State Theatre of Musical Comedy after H. Paronyan


State Theatre of Musical Comedy after Paronyan was established in 1942, during the years of the Great World War, so as Avetik Isahakyan said: “To fight with the power of laugh”. The characters embodied by the actors of theatre Izabella and Hayk Danzases, Karp Khachvankyan, Svetlana Grigoryan are unforgettable examples of the “power of laugh”. Now the shift has been assumed by the new generation.

Deacon Davit Chetenkaya


Fourth Auditorium for priest education is being established in Gevorkian Theological Seminary. It allows entities with higher education to perform priestly services. Deacon Davit Cheteynkayan is from Istanbul. He came to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to fulfill his dream. Alongside with his education, Deacon Davit also sows garments for priests.

Harutyun Chalikyan


“Humor is the salt of life”, - believes the cartoonist Harutyun Chalikyan. People are displayed with all their most vivid and hidden features of character. His gaze does not miss any political or public figures, artists and men of culture.
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Etchmiadzin Youth Center Dance Group


Dancing is not easy, sometimes months are required to master a single movement. But if you fight, you’ll definitely achieve you dream.
That time is very pleaasant when spent with dear coaches and friends of national and folk dance groups in Etchmiadzin Youth Center.

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Dramaturgical Readings


Dramaturgical readings titled “Restoration of the Present” held from November 30 to December 2, were organized with the efforts of “National Theatrical Creative Union” NGO and the Ministry of Culture. The readings of plays aim at strengthening playwright-directors linkages, contribute to the staging of new plays.

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Spanish Pilgrims in Holy Etchmiadzin


The Spanish pilgrims visiting Armenia were received by the Supreme Patriarch in the Holy Etchmiadzin. They were priests and the chiefs of a number of universities and schools functioning in Spain. The group was accompanied by Ms. Armine Adamyan, Honorary Council of the Kingdom of Spain in the Republic of Armenia. The key objective of the visit is the development of Church tourism.

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“Endless Escape, Eternal Return”


Immigration – national characteristics or forced by time? This question is raised by the film “Endless Escape, Eternal Return” of Harutyun Khachatryan. Second screening of the film in Yerevan took place on November 7, in Moscow Cinema.
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Premiere of Yervand Yerkanyan's New Work


For "Misteria" Symphonic Orchestra: the premiere of new work by Yervand Yerkanyan took place. The same evening Aram Khachaturian's piano concerto was performed by the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia and London-based compatriot Anahit Chaushian.
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Lecture on Tade Monastery (Monastery of St. Thaddeus) in Gevorkian Theological Seminary


In 2014, Tade Monastery of Iran will mark its 60th anniversary of pilgrimage. Shahen Hovsepian, an Iranian-Armenian intellectual, delivered a lecture on the history and architecture of Tade Monastery in Gev6orkian Theological Seminary.

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“Memoires of Father Ter-Ghevond of Marash”


Recently the book titled “Memoires of Father Ter-Ghevond of Marash” was published which came to reality with the efforts of Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan, Candidate of Sciences in History. It is the description of the Western Armenians in the second half of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century.

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Artur Shahnazaryan and Gagik Ghazanchyan


Composer, Komitas expert Artur Shahnazaryan and painter Gagik Ghazanchyan are friends since childhood. They have hard time to remember when their friendship started…. Gagik Ghazanchyan remembers that Artur used to be the most precise archer among his friends and later became a “precise” musician. Jokes are that they will still manage to teach each other music and painting. Artur Shahnazaryan thinks that friendship is as needed as then music is. There is no life without song and friendship….

Tagharan Ensemble


Tagharan Ensemble playing santoor, reedpite, harp, oud and performing Armenian and ancient world music, is unique as such in our music art. The Ensemble was founded in 1981. Within the scope of the “Rehearsal room”, the musicians talk about human relationships, plans and goals of the ensemble.