed her anxiety concerning construction of places of entertainment on the green terrirotories

YANN ARTUS-BERTRAND'S PHOTOS FROM SKY REFLECT NOT ONLY
BEAUTY OF NATURE BUT ALSO DAMAGE CAUSED TO NATURE BY MAN
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-21 22:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition "The Earth from the Sky" of the French photographer Yann Artus-Bertrand opened at the National Gallery of Armenia on October 21. The 140 photographs on

"APPLE HILL" AMERICAN CHAMBER GROUP IS IN ARMENIA ON A
"PLAYING FOR PEACE" MISSION
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-21 19:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. With the support of the US Department of State the Apple Hill Chamber Players arrived in Armenia on a PLAYING FOR PEACE mission. The musicians will perform

120 SINGERS FROM 7 COUNTRIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN FIRST
INTERNATIONAL CAUCASIAN FESTIVAL OF ASHUGH ART
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-21 19:00:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Sayat-Nova" cultural union jointly with UNESCO will hold the first Caucasian international festival of ashugh art in Armenia dedicated to the 210th anniversary

AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN SPHERE OF CULTURE TO BE SIGNED
BETWEEN ARMENIA AND QATAR
  • Culture
  • 2005-10-20 19:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the October 20 sitting RA government approved the proposal on signing an agreement "On Cooperation in the Sphere of Culture between RA Government and the Government