Sardarapat dance ensemble in the memorial complex of Sardarapat battle
Kosh Fortress, Aragatzotn, Armenia
Founding date: 1400
Region: Eastern Armenia
Province: Aragatzotn
City: Kosh
Location: Kosh
Philadelphia Armenian Genocide Memorial- Artsakh Dance 3
Second half of the Ararat Dance Ensemble's performance of Artsakh on the steps of the Philadelphia art museum during the Armenian Genocide walk-a-thon and memorial.
Daniel Decker visits Armenian Genocide Memorial
Daniel Decker visits the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia during the 90th Anniversary commemoration April 24, 2005
Երեկո նվիրված Օհան Դուրյանին | Maestro Ohan Durian's Anniversary
On September 7th, Naregatsi Art Institute celebrated the birthday anniversary of renowned conductor and one of the prominent figures of the 20th century, Ohan Durian.
Dourian was a leading musician, who performed with famous orchestras on many stages around the world. His art has been recognized around the world. In attendance were his relatives, friends, wonderful audience and his heart and soul, his wife Alice Dourian-Shamiryan.
The evening featured a screening of his famous performances and warm speeches by RA Honored Artist, conductor Vilen Charchoghlyan, Armenian Musical Society President, Prof. David Ghazarian, Ohan Durian Foundation president and writer, Rusan Mahtesyan, Albert Melkonyan, RA People’s Artist and family friend, Rouben Matevosian, Dr. Vahan Vardapetyan, and his beloved wife, Alice Dourian. RA People’s Artist, Vladilen Balian, and director, Stas Namin, also sent their well wishes via video messages.
The evening concluded with a beautiful exhibition of artist, Anna “Shana” Shahnazaryan’s paintings as a gift to the bright memory of our dear Maestro, Ohan Dourian.
Սեպտեմբերի 7-ին Նարեկացի Արվեստի Միությունում նշվեց աշխարհահռչակ դիրիժոր Օհան Դուրյանի ծննդյան տարեդարձը: Օհան Դուրյանը 20-րդ դարի դիրիժորական արվեստի կարկառուն դեմքերից է, խոշորագույն մի երաժիշտ, ում «խոսող ձեռքերի» արվեստին ակնդիր եղան աշխարհի բազում բեմահարթակներում և ամենահայտնի նվագախմբերը նվագավարելիս: Լինելով հայ արվեստագետ, այնուամենայնիվ նրա արվեստը ստացավ համաշխարհային մասշտաբի հնչեղություն:
Մաեստրոյի ծննդյան տարեդարձին ներկա էին իր մտերիմները, ընկերները, իր պաշտելի հանդիսատեսը և իր սիրտն ու հոգին՝ կինը՝ Ալիս Դուրյան-Շամիրյանը: Երեկոյի ընթացքում նրա ղեկավարությամբ հնչեցին հատվածներ Դեբյուսիի «Նոկտյուրն»- ից, «Կոմիտասիանա»-ից, Ռավելի «Բոլերո»-ից:
Իրենց ջերմ ողջույնի խոսքերով հանդես եկան ՀՀ արվեստի վաստ. գործիչ, դիրիժոր Վիլեն Չարչօղլյանը, Հայաստանի երաժշտական ընկերության նախագահ, պրոֆ. Դավիթ Ղազարյանը, «Օհան Դուրյան» հիմնադրամի նախագահ, գրող Ռուզան Մահտեսյանը, Ալբերտ Մելքոնյանը, ՀՀ ժող. արտիստ Ռուբեն Մաթևոսյանը, ընտանիքի բարեկամ, բժիշկ Վահան Վարդապետյանը և կինը՝ Ալիս Դուրյանը: Տեսաուղերձով շնորհավորանքի խոսք ասացին ՀՀ ժող. արտիստ Վլադիլեն Բալյանը և ռեժիսոր Ստաս Նամինը:
Երեկոյի ավարտին նկարչուհի Աննա Շահնազարյանը (Շանա) ներկայացրեց իր նկարների ցուցահանդեսը՝ իբրև ընծա մաեստրոյի լուսավոր հիշատակին: Օհան Դուրյանի արվեստը հավերժ է, ինչպես այն աստղը երկնքում, որ իր անունով է կոչել գիտական աշխարհը:
Erebuni Dance Ensemble 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Moving Cup 2012: Sardarabad Germany - Ararat Hanau Pt.1/2
Armenian Moving Cup 2012 in Mainz
First round match October 06, 2012
Sardarabad Germany vs. Ararat Hanau (5:0)
1:0 Goal Simon, Assist Armen
2:0 Goal Armen
3:0 Goal Hratsch
Starters: Sirag (Goal), Armen, Hratsch, Sarven, Simon
Bench: Hakob, Daron
Colorado Recognizes Artsakh; Commemorates Armenian Genocide
Colorado’s State Senate unanimously voted today to designate April 24 as “Colorado Day of the Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” through a strongly-worded resolution that also recognized the Republic of Artsakh and the recent cultural genocide in Nakhichevan.
“We are grateful for Colorado’s ongoing remembrance of the Armenian Genocide and we are so proud of this year’s courageous resolution that recognizes the ongoing genocidal repercussions faced by the Armenian homeland,” remarked the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA WR) chair Nora Hovsepian, Esq. “The resolution is particularly commendable for referencing and effectively recognizing the Republic of Artsakh,” continued Hovsepian. “This success, which builds upon the Sardarapat Highway and the Capitol Khachkar Memorial, is another testament to the effectiveness of the determined and persistent activism pursued by Colorado’s vibrant Armenian American grassroots.”
Championed by Democratic Senator Dominick Moreno and Republican Senator Jack Tate, Senate Resolution 19-012 recounts the historical background of the Armenian Genocide, recalls Colorado’s WWI-era efforts in support of the Armenian Nation, and references the ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide that impact the Armenian homeland on a daily basis. In particular, the resolution states that “The ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide and its impunity include the Turkish-Azerbaijani blockade of the already-landlocked sister states of the Armenian homeland, the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh.” This recognition increases the number of American states that have recognized Artsakh to nine.
Dancing for the Cause: Hamazkayin NJ Nayiri Ensemble Flash Mob at ANCA DC Offices
An ANCA DC First! Watch The Hamazkayin New Jersey Nayiri Dance Ensemble flash mob in front of the ANCA offices in Washington, DC - stopping traffic for a full 4 minutes as these talented young men and women performed danced their rendition to Nune Yesayan's Hai Enk Menk (lyrics and music: Vache Aveyan)
Members of the dance ensemble visited the ANCA offices earlier in the day for a chat with ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian about the importance of Armenian American civic activism and participation in support of Armenia, Artsakh and Genocide justice.
The Dance Ensemble was in town to perform with Nune at a special Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary musical performance hosted by Hamazkayin DC, in cooperation with the Armenia Diaspora Ministry.
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Ara Gevorkyan Sardarapat
National Armenian Instruments composed by Ara Gevorgyan
Golden Gates Armenia USA Russia in Washington DC Presentation Maslenitza 2019
Golden Gates - Cultural Youth Exchange Program Presentation in Washington D.C. as part of Maslenitza Celebration
Sponsor: Rotary Childrens Fund - RotaryChildrensFund.org
Managed by: Moscow Nights Agency - MoscowNightsAgency.com
March 2019 Participates:
Artistic Motion School of Arts - Greensboro, North Carolina USA - Artisticmotiondance.com
National Ballet of Armenia
Youth Ensemble Ostrovok St. Petersburg, Russia
more information about project and contact info:
RotaryChildrensFund.org
RotaryCF@gmail.com
Sardarapat havaq 01.03.10 (Part 9)
The Russo-Turkish War - Battle of Sardarabad
The Battle of Sardarabad was a battle of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarabad (modern-day Armavir), Armenia from May 21–29, 1918. Sardarabad was only 40 kilometers west of the city of Yerevan. The battle is currently seen as not only stopping the Ottoman advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation. In the words of Christopher J. Walker, had the Armenians lost this battle, it is perfectly possible that the word Armenia would have henceforth denoted only an antique geographical term.
In January 1918, two months after the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, the Sovnarkom, the highest government authority under the Bolshevik system, issued a decree which called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Caucasus Front. This move threw the Armenian leadership in the Transcaucasia into a panic, since it removed from the region the only force capable of protecting the Armenian people from the Ottoman Empire, which had effectively exterminated its Armenian population through systematic massacres and deportations. The Armenians refused to recognize the authority of the Bolsheviks and attempted to form military units to defend the front as the Ottoman armies prepared to expand eastward.
The Armenians attempted to stall the Ottoman advance as they created a small Armenian army to take up the positions the Russians had abandoned. General Tovmas Nazarbekian was selected as its commanding officer and Drastamat Kanayan was appointed as civilian commissar. But in May 1918, just two months after the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty was concluded with the Russian SFSR, elements of the Ottoman Third Army crossed into Eastern Armenia and attacked Alexandropol (modern-day Gyumri). The Ottoman Army intended to crush Armenia and seize Russian Transcaucasia and the oil wells of Baku. The German government, the Ottoman Empire's ally, objected to this attack and refused to help the Ottoman Army in the operation.
At this time, only a small area of historical Armenian territory which used to be a part of the Russian Empire remained unconquered by the Ottoman Empire, and into that area hundreds of thousands of Armenian refugees had fled after the Armenian Genocide. The Ottoman Forces began a three-pronged attack in an attempt to finally overwhelm and conquer the rest of Armenia. When Alexandropol fell, the Ottoman Army moved into the former territory of the Yerevan guberniia – the heart of Armenia.
Battle
The Ottoman offensive was viewed by Armenians with foreboding. With nowhere else left to retreat, they decided to make their stand and prepare for the upcoming battle: Catholicos Gevorg V ordered that church bells peal for six days as Armenians from all walks of life – peasants, poets, blacksmiths, and even the clergymen – rallied to form organized military units. Civilians, including children, aided in the effort as well, as Carts drawn by oxen, water buffalo, and cows jammed the roads bringing food, provisions, ammunition, and volunteers from the vicinity of Yerevan.
Acting under Minister of War Enver Pasha's request, Miralay (Colonel) Kâzım Karabekir Bey's I Caucasian Corps and Mirliva Yakub Shevki Pasha's II Caucasian Corps put into action in the direction of Karakilisa (modern-day Vanadzor), Sardarabad, Tiflis (modern-day Tbilisi) and Yerevan on 20 May. While Karakilisa was selected as their main target, Tiflis and Yerevan were to be kept under pressure. The operations of the southern flank were given to the I Caucasian Corps and the task of capturing Karakilisa was given to the II Caucasian Corps.
The Ottoman force reached Karakilisa on May 20 without resistance. Only a single combat action took place near the village of Karzakh. The detachment commanded by Zihni Bey, that advanced forward in Sardarabad area, reached the station of Alagöz (modern-day Aragats) and line of Mahtaka. On May 21, the detachment of Zihni Bey defeated an Armenian unit composed of 600 infantry and 250 cavalry, and then took Sardarabad. From there, their forces started advancing toward Yeghegnut.
Armenian general Movses Silikyan ordered elements of the 5th Armenian Regiment under Poghos Bek-Pirumyan, a reserve guerrilla unit, and a special cavalry regiment to check the advance of the Ottoman army. An offensive was launched on May 22 and the Armenian forces were successful in halting the Ottomans in their tracks and forcing Yakub Shevki Pasha's forces into a general rout (retreating nearly 15-20 kilometers in a westerly direction). The Ottoman command, however, was able to recuperate from its losses and reorganized its forces near the mountain heights on the north-west bank of the Araks river. Repeated attempts to cross the river were met with fierce resistance by the 5th Armenian Regiment.
ARAX Dance - The River Arax
This song evokes nostalgia for the River Arax, once fully contained within Armenia's borders. The river has been culturally significant since ancient times, and is symbolic of renewal.
Music: Aghjka Yerge, sung by Alla Levonyan (
Videography: InVision, Inc.
Special thanks to Garineh Azizian Pehlivanian for costume design and sewing, and to Elsie D. McAteer for her help securing the space for rehearsals.
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ARAX Dance is an independent Armenian dance company specializing in the art of traditional and contemporary movement. It was founded in 2004 under the leadership of Artistic Director and Choreographer Noemi Araxi, herself a former honored dance soloist with the Armenian National Ballet in Yerevan, Armenia.
Since making its debut, ARAX Dance has gained recognition with a string of cultural performances throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and journeyed in 2012 to New York by invitation for a dedicated performance honoring the late editor and Armenian translator Aris Sevag. The company prides itself on achieving a unique balance between authentic Armenian movements and modern, creative interpretation. Their mission is simple: To expose audiences to the richness of Armenian culture through the art of dance.
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Dance Karot Armenian genocide
Armenian Moving Cup 2012: Sardarabad Germany - Sevan Darmstadt
Armenian Moving Cup 2012 in Mainz
First round match October 06, 2012
Sardarabad Germany vs. Sevan Darmstadt (1:0)
1:0 Goal Armen, Assist Simon (04:08)
Starters: Sirag (Goal), Armen, Hratsch, Sarven, Simon
Bench: Hakob, Daron
Sardarabad song at Ararat club-Tehran 2010
Sardarabad song at Ararat club in Tehran 2010
Armenian genocide memorial ceremony 2010
Daniel Deker & Ara Devorgyan 16 04 2012 HDTV