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CINEMATOGRAPHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ISSUE OF OBSERVANCE OF
ARMENIAN TYPE OF FILM
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-28 14:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. An agreement on cooperation of the Rotterdam, Pusan and Golden Apricot ("Voske Tsiran") film festivals will be signed within the framework of the Rotterdam festival in January,

REPAIRS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO BE DONE BY FRENCH AND
ITALIAN SPECIALISTS IN 2007 IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-27 16:55:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue of retraining of the employees of cultural sphere has become one of priority tasks of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs. RA Minister of

122 TITLES OF BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED IN 2007 BY STATE ORDER
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-27 14:45:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Book Publishing Agency of the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues envisages in 2007 to publish 122 titles of books for what 135.4 mln

2008-2013 STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE TO BE
SUBMITTED FOR RA GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL IN 2007 MAY
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-27 14:43:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. 2008-2013 Strategy of Development of Culture will be submitted to the approval of the government by RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs by May 2007. RA

587 MILLION 385.4 THOUSAND DRAMS ENVISAGED BY 2007 STATE
BUDGET FOR FILM PRODUCTION
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-26 21:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. 587 million 385.4 thousand drams is envisaged by the 2007 RA state budget for film production. 4 feature films and 14 documentaries have to be completed next

CONCERT OF "HOVER" CHOIR TAKES PLACE IN FRANCE WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF YEAR OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-26 14:36:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Concerts of the "Hover" chamber orchestra, laureate of international contests, took place on December 1-10, in France, within the framework of the Year of Armenia. The Noyan

TIGRAN MANSURIAN HOPES THAT HIS WORKS TO BE PERFORMED IN
ARMENIA AS WELL
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-25 14:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. In RA People's Artist, composer Tigran Mansurian's words, he is today considered "the most performed composer in the world music reality." The composer stated about it at

BRANCH OF NATIONAL PICTURE GALLERY OF ARMENIA TO BE CREATED
IN SISIAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-23 16:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Accepting the offer of citizens Zakar Khachatrian and Artashes Hovsepian (Khachatrian), the Armenian government at the December 21 sitting made a decision to accept thier property -

BAKUR KARAPETIAN: AZERBAIJAN'S SOWING ENMITY TO ARMENIANS
IN AZERBAIJANI CHILDREN DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THEMSELVES
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  • 2006-12-22 17:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The story "Heavenly Walnut" in Russian by Bakur Karapetian, Chairman of the Shushi Foundation, writer and publicist, was recently published in Moscow. The writer presents the Artsakh

CHRONICLE-DOCUMENTARY FILM "MEMORIES ABOUT LEVON NERSISIAN"
DEMONSTRATED
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-22 15:06:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The famous and popular lecturer of Yerevan State University Levon Nersisian would be 75 on December 24. At the memorial event organized at the Narekatsi Art Center

PREMIERES OF TIGRAN MANSURIAN'S TWO WORKS TO TAKE PLACE IN
JANUARY IN SWEDEN AND NEW YORK
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-21 16:43:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Violin Concert N 2 of composer Tigran Mansurian, RA People's Artist, professor of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, will be performed for the first time by Chamber Orchestra

PREMIERE OF FILM ABOUT THEATER CRITIC LEVON NERSISIAN TO
TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 21 AT NAREKATSI ART UNION
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-21 14:45:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. "Though nothing has been preserved from Levon Nersisian in written form, this does not impede for both artists and his students to remember and glorify him. His

RUSSIAN PIANIST DENIS MATSUYEV PERFORMS WITH YEREVAN YOUTH
ORCHESTRA ON DECEMBER 19
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-19 16:14:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The concert of the Youth Orchestra of Yerevan, which will be headed by conductor Sergey Smbatian, will take place on December 19 at the Aram Khachaturian concert

RESULTS OF YOUNG CREATORS' CONTEST SUMMED UP
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-19 16:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Results of the young creators' contest were summed up on December 18 at the Culture Center of the Yerevan State University. Students of the Philological Faculty became

KURD WRITER AMINE AVDAL'S 100th ANNIVERSARY MARKED AT
WRITERS' UNION OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-19 15:30:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Prominent figure of the Kurdish national culture, writer, pedagogue Amine Avdal was a representative of that generation of the Kurdish intellectuals who had great contribution in development

FIRST REPUBLICAN CONTEST EXHIBITION OF PHOTO ART OPENS IN
YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-18 22:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The first republican contest-exhibition of photo art opened at the People's Art Museum in Yerevan on December 18. 116 works of young photographers from various Armenian marzes

ARMENIAN PARTICIPANT OF EUROVISION-2007 CONTEST TO BE
DETERMINED ON BASIS OF SMSs SENT BY TV VIEWERS
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-18 20:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 30 bids have been already received for participation in the Eurovision-2007 contest. As Hrach Keshishian, producer of the Public Television of Armenia, said at the December 18

RESULTS OF "SINGING ARMENIA" 2nd CHILDREN'S COMPETITION TO
BE SUMMED UP ON DECEMBER 17
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-15 16:26:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Results of the "Singing Armenia" 2nd children's competition of choir and vocal art will be summed up on December 17 at the Aram Khachaturian concert hall. As

HAYKO RECOGNIZED BEST SINGER OF YEAR AT NATIONAL MUSIC
AWARDING
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-15 16:25:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Results of the 4th National Music Awarding were summed up on December 14 at the Al.Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater. By the jury members' open

ARMEN MELIKSETIAN: CHAMBER MUSIC THEATER IS ALREADY RUINED
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-14 19:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The Chamber Music Theater founded in 1997 is already ruined, the theater's normal working rhythm has stopped and the theater collective has divided into two groups. Theater's

THREE-VOLUME SERIES OF BOOKS OF MODERN ARMENIAN LITERATURE
PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH WITH ASSISTANCE OF AGBU
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-14 17:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Series of books of modern Armenian literature consisting of Dramaturgy, Prose, Poetry volumes was published in English. Its presentation took place on December 14. The series of

I AM HAPPY THAT FOREIGNERS HIGHLY ESTIMATE MY PERFORMANCE,
SILVA HAKOBIAN SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-14 17:04:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. "I do not believe yet that I was awarded with the BBC first prize, but I am glad that foreigners highly estimated my performance." Silva Hakobian,

AMERICAN "PAPER BOYS INTL" GROUP TO HAVE SOME CONCERTS IN
ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-14 17:03:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The American "Paper Boys INTL" group will have concerts in the "Astral" club of Yerevan starting from December 14. As group members Seto Tuncboyaciyan, William Dace and

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILMS STARTS IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-13 12:12:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The annual festival of European films started in Yerevan on December 12 with show of the "Christmas Holiday at the Front" German full-length film and "Perished Art"

PARONIAN THEATER HAS TO GO ON LEAVE IN WINTER MONTHS
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-12 18:25:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Hakob Paronian State Theater of Musical Comedy will not work until spring because of lack of heating. Karo Shahbazian, theater Director, reported this at the December 12

"MARGARET MEAD: FILM AND VIDEO" FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY
FILMS FOR THE FIRST TIME HELD IN ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-12 14:00:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Margaret Mead: Film and Video" annual festival of documenaty films opened on December 10 at the Narekatsi Art Union of Yerevan. It is for the first

BRANCHES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING HOUSE AND
BOOKSHOOP OPEN IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-08 21:10:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian branches of the Oxford University's publishing house and the bookshop of the same name opened in Yerevan. Tigran Lokmagyozian, director and representative of these two

RESULTS OF THEATRICAL AND MUSIC FESTIVALS SUMMED UP
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-08 19:40:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 8, the responsible persons of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs summed up the results of at once two republican festivals, Pomegranate Grain (Nran

FILM DIRECTOR RUBEN GEVORGIANTS MAKES DOCUMENTARY ABOUT
WORLD FAMOUS DRAMATURGE TONINO GUERRA
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-08 18:30:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Film director Ruben Gevorgiants, Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia, is making a documentary about the world-famous cinema dramaturge Tonino Guerra. During the December 8

SONG "OUR HOMELAND" WILL REMAIN AS RA ANTHEM, COMPOSER
YERVAND YERZNKIAN CONSIDERS
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-07 18:15:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "Though Aram Khachatrian is a great composer with world fame, this does not mean that he has written a good anthemn." Making such a statement at

COLLECTIVE OF CHAMBER MUSIC THEATER DEMANDS RESTORING
DISMISSED DIRECTOR LEVON ABRAHAMIAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-07 16:22:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Former Director of Chamber Music Theater, Levon Abrahamian is going to apply to the court one of these days to litigate the decision of RA Minister of

NUMBER OF NEW BOOKS GOT BY NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA THIS
YEAR TO MAKE ABOUT 40 THOUSAND
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-06 18:20:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 28 mln 62 thousand drams (about 66 thousand USD) was allocated by 2006 state budget for replenishment of funds of the National Library of Armenia. This exceeds

RA MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND YOUTH ISSUES BUYS FAMOUS WORKS
OF 11 ARMENIAN COMPOSERS AT 3 MLN DRAMS
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-06 16:29:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues bought from the Union of Composers and Musis Experts works of 11 modern composers at 3 mln drams

EVENTS DEDICATED TO YEAR OF ARMENIA CONTINUE IN FRANCE
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-05 18:50:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation led by Tsovinar Chaloyan-Hakobian, AOKS (Armenian Society for Cultural Links and Cooperation) Armenia-France company's Chairwoman, was in the French state of Isern on November 20-26

DOLLARS ALLOCATED FROM STATE BUDGET FOR HOLDING YEAR OF
ARMENIA IN RUSSIA NOT SPENT
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-05 12:35:00

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Year of Armenia in Russia started a year ago was officially completed with events held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on December 1

ARMENIAN CULTURE EXHIBITION OPENS AT HERMITAGE
  • Culture
  • 2006-12-04 19:00:00

SAINT PETERSBURG, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian, who visited Saint Petersburg on the occasion of closure of Year of Armenia in Russia, took part in the opening of

HASMIK PAPIAN HAS CONTRACTS WITH FAMOUS OPERA THEATERS OF
EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES UNTIL 2009
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-30 16:54:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Hasmik Papian, who has performed on stages of famous opera theaters of the world and captured many spectators, is again in Armenia: she was

MUSICIAN MANUK HAROUTIUNIAN MAKES ANCIENT NATIONAL MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT CALLED "JUTH"
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-29 19:35:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Musician Manuk Haroutiunian made musical instrument called "juth" from maple and pear-tree wood. Juth is one of ancient Armenian national instruments. As M.Haroutiunian said in his interview

PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON PROJECTS OF MONUMENT TO ERECTED IN
REPUBLIC SQUARE FAILS
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-27 16:51:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The public discussion of projects of a new monument to be erected in Republic Square of Yerevan failed on November 25. A few representatives of NGOs, architects

CONCERT DEDICATED TO 95th ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN ARMENIAN
COMPOSER ALAN HOVHANESS TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-24 15:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert of the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia (SPOA) and State Academic Choir dedicated to the 90th anniversary of American Armenian composer Alan Hovhaness will take

DAYS OF ARMENIAN MUSIC TO BE HELD IN US IN 2007 ON
INITIATIVE OF TURKISH PIANIST
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-23 18:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the Turkish pianist Atakan Sari, days of the Armenian music will be held in the US in 2007. During a talk with

MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED IN REPUBLIC SQUARE HAS NO
IDEOLOGICAL GROUND YET, YEREVAN PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 17:45:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The models of works presented to the competition for selection of the monument to be erected in Republic Square of Yerevan are being displayed at the Union

DELEGATION OF UNION OF WRITERS OF ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN
CULTURAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ISPAHAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 17:04:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 20, a group of Armenian writers headed by Chairman of the Union of Writers of Armenia, Levon Ananian will leave for Iran on a

"ARMENIA FROM SKY" EXHIBITION OPENS IN HALL OF MINISTERS'
COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 14:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The solemn opening ceremony of the exhibition entitled "Armenia from Sky" took place in the hall of the Council of Europe Ministers' Committee, on

EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO 60th ANNIVERSARY OF LEVON ANANIAN
OPENS AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-15 13:45:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition opened on November 14 at the National Library of Armenia (NLA) is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Levon Ananian, the Chairman of the Writers'

MINISTRY OF CULTURE TO SUPPORT GIFTED YOUNG PEOPLE'S
CREATIVE GROWTH
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-13 15:18:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. About 100 young people from marzes of Armenia and from Artsakh, who were recognized winners in the previous 2 stages, will take part on November 13 in

ARTIST MINA ANANIAN'S INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION OPENS IN
YEREVAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-10 16:21:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition of more than five dozens of pictorial and graphic works of artist Mina Ananian opened on November 10 in the hall of the Yerevan

JUBILEE CONCERT OF "SPEGHANI" CHOIR TO TAKE PLACE IN
YEREVAN ON NOVEMBER 13
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-10 15:21:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The jubilee concert of the "Speghani" (consolation) choir, a laureate of international competitions, will take place on November 13 at the Komitas Chamber Music House of Yerevan.

FAMOUS SINGER ARAM ASATRIAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-08 20:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The famous singer Aram Asatrian died suddenly on November 7. The singer was participating as the godfather in a baptism ceremony in the village of Oshakan. Sitting

EVENT DEDICATED TO LITERARY CRITIC HRANT TAMRAZIAN'S 80th
ANNIVERSARY HELD AT NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-07 19:25:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "Hrant Tamrazian was able to consolidate the intelligentsia of his time and to open the criticism groove of Armenian literature." David Sargsian, Director of the National Library