Books & Arts

When looking at twenty two year old painter Anna Navasardian’s paintings (annanavasardian.com) the first impression is wonder. The depth of impression, cool colors, and the dramatic inner state of her characters are jarring, and you ask yourself “is it possible that the author of these paintings is so young?” Anna lives in the United States …

Golden Apricot, which is one of the most important cultural event of an year in Armenia, has started in Armenia. It is the seventh international festival of Golden Apricot. The festival, as a new event, is faced with global problems, which are mostly the same every year. The first problem is the lack of movie …

– What has remained from the Armenian architecture of Constantinople? – Far in the period of the Osman Empire Armenian architects were called masters. The Armenian architecture of Constantinople has older history, when the Armenians moved from east to West. I can say that very few things have remained from the Armenian architecture of Constantinople. …

Yerevan’s face has always been changed fast and arbitrarily. Even though different institutions have created a lot of departments in charge of professional discussions and advisory support, everything is instructed from the top and nothing goes through the filter of those discussions and professional conclusions. As the society is not used to using designer’s solutions …

– It is said that people don’t read much now. – Now literature is not interesting for people at all. For example, artist Hakob Hakobyan said things to your newspaper that were sensation, and it is very good that a painter speaks of literature too. But the strangest thing is that no one reacted to …

On December 23 Armenians will be able to witness an opera premiere. Famous Italian director Mario Corradi will stage Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece “Aida” in National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Alexander Spendiaryan. Corradi was specially invited by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia. As it’s known the opera theater of …

“Year by year you become younger. Isn’t that right? After each year you gain more young years,” says a renowned Spanish singer Placido Domingo, 69. He is currently in Armenia. World renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo revealed the secret of his delicate voice at news conference in Yerevan. “All of my 128 opera roles are …

In the framework of the “Yerevanian Prospects” 11th international festival Placido Domingo’s concert will be organized in the Concert Complex of Yerevan. “It is several years that we have the idea of inviting Placido Domingo to Armenia, but it was just an idea as it was almost impossible to make it come true. For many …

“Christ used to say, “What’s of the God must go for the God and what’s for Caesar must to go Caesar.” The art may educate (just like the religion) but it cannot affect the people with power, who are used to accepting the art in their own ways. And when the people of art confusingly …

On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the formation of Saint Petersburg community Yerevan received a present. On October 31 Boris Grebenshchikov and the Aquarium band visited Yerevan for a concert. They presented the music, which evidently shows the high quality and style of Grebenshchikov. An author of 28 albums Grebenshchikov during each concert …