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7th REPUBLICAN COMPETITION OF YOUNG VIOLINISTS AND
VIOLONCELLISTS TO START IN YEREVAN ON APRIL 26
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-19 15:10:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th republican competition of young violinists and violoncellists after Avet Gabrielian and Sargis Aslamazian will start at the Sayat-Nova music school

"NATIONAL GALLERY" FESTIVAL OF CLASSIC MUSIC TO BE HELD IN
YEREVAN FOR THIRD TIME
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-19 15:04:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The "National Gallery" festival of classic music will for the third time be held in Yerevan from April 20 to June

STRING QUARTET AFTER KOMITAS TO PARTICIPATE IN
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE IN FRANCE
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-19 15:00:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. "The string quartet after Komitas was not involved in the events being held within the framework of the Year of Armenia

SEVEN ARMENIAN HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENTS ARE ALREADY
INVOLVED IN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE PROTECTION REGISTER
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-19 14:50:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has become a UNESCO member in 1995, and two Armenian medieval great monuments, the Sanahin monastic complex, Haghpat monastery as

EXHIBITION OF LEATHER GOODS OPENS AT BOYAJIAN GALLERY IN
YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-18 19:15:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. By using wood, walnut, dry orange peel, natural paints, even bones as raw materials, four graduates of Yerevan Open University made

FIRST PHOTOEXHIBITION DEDICATED TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
OPENS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-18 17:25:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Industrial Heritage: Sevan-Hrazdan Cascade photoexhibition dedicated to country's industrial titan Sevan-Hrazdan HPP complex opened for the first time at National Museum-Institute of

IN RUBEN GEVORGIANTS' OPINION, IT'S ME INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL WILL NOT HAVE GRAND PRIX PRIZE-WINNER THIS YEAR
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-18 16:45:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. It's Me (Yes Em) annual international youth festival will be held for the fourth time on April 25-30 in Yerevan on

SINGER ALLA LEVONIAN APPOINTED UNICEF ARMENIA GOODWILL
AMBASSADOR
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-18 15:32:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Singer Alla Levonian was appointed the UNICEF Armenia Goodwill Ambassador. As Sheldon Yett, the UNICEF Armenia Office Representative stated at the April

CHRONICLE-DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT NATIONAL MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE SHOT ON INITIATIVE OF "TKZAR" FOUNDER AND RA
CULTURE MINISTRY
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-18 14:42:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. A chronicle-documentary film telling about Armenian national musical instruments will be shot on the initiative of founder of the "Tkzar" state

I TAKE PART IN EUROVISION-2007 CONTEST ONLY WITH
EXPECTATION OF WINNING, HAYKO SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-17 19:15:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. "I take part in the Eurovision-2007 contest only with the expectation of winning. If I do not appear in the best

SPACIOUS SHOW OF ARMENIAN FILMS TO BE ORGANIZED IN GERMANY
IN 2007
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-17 19:10:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The year of 2007 was stated the year of show of Armenian films in Germany. More than two dozens of Armenian

FOUR ARMENIAN FILMS TO BE SHOWN AT SIRACUSA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-17 19:10:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Films of four Armenian directors will be shown on April 17-23 at the Siracusa International Festival in New York. The Noyan

REGIONAL FESTIVAL OF SILENT FILMS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON
OCCASION OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S BIRTHDAY
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-13 18:30:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A festival of silent films will take place on April 14-15 in the cinema hall of the National Gallery of Armenia

ARMENIAN PREMIERE OF VERDI'S NABUCCO OPERA TO MARK 70th
FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF STATE ACADEMIC CHOIR OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-10 15:07:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian premiere of Verdi's Nabucco opera will take place with concert performance of the State Academic Choir of Armenia on

"ROCK AND DRAM" FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN ON
INITIATIVE OF CENTRAL BANK
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-10 13:35:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The Rock and Dram festival will take place on April 13 at the Yerevan Hovh. Tumanian Puppet Theater on the initiative

RA PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS TO WORK OUT ALL-EMBRACING PROGRAM OF
EVENTS SECURING STATE CULTURAL PROPAGANDA
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-06 17:02:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2008-2013 program on strategy of culture development was discussed at the April 6 working meeting of RA President Robert Kocharian

RA GOVERNMENT AFFIRMS PROGRAM ON CULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN
MARZES OF REPUBLIC
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-06 15:11:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government affirmed at the April 5 sitting the program on culture development in the marzes of the republic and

WORKS OF PARTICIPANTS OF FINAL STAGE "FINE ARTS AND
CINEMATOGRAPHY" NOMINATION OF RA PRESIDENT'S YOUTH PRIZE ARE
PRESENTED AT CENTER OF INNOVATORY EXPERIMENTAL ART
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-06 15:06:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Works of participants of the final stage of the "Fine Arts and Cinematography" nomination of the RA President's annual youth prize

FAMOUS CZECH MUSICIANS AND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF
ARMENIA TO GIVE CONCERT
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-05 20:00:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Famous Czech musicians - conductor Leos Svarovski and violonist Frantisek Novotny will for the first time give a concert at the

EXHIBITION OF ARSHILE GORKY'S WORKS OPENED IN PARIS
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-05 16:25:00

PARIS, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of American Armenian great painter Arshile Gorky's (Vostanik Adoyan, 1904-1948) works opened on April 2 at the Pompidou Center

HONOURARY TITLES GIVEN TO A NUMBER OF THEATER FIGURES ON
OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THEATER
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-04 17:24:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. By RA President Robert Kocharian's decree, a number of theater figures were given honourary titles for considerable contribution in the sphere

COMPANY OF AL. SPENDIARIAN OPERA AND BALLET NATIONAL
ACADEMIC THEATER TO LEAVE FOR EGYPT ON APRIL 12
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-04 16:03:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The company of the Al. Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater will leave for Egypt on tours on April 12.

6th FESTIVAL OF BRITISH FILMS STARTS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-04 15:34:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The 6th festival of British films started on April 3 with show of The Constant Gardener film at the Yerevan Nairi

ARMENIAN STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TO MARK 10th ANNIVERSARY
OF ITS REORGANIZATION WITH A JUBILEE CONCERT
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-03 19:55:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian State Chamber Orchestra will have a jubilee concert dedicated to the 10th anniversary of its reorganization on April 5

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK TO BE HELD FOR SIXTH TIME ON APRIL
9-16 IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 17:12:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. National Library Week will be held for the sixth time on April 9-16 in Armenian libraries. The week being held on

RUBEN KOCHAR AT SAME TIME WORKS ON TWO, "NAREK" AND "SUCH
THINGS" FEATURE FILMS
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 16:07:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Film director Ruben Kochar at the same time works on two new, "Narek" and "Such Things" feature films of the Armenian-American

WORKS ON 4 FEATURE AND 14 DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO BE DONE IN
2007
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 13:25:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. 4 feature, "Soghank" (Landslide), "Na ev Ne" (He and She), "Aygabats" (Day-Break), "Chvogh Trchunner" (Birds of Passage), and 14 documentary films, including

SOME EVENTS DEDICATED TO APRIL 1 DO NOT TAKE PLACE BECAUSE
OF RA PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARIAN'S PREMATURE DEATH
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 12:20:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. On RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian's initiative April 1 was involved in the official calendar of Armenia as the day of

MEMORABLE PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARIAN BEFOREHANDS
PREPARES HIS ADDRESS ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THEATER
BUT DOES NOT MANAGE TO CERTIFY IT
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 11:50:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Memorable Prime Minister Andranik Margarian beforehands prepared his address on the occasion of the International Day of Theater, but he did

ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THEATER, PROMINENT
FIGURES OF ARMENIAN HISTRIONIC ART ARE AWARDED "ARTAVAZD" PRIZES
  • Culture
  • 2007-04-02 11:30:00

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. "Artavazd" annual prizes defined by the Union of Theater Figures were already for the 7th time given to prominent figures of

ALEXANDR GRIGORIAN: STATE OF THEATRE WOULD BE IDEAL IN CASE
OF GOOD STATE FINANCING ADDED TO CREATIVE FREEDOM
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-27 18:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. During the March 26 meeting at the Tesaket Club, Vladimir Msrian, actor of the H. Ghaplanian Dramatic Theatre, and Alexandr Grigorian,

ANDRANIK MARGARIAN WAS ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO HIS PEOPLE AND
ART, VLADIMIR MSRIAN SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-26 19:25:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Andranik Margarian was one of the rare political figures who did not imagine his state and political activity outside culture. This

ANDRANIK MARGARIAN WAS ONE OF SINGLE POLITICAL FIGURES WHO
WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT FATE OF ART, HEAD OF DRAMATIC THEATER SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-26 16:20:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. With the untimely death of Prime Minister Andranik Margarian the Armenian people lost not only a great statesman, but also a

18 THOUSAND 935 HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENTS IN TERRITORY OF
ARMENIA ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SALE AND PRIVATIZATION
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-26 16:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, NOYAN TAPAN. 24 thousand 152 monuments are registered and stated in the territory of Armenia. The state considers them to be historic-cultural monuments.

WEEK OF CHILDREN'S BOOK TO BE HELD FROM MARCH 26 TO APRIL 2
IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-23 19:50:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of Agency of Publishing Work of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and Union of Writers of

THEATRICAL-CONCERT TOURS TO START SOON IN MARZES OF
ARMENIA, ARTSAKH AND JAVAKHK
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-23 16:44:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Theatrical-concert tours within the framework of the "Cultural Marz" program will be held for the first time this year in the

DAYS OF ARMENIAN CULTURE TO BE HELD IN BELARUS FROM MARCH
26 TO APRIL 1
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-23 16:06:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Days of Armenian Culture will be held in the Republic of Belarus from March 26 to April 1. The 62-member Armenian

ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN REOPENING OF SURB
KHACH CHURCH COMPOSED OF ARCHITECTS, ARCHEOLOGISTS AND
HISTORIANS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-23 15:03:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. A 6-member Armenian official delegation mainly composed of architects, archeologists and historians will participate in the reopening ceremony of Surb Khach Church

ARMENIAN AND TURKISH FAMOUS MUSICIANS ARTO TUNCBOYACIAN AND
YASAR KURT JOINTLY WILL RELEASE DISK DEDICATED TO HRANT DINK
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-22 16:48:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Turk composer of songs and singer Yasar Kurt is in Armenia. The first visit of Turk musician to Armenia is a

MAKING USE OF ARTISTS, PARTIES ATTEMPT TO GATHER MORE
VOTES, YERVAND MANARIAN SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-19 11:30:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Involvement of artists in proportional lists of parties is not accidental, as by making use of them, parties attempt to gather

STATE STRATEGICAL PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN
ARMENIA DEVELOPED
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-16 19:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. "There is no definite cultural policy in our country." The RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues Hasmik Poghosian made this

ISSUE OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION'S DEPARTURE FOR TAKING PART IN
REOPENING CEREMONY OF SURB KHACH CHURCH BEING DUSCUSSED
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-16 18:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue of Armenian delegation's departure for taking part in the reopening ceremony of Van's Akhtamar Island's Surb Khach Church on

STATE HAMAZGAYIN THEATER CONTINUES STAGING AND KEEPING
TRADITIONS OF ARMENIAN THEATER
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-16 15:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The State Hamazgayin (National) Theater collective prepares for staging Russian writer Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vania" play. The theater performed in 2006 Herny's

CONCERT OF ENGLISH CONDUCTOR PAUL MACALINDIN AND SWISS
CELLIST IVAN MONIGHETTI TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-15 19:56:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of English conductor Paul MacAlindin and Swiss cellist Ivan Monighetti will be held on March 16 at Aram Khachatrian

LACK OF PERSONS LIKE ANDRANIK HAROUTIUNIAN IS STRONGLY FELT
IN OUR DAYS, ROMIK MKHITARIAN SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-15 19:35:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "Andranik Haroutiunian was one of the devotees of Artsakh liberation struggle. He inherited love for Armenians, patriotism from his grandfather who

RA MINISTER OF CULTURE GETS INVITATION TO VISIT TURKEY
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-15 15:40:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues got a personal invitation from her Turkish colleague to participate in

MOST EMBRACING SHOW OF ARMENIAN FILMS TO BE ORGANIZED THIS
YEAR IN FRANCE
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-15 13:40:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A week of Armenian films entitled "Armenian Cinematography from 1920 to Our Days" will be held on March

BOOK "ANDRANIK OF BERDADZOR" DEDICATED TO MEMORY OF HEAD OF
BERDADZOR SELF-DEFENCE DETACHMENT PUBLISHED
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-14 18:10:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Collection "Andranik of Berdadzor" dedicated to the memory of one of the first organizers and heads of Artaskh liberation struggle, head

LITERARY SOCIETY MARKS 110th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF YEGHISHE
CHARENTS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-13 17:35:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. 110th birth anniversary of great poet Yeghishe Charents was marked on March 13. Like every year this year also representatives of

NUMBER OF PEOPLE STUDYING FRENCH REDUCES IN ARMENIA DURING
RECENT TEN YEARS
  • Culture
  • 2007-03-13 13:00:00

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. March 13-22 is stated the Francophonie Week in Yerevan on the occasion of the International Day of Francophonie.