Books & Arts

Armenian mass media received an e-mail from the address [email protected]  on Wednesday with the signature of Taron Kevorgyan, stating that well-known singers Arminka (Armine Nahapetyan), Shprot, Andre, host of “Rubikon” Arsen and other artists are herectics.  “Let’s first of all state that all the data mentioned below correspond to reality, are precise and trustworthy. However, …

The RA Ministry of Culture deserves to celebrate a victory because due its rapidness and professionalism it was able to prevent the humiliation of Armenia, attempted to be realized through a theatrical performance. The target of the Ministry was British actor and dancer Nigel Charnock, who in his “Frank” improvisational performance brought tragedy to our …

“I do a little bit of everything; I sing, dance, talk, and perform as an actor. I was clever enough to decide to do solo performances, I love it. If I didn’t do that, then I would simply play secondary roles in any ballet group,” says English dancer and actor Nigel Charnoc who is currently …

On January 17, the Central and Nork-Marash communities’ first instance court will hear the case of Levon Abrahamyan against Culture Minister of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan. The former director of the Chamber Music Theatre Levon Abrahamyan wants the court to recognize the minister’s order, according to which he was removed as director of the theatre, as …

Azerbaijani journalist and composer Elmir Mirzoyev visited Armenia with his Azerbaijani colleague with the invitation of the “Caucasian Institute of Peacemaking Initiatives”. During our conversation, he often asked me not to make his opinions sound like the official speeches made by the Azerbaijani, emphasizing that he had only come to get acquainted with the Armenians …

American director and actor Sylvester Stallone is thinking about directing a film about the Armenian epic telling the story of the defense of Musa Dagh based on the novel “The Forty days of Musa Dagh”. According to Stallone, the film will tell how the Armenians organized the defense of Musa Dagh during the massacres of …

“One day, an artist was born in the city and the city started giving meaning to the fact that the artist had been born because each new resident gave something to the city.” An illustrated book/album dedicated to Armenian avant-garde art and sculpture of the totalitarianism era was published recently and it not only consists …

No matter how strange this sounds, one of the most well-known samba schools of Brazil will present Armenia as a part of its program during the carnival to be held in Brazil on February 17, 2007 (the carnival is not like the beautiful and wonderful carnival of Rio de Janeiro). The carnival-an exclusive night of …

Seventeen-year old Armenian female singer Silva Hakobyan won a BBC award in the Next Big Thing category. The “songwriter” is her sister Mane. According to the jury, the Armenian singer can reach great heights and they said that her song is “new and fresh”.

Museums are different-state-run, private, thematic, and contemporary; there are museums that remind us of libraries or archives because the main function of museums is considered to be the preservation of art. On the contrary, there are museums, which try to bring in the new ideas with modern technology and show works made out of materials. …