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Children’s TheatreThe role of children and youth art centers, art schools, children theatre groups are vital for the aesthetic education and social integration of new generation. The issue becomes even more vital in the case of children with special education and facility needs. What role does the children’s theatre group play in cultural education? What do the inclusive theatre groups give the children with special needs? Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke with Marine Asatryan, director and produceռ of “It’s Us” inclusive theatre group. |
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Cinema for Social ChangeIn the scope of discourse over cinematography, historically a big role is attached to the social and political significance issues of cinema. How does a cinema reflect social-political changes, will it itself bring such changes about, or it mainly deals with its consequences? The participants of screenings and seminars on “Cinema for Social Changes”, organized in the scope of 11th edition of Golden Apricot,attempt to answer these questions. Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke with Richard Pena, American director, on the cinema for social changes.
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Cinema of Uruguay in YerevanIn Yerevan Uruguayan films were screened. A number of Uruguayan multigenre films were presented on diverse social and political issues, human relationships and football, etc. How did Uruguayan film get to Yerevan, how do such screenings promote cross-cultural cooperation? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with Argentinean-Armenian filmmaker Jack Boghossian.
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Armenian Diocese and Community of the UKIn the Armenian Diocese of the UK, just like elsewhere else across Diaspora, our Church priests along with offering spiritual services and preaching, do a unique job in strengthening the ties with the Armenian culture, ensuring the knowledge of Armenian language, preservation of national identity of our compatriots. How do our compatriots residing in the UK keep in touch with the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian culture, what new program are implemented for the youth? Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke with Father Garegin Hambardzumyan on all the above-mentioned issues. |
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Cultures in DialogueIn this modern world, with diverse means of information exchange and accessibility, more and more opportunities seemingly emerge for developing cultural ties, propagating national arts and cultural dialogues. How should and can modern Armenian art be presented abroad, what is the secret of developed cultural dialogue?
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Football as a Cultural Phenomenon20th football championship kicked off. For a whole month, the world will be focused on the stadiums in Brazil, where the most popular sport will be evolving in its full fascination. Football is compared to life, philosophy and is considered as a specific world-view and life style. How did football turn from being just a sport into a cultural phenomenon, what are the elements constituting these spectacular football performances and what to expect from this contest? Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke about these issues with sportcaster Eduard Kalantaryan. |
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Preservation and Restoration of MonumentsAn international symposium called “Preservation of Historical Cultural Heritage” on the issues of preserving monuments in Armenia and abroad was held in Yerevan. This problem is rather pertinent to Armenia. Not a single day passes without an alert on another monument being destroyed on not being well restores. How much do similar projects and symposiums promote in practice the preservation of our monumnets, what are the issues related to the quality restoration of monuments? These questions are covered througout the conversation Hayk Hambardzumyan had with the Deputy Minister of Culture of Armenia Arev Samuelyan. |
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Chronicle of the war unstarted and unfinishedArtsakh war marked its 20th anniversary of the ceasefire, however the peace is still far off.
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Museum Nights and daytimes“Museums unite us”. This was the heading of the Museum Night action held for the tenth time. The event outspreads its boundaries every year, the list of participant museums expands. However, the museums also have numerous other functions and their implementations issues that are not solved through one action, not even for months and years. Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about the festive nights and non-festive daytimes of museums with Marine Haroyan, President of the Armenia National Committee of International Council of Museums (ICOM).
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Applicability of a Fairy Tale“Once upon a time”, “three apples fell from heaven” – these formula of a fairy tale are familiar to all of us. The child listener walks through the wonderous world of a fairy tale to reach the bigger world, on its way to settle down. In this respect, it is very important what tales do our children read and listen to.
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Relationship of feast and mourning in the culture of memoryA number of groundbreaking events of the Armenian history took place in April and May. The commemoration of the Geniced is followed by the May of victories – liveration of Shushi, Victory Day of the Great World War II, the heroic battle of Avaray and then the days of declaring the very first ever Republic of Armenia. How do sequencing of these victories and losses take place, how do our own holidays and commemoration ceremonies interrelate? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with ethnologist, PhD in History, Harutyun Marutyan. |
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America-based Armenian Studies: past and presentThe Society for Armenian Studies was founded in 1974 by a group of scholars from well-known universities on the initiative of professor Richard G. Hovannisian.
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