Guest post provided by PoliLingua Translation Services With 7 million native speakers, Armenian is the official language of the Republic of Armenia and the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is widely spoken by Armenian communities around the globe, and in Iran, Cyprus, Poland, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria in particular. It has its own script – the alphabet […]
All Festivals of 2015 in Armenia
11 April – Fish Festival The festival is held in the town of Abovyan (located 10 km north-east of Yerevan) Kotayk region. The festival will feature both traditional and new dishes based on fish. 16th May, Dolma Festival The festival is held at the memorial complex “Sardarapat” in Armavir region. The festival aims to popularize […]
“Yerevan Perspectives” International Music Festival
“Yerevan Perspectives” International Music Festival will launch its 15th jubilee edition by “Penderecki Days in Armenia” dedicated to the 80th birthday of the greatest composer of our century, to be held on January 13-16. Finest performers from other countries, together with the best Armenian soloists, orchestras and choirs, will perform more than 20 pieces of […]
Aram Khachaturian International Competition
Performing Struggle of Representatives from 13 Countries Aram Khachaturian is a great composer, standing at the peak of Armenian musical culture and having an unusually significant contribution to the classic music of the past century. His talent is revered and loved by connoisseurs of art, regardless of ethnicity; his works are understandable worldwide. The works of this talent are close to heart […]
Golden Apricot 2013
Annual International Film Festival Golden Apricot was established in 2004 in Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia, by the “Golden Apricot” Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic […]
Yerevan International Music Festival
Vienna Philharmonic in Armenia Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival will launch its 14th edition with concert of legendary Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan in 11 April in Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. This truly historical concert will be conducted by famous American conductor, 11 rimes Grammy awards winner Michael Tilson Thomas, soloist of the festive evening is greatest […]
Armenian national costumes
The Miracle of Vorotan Canyon – Devil’s Bridge
Nature is amazing with its wonderful sights and miraculous monuments which make an integral part of world natural heritage. Such natural obelisks are “Devil’s Bridges”. Yes, there are many bridges in the world with that name, for example in Switzerland, France, Bulgaria, etc. You can find the “Devil’s Bridge” (Satani Kamurj) in Armenia as well… The Bridge is situated in the […]
Young Armenian lady unknown author of a well known film Western Armenia – Lost Motherland
Below is the interview with Armin Harutyunyan, author of films “Noah’s Ark Myth”, “The Phenomenon of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia”, “Western Armenia – Lost Motherland”. – Tell please how the idea of creating such a film came to your mind, when was it created who are involved in the team? -The film was shot about […]
Yerevan Opera Theater
Yerevan Opera Theater: Alexander Tamanian’s project of the building won the first prize at an international exhibition in Paris in 1937. The first performance that opened opera’s new building in 1940 was Alexander Spendiarian’s “Almast”.