"Spacing"


"Spacing" is a song by Gagik Aghababyan. The students of the "Yergdat" studio, together with singer and songwriter Hasmik Baghdasaryan-Dolukhanyan, perform songs by contemporary Armenian composers, folk songs, and songs by Komitas. Along with singing, the children train their bodies by performing a small performance in accordance with the song using hand and foot play.

The gala concert marking the 30th anniversary of the Youth Center was held at the Sundukyan National Academic Theater


The students of the Armenian Youth Houses of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Armenian General Benevolent Union presented all branches of performing arts at the National Academic Theater: song, dance, classical and national instruments, theater and circus. About 500 young people of different ages from eight Armenian Youth Houses operating in the communities of Armenia performed a common concert program. It was planned to be organized a year ago, in September. The anniversary concert was postponed due to the forced displacement in Artsakh.

About one story: O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi"


Christmas and the mysteries of this bright holiday have found their artistic expression in works of Armenian and world literature, but there is one story where the spiritual significance of the holiday is expressed in a unique way. O. Henry's famous story "The Gift of the Magi" is discussed by literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan.

The Dwarves


"The Dwarves" is a song by Zemfira Yeganyan, accompanied by pianist Liana Torosyan. The students of the "Yergdaght" studio, together with singer and songwriter Hasmik Baghdasaryan-Dolukhanyan, perform songs by contemporary Armenian composers, folk songs, and songs by Komitas. Along with singing, the children train their bodies by staging a small performance corresponding to the song with hand and foot play.

Trnotsi


"Trnotsi" is a popular folk song. The students of the "Yergadegh" studio, together with singer and songwriter Hasmik Baghdasaryan-Dolukhanyan, perform songs by contemporary Armenian composers, folk songs, and songs by Komitas. Along with singing, the children train their bodies by performing a small performance in accordance with the song using hand and foot movements.

Our Kitten


The author of the lyrics of the song "Our Kitten" is K. Terzyan, the author of the music is the contemporary composer Geghuni Chtchyan. The students of the "Yergategh" studio, together with singer and songwriter Hasmik Baghdasaryan-Dolukhanyan, perform songs by contemporary Armenian composers, folk songs, and songs by Komita

Cinema vs. Literature: Part 2


Do unsuccessful film adaptations of literature harm literature, how and by what principles is film adaptation evaluated, and what does it give to literature? These questions are discussed in parallel by literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan, Arkmenik Nikoghosyan, and film critic Karen Avetisyan.

Loyalty: discussed by Rev. Fr. Markos Mangasaryan


Can loyalty be one-sided? To which ideas should one be loyal? Who can be an example of loyalty? Fr. Markos Mangasaryan analyzes all manifestations of loyalty.

Cinema for the sake of literature: part 1


Film adaptations are one of the most diverse, creative connections and remarkable manifestations of relationships between fiction and cinema. Are film adaptations of famous literary works made for the sake of literature, do they contribute to a new reading and recognition of literature, do they stimulate reading, or, nevertheless, does cinema solve its own problems? Literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan, Arkmenik Nikoghosyan, and film critic Karen Avetisyan discuss the topic in parallel.

Daniel Varuzhan- the song of the Bread


Daniel Varuzhan's last, miraculously saved and posthumously published, remarkable series "The Song of Bread" presents the process of bread creation, from sowing to baking. This poetic series has powerful ideological and psychological charges and important goals. In the "Parallel Readings" program, D. Varuzhan's "The Song of Bread" series is discussed by literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan.

Within a story, Stepan Zoryan, "Fence"


Perhaps the most famous story of the famous prose writer, “The Fence”, at first glance, tells about a simple everyday quarrel that disrupts people's relationships, affects their inner world and psychology. However, this simple story provides an opportunity for deeper analysis. Stepan Zoryan's story “The Fence” is discussed by literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan on the “Parallel Readings” program.

Self-sacrifice -discussed by Archbishop Khazhak Parsamyan


What does self-sacrifice mean, why is it considered a virtue, is there a lack of self-sacrifice in our days? Archbishop Khazhak Parsamyan deeply analyzes the modern perceptions of self-sacrifice and the deep meanings of the phenomenon.