YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. An International Festival of Pantomime Theaters will be held on August 10-15 in Tsakhkadzor on the initiative of the RA Ministry
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia is going to hold Vahan Tekeyan annual competition for works created in 2007. As Ruben
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn opening ceremony of the 7th festival of British films will take place on April 29 in Yerevan's Moscow cinema.
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Mikhail Shvidkoy, the Head of the RF Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography, is in Armenia at the invitation of the
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The holding of the National Gallery International Music Festival has become traditional and one of the most expected cultural events for
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. With the assistance of the RA Ministry of Culture and under the auspices of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, the fourth international
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Like every year, this year as well numerous events will be held on the initiative of the Writers' Union of Armenia.
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, ARMENIANS TODAY - NOYAN TAPAN. A meeting that was held on April 14 in the Hayeli (Mirror) club was dedicated to the
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 6-13 the fourth All-Armenian Conference of Writers will be held in Armenia and Artsakh. More than seventy writers
ETCHMIADZIN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on April 10 received Krzysztof Pendrecki in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Welcoming the
YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Henceforth the days of world-famous composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki in Armenia will become traditional and Penderecki himself will become the Honorary
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The meeting organized on April 8 in the Hayeli (Mirror) club was dedicated to the problems of the cultural sphere. Producer
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The famous Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki arrived in Yerevan on April 7. He told reporters that he considers his first visit
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Singing Armenia 3rd republican contest of youth and children's choirs will be beld in Armenia on the initiative of the
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. First Lady of RF Lyudmila Putina, who is in RA on a visit, and First Lady of RA Bela Kocharian, on
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian library system, which collapsed after the breakup of the Soviet Union, is now beginning to develop.
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. "The April 1 holiday of 2008 is not marked festively, as there is March 1 in this April 1," Aramayis Sahakian,
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 27, on the occasion of the International Day of Theater, the annual Artavazd award giving solemn ceremony of the
YEREVAN, MARCH 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The launching of writer, translator Karine Ashughian's collection under the title "Experiments" took place on March 28 in the Union
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of International Theatre Day, the RA president elect, prime minister Serge Sargsian on March 27 received a number
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A Week of Children's and Youth Book will be held between March 31 to April 7 in Armenia on the initiative
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the RA ministry of culture, the first republican cello music festival dedicated to People's Artist of Armenia,
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. For the first time listeners heard a jazz work by Armenian State Radio in 1938, performed by the Jazz Band conducted
STRASBOURG, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. A charity concert of the AMALGAMMES French-German orchestra with the participation of Armenian pianist Vahan Martirosian and singer Gayane Movsisian took
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Like in previous years, this year as well a number of international festivals will be held in Armenia on the initiative
YEREVAN, MARCH 10, NOYAN TAPAN. As a result of the SMS messages of television watchers, it has been decided that Sirusho, who is representing Armenia in
YREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Armenian pulishers will participate in several international exhibitions, including in those in Moscow, Frankfort and Tehran. NT correspondent was informed
YEREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 123 titles of children's, popular scientific, encyclopaedic, translation and musicological literature will be published by the state order system in 2008. The
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Bright colors as if torn off from a fairytale, bold and original choice of paints, warmth and love reaching for the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 28 sitting, the RA government approved the RA bill "On Non-material Cultural Heritage," which will be submitted for
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The reconstruction work of the building of Hakob Paronian State Comedy Theater will begin soon with 50 million drams allocated by
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Composer Ara Gevorgian proved that he is the author of "Artsakh" composition. Stating this at the February 15 press, he added
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Ara Gevorgian is going to present his song "Love Each Other" to the Grammy awards in the autumn of 2008. The
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Distribution of prizes in the spheres of literature and journalism took place on February 13 at the RA National Academy of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The daughter of Yeghishe Charents, great poet of the 21st century, Arpenik Charents, died on February 12 in Yerevan, at the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The results of the fifth National Music Awards were summed up on February 10 at A. Spendiarian National Academic Theater of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of 60 paintings by world-famous film director Sergei Parajanov opened from January 30 in the three big halls of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The preservation state of cultural values in Armenia is in harmony with the current state of the country. Thus Armenak Khachatrian,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition, which opened on February 1 at the Armenian Museum of People's Art, is dedicated to the 29th anniversary of
KIEV, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of the world-famous filmmaker Sergei Parajanov opened on January 30 at the National Art Museum of Ukraine. The exhibition
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Armenian-Iranian cultural relations are at a high level and can be considered model in the region." Reza Atufi, the Cultural
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The state theaters are in danger and God forbid if someone makes a decision to close them, that person will become
YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving a state award is a great honor to a painter: it means that the state attaches importance to this painter's
YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the RA Ministry of Culture will hold a number of contests, each of which will contribute to development of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The Shoghakn folk ensemble will perform on tour in the United States and Canada between January 19 to March 2 on
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. 7bn drams has been allocated to the RA Ministry of Culture in 2008 by the RA state budget. However, the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. A Center of Armenian Culture will be opened in Venice in 2008. Conferences, events, exhibitions, concerts dedicated to different branches of
BEIJING, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Sun Jiazheng, the Minister of Culture of China, on December 24, received a delegation led by Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A monument to great American Armenian writer William Saroyan will be erected in 2008 in Yerevan, in the park in front
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A jubilee concert of the Little Singers of Armenia choir dedicated to choir's 15th anniversary will take place on December 21
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of works of French Armenian painter Garzu (Garnik Zulumian) opened on December 20 at the National Gallery of Armenia.
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert of world-famous pianist Boris Berezovski will be held on December 19 at Aram Khachatrian concert hall, within the framework
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Theater is on the verge of disappointment in Armenia: high-class performances are not in demand today. Actor Azat Gasparian and actress
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The filmmaker Harutyun Khachatrian has been given a Prince Claus Award - an award of the famous Rrince Claus Fund (the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Composer and instrumentalist Ara Gevorgian is going to present his song "Love Each Other" to the Grammy Awards in 2008. As
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. This year for the first time Armenia as well has taken part in the 12th International Conference of National Funds called
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The solo concerts of 22-year-old violinist Sergei Khachatrian will be held in Berlin on December 13-15. Works of Sergei Prokofiev will
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The Junior Eurovision - 2007 international song contest went off in exclusively unbiassed conditions, and it was impossible to change or
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The solo concerts of variety art singer Avraam Russo will be held in the Al. Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Komitas string quartette, a laureate of the RA State Prize, will be held in the Yerevan Komitas
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Days of Armenian Culture will be held on December 21-27 in Beijing within the framework of the agreement on Armenian-Chinese Cultural
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs has purchased works of 17 modern Armenian composers from the Union of Composers
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Arevik" children's and youth ensemble of the Public TV and Radio took second place with the "Yerazank" (Dream) song in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Gor Vardanian, the president of the International Full Contact Karate Federation (IFCKF), producer, film-maker and actor, has finished the joint Armenian-Russian action
TBILISI, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. An evening dedicated to the 110th birth and 70th death anniversary of Yeghishe Charents was held in the Caucasian House
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Arevik" children's and youth ensemble of the Public TV and Radio will take part in the "Junior Eurovision - 2007"
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The premiere of the "Adamand" (Diamond) full-length feature film of the Armenian-Russian joint production will be held in the "Moscow" cinema of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 39 films from 17 countries, including Spain, Israel, Venezuela, Russia, to name but a few, will be introduced in the "Woman"
YEREVAN, NOVEMVER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th anniversary of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) International Film Festival's foundation will be marked in 2008, on the occasion
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 30, Hong Jiuyin, the Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia, donated 550 books, magazines, and nearly 120 video cassettes
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. A group of famous Russian art and cultural figures had a meeting with the students of the Yerevan State University on
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. About 475 children from Armenia took part in the International Drawing Compettition for Children declared in spring of 2007 by the
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Arch Art Union jointly with the Narekatsi Art Union organizes the first Arch Art Festival of classic and vanguard art
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian theater is one of the rare structures, where almost nothing has changed in the respect or organization and management over
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The Golden Apricot International Film Festival will have a new partner in the face of the Cafesjian Museum Foundation. This information
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The presentation of the compact disk of the author songs of Armen Ashotian, an MP of the National Assembly and a
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia and Embassies of France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, the British Council
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The founding director of the international festival "Golden Apricot", film-maker Harutyun Khachatrian has become the 2007 recipient of the Prince Klaus Fund
YEREVAN, NOVEMVER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The new "No shore is seen" performance of producer Samvel Spun (Samvel Saribekian) has been staged on the basis of the
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Young film producer Gor Baghdasarian has winned the contest of short films under the title Tolerance Without Limits for his scenario
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Hamlet Gevorgian, a performer of Armenian folk songs, has been awarded the first prize in the internet contest held by American
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia will be represented by variety art singer Sirusho in the "Eurovision - 2008" international contest. The candidature of the singer
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The art project under the title "Mankind's Doors" is dedicated to gender inequality and gender problems in the world. The project's
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The November 14 meeting of the famous writer-publicist Kim Bakhshi with members of various youth organizations was dedicted to his creative activity
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition which was opened in the National Library of Armenia on November 9 was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. "One of the most famous cameraman of the cinema of the 20th century, who really made a revolution in the soviet
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The 15th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea was marked. The Yechzhon Korean national dance group, which
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1,NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the philharmonic orchestra of Armenia dedicated to the 70th anniversary of composer Haroutiun Dellalian will take place in the Aram
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The organ of Komitas Chamber Music House will sound for the first time after repairs on November 1 at organist Christopher
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hover chamber choir, a laureate of a number of international contests, performed on tour in Germany between September 23 to
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The Days of Armenian Culture held on October 22-28 in Belarus passed in a warm and pleasant atmosphere and received a
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The solo concert of Gurgen Dabaghian, a performer of folk songs, will be held in the Aram Khachatrian concert hall on
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYN TAPAN. After a 5-year break young singer Gurgen Dabaghian returns to the stage. His first solo concert will take place in the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The 40th anniversary of the Public TV and Radio Company's Variety Symphonic Orchestra and 60th anniversary of composer Yervand Yerznkian will
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Cultural globalization has called forth the necessity to bring out problems of preservation of national indentity, national culture, including keeping of non-material
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Braodcasting Union has reconsidered the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest. According to the information provided to a Noyan
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. American Armenian writer Mary Kandalian-Aslanian is one of the writers creating in a foreign language, who cannot leave out the subjects
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayk Tokmajian, an Armenian sculptor, as well took part in the third international symposium of scultors held in Arkara between September
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The First International Music Festival will be held between October 19 to November 4 in Yerevan on the initiative of the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the French Armenian painter Zareh Mutafian (1907-1980) will open at the National Picture
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The first booklet "200 Words, 200 Million Meanings (Look Into Yourself From Outside)" by Arto Tunjboyajian, founder of "Armenian Navy Band"
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Month of Armenian Art dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the RA Independence has been opened with a solemn ceremony in
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Two Armenian theaters take part in the 19th annual international festival of experimental theaters held in Cairo. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th international Shakespeare Theater Festival of Monoperformances will start at Yerevan Theater of Young Spectator with the performance "Treatise About the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA People's Artist, duduk player Jivan Gasparian, also took part in the concert under the title "Another Two Steps For World's
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The 65th theatrical season of Hakob Paronian Theater of Musical Comedy will open on September 7 by the performance "Eastern Dentist."
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. A project presenting national minorities' culture will be held in Armenia on the initiative of the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation's Armenian
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. "First Artsakh Festival" dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Shushi liberation will be held in Nagorno Karabakh between September 11
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. International Puppet Festival under the title Tale Day will be held on September 6-10 in the village of Dsegh, Lori region,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. "Today the Armenian art of singing has lost its face, as all singers are singing either about denied love or khachkars
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The art loving public said its last good-bye to People's Artist of Armenia, Honorary Citizen of Yerevan, laureate of state awards,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The governmental commission set up in connection with the death of People's Artist of the ASSR Rudolf Khachatrian issued on August
STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Arkadi Ghukasian, the President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, sent a message of condolence in connection with the death of
YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, NOYAN TAPAN. A governmental commission has been created in connection with the death of Armenian people's painter Edward Isabekian with Hovik Abrahamian, the Deputy
YEREVAN, AUGUST 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Serge Sargsian, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, sent a telegram of condolence on the occasion of the death
YEREVAN, AUGUST 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Edward Isabekian, an Armenian people's painter, a professor, a laurate for a state prize, a citizen of honour of Yerevan, died
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YEREVAN, AUGUST 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The second All Armenian Festival of young producers will be held in Gyumri between October 21 to 25. According to the
YEREVAN, JULY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The three and a half minutes' film "Dinner time" by Gor Baghdasarian, the youngest participant of the fourth international festival "Golden Apricot",
YEREVAN, JULY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. In Soviet years the Armenian art of singing was at a high level, while today everything is confused: young people having
YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The official opening ceremony of the cultural days of the Arab Republic of Egypt took place at the National Gallery of
YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Though dozens of years have passed since Paruyr Sevak's death, many versions continue to be spread up to present. With this
YEREVAN, JULY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 200 unique exhibits provided by the treasury of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Armenian History Museum, and
YEREVAN, JULY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Documentalist Artak Avdalian is going to shoot a film dedicated to the historical Cilicia. According to the information provided to Noyan
YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The official closing ceremony of the "Golden Apricot" fourth International Festival took place on the "Azatutiun" ("Freedom") square of Yerevan late
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. French producer Bruno Dumon, who is a philosopher by profession and education, took part in the competitive program of feature films
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 14, art-lovers bade their farewell to the RA People's Painter, USSR state prize-winner, corresponding member of the
YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The forum "Joint Regional Film Production" held within the framework of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international film festival on July
YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Armenia is a wonderful country, full of secrets and mysteries, wonderful temples and churches. Armenia is a source
YEREVAN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Indian film director Ramchandra PN, a participant of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) 4th international film festival, visits Armenia for the first
YEREVAN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. New York's Mher Mkrtchian company of actors will perform on tour in Yerevan within the framework of the events to be
YEREVAN, 10 JULY, NOYAN TAPAN. The director of the Fourth 'Golden Apricot' Film Festival program, Mikael Stambolian, gave this statement at the July 9 press conference:
YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Levon Ananian, the Chairman of the Union of Writers of Armenia, at the July 10 meeting with journalists, said that an
YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The show of Armenian films that started from May 5 in Germany received a warm welcome by
YEREVAN, JULY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Barekamutiun" ("Friendship") state dance ensemble and the dancers of the U.S. dance schools, who presented dance items
YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. A Mher Mkrtchian hall will open in the State Dramatic Theater of Gyumri at the beginning of 2008 and performances staged
YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Jeanne Moreau, the most expected and the brightest guest of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) Fourth International Film Festival to be
YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 4, the birthday of USSR People's Artist Mher Mkrtchian, the premiere of the documentary under the title "Frunzik Mkrtchian:
YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Concerts of the Hilliard British ensemble will take place on July 2-3 in Yerevan and in Vanadzor within the framework of
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The memorial plaque of the great Armenian lyric poet of the second half of the 20th century Hamo Sahyan was opened
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Golden Guitar 2007 republic festival of singer-songwriting is being held on June 21-30 in Yerevan and Dilijan on the initiative
YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Arno Babajanian Foundation intends to build a house-museum dedicated to the great composer in Yerevan but the city authorities have
YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The second congress of the Armenian writers writing in foreign languages will be held on October 10-17, in which more than
YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Culturologist Ruben Angalatian expressed his point of view at the June 26 press conference, saying: "Armenian culture, as well as those
YEREVAN, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. In order to overcome the "crisis of the theatre" in Armenia, theatrical workers of the old, middle and young generations should
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international film festival, renowned Italian film directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani brothers have
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. "Though no great pressures were exerted from Turkish side during the shooting of the film Lark Farm, nevertheless, negative responses were
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 19 the launching of the Armenian publication of the first part of the book "Brave Kajik" written by the
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The first and the second parts of the three-part "Two Pilgrims" novel written by the archimandrite Sahak Mashalian was published by
YEREVAN, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Television should have educational and upbringing significance, while today the Armenian television is filled with only low-quality broadcasts. Lecturer of Yerevan State