Books & Arts

Paris-based sculptor Khachik Gazantchian is a person with a very interesting destiny. He has never been in Armenia, despite the fact that he is Armenian. He has lived in Lebanon, Turkey, France, and Italy, and the colors and technique of each country are applied in his sculptures. He was raised and educated with high respect …

The Year of Armenia in France has a sound and multi-shaded palette. The incentives for the events dedicated to Armenian art, history and cinema can be seen on the windows of stores, the doors of cafes, the walls of buildings, and the symbol of the Year of Armenia seen on the buses of Paris – …

Vahram Zaryan was born in the village of Nalband of the Spitak Marz, was one of the leading actors of the Yerevan Pantomime Theatre, after which he moved to Europe, where he tried to study and work in Germany and then France. He was the last student of legendary pantomime artist Marcel Marceu and graduated …

Perhaps the issue of appointing a new principal in the Panos Terlemezyan art college would not have been that remarkable if it didn’t turn out that the internal environment of this school brought about certain inter-family and inter-party collisions. Currently, the former principal of the college, Samvel Petrosyan, had to yield his position to his …

The young “stars” of Armenia, pop singers and show hosts have become a quite interesting source of business and income due to their star status. The stars, mainly male ones, who appear on our TV screen almost every day, have a great army of fans, who wish to get not only their CDs or autographs …

The Alexander Tamanyan museum/institute of Armenia has taken the initiative of conducting an open photography contest entitled “Tamanyan’s legacy”. The contest was announced in December and will conclude with an awards ceremony at the end of the year. The contest is aimed at emphasizing the role of the structures of the architectural school of Tamanyan, …

Every spring, travelers’ readings and meetings are organized in France dedicated to poetry. It is called “Spring of Poets”. Poets from different countries are invited to France to read their works, tour the cities, participate in book presentations, discussions, and communicate with book lovers. The events take place in exhibition halls, cafes, cinemas and libraries. …

– People of Yerevan in the center of public attention often have an influence on the public when expressing their opinions on any phenomenon. Is that a good thing? – There is no doubt that the well-known person, whether he likes it or not, finds himself in the center of attention and is forced to …

The “EuroVision-2007” song contest will take place on May 12 in Helsinki on the same day of the Armenian National Assembly elections. Singer Hayko will represent Armenia with his song “Anytime you need” at “EuroVision-2007”. Singers from 46 countries are participating in the contest to be held in Finland of which 14, including Armenia, will …

This warning was in reference to Armenian movies that are being digitized by CS Films, cjsc. According to Ruben Gevorgyants, director of the artistic department, CS Films is actively digitizing films, and has digitally remastered ten films thus far. Before the privatization of HyeFilm, Bagrat Sargsyan, director of Armenia Studios, promised in the press, “Within …