“My Armenia” Pan-Armenian Festival in Amenia's regions
Support A1+!The "Days of Armenian Dance", which are part of the "My Armenia" Pan-Armenian Festival organized by the RA Ministry of Diaspora, continue in the regions of the Republic of Armenia.
On July 2, four dance groups left for the Lori region.
In Spitak they were received by Mayor of Spitak Gagik Sahakyan and employees of the municipality, after which they visited the memorial complex dedicated to the memory of the victims of the earthquake in Spitak and paid their tribute to the innocent victims.
A concert was held at the hall of the Charles Aznavour Culture Palace in Vanadzor with performances by the Vardavar Dance Group of the Union of Armenians of Bucharest, Romania; the Krunk Dance Ensemble of the Ararat Cultural Association of Isfahan, Iran; the Nairi Dance Group of the Armenian community in Nizhni Novgorod of the Russian Federation and the Vachyan Ensemble of the cultural center in the Akhalkalak region of Georgia. The concert was hosted by editor of Mashtots magazine of Vanadzor, actor Ivan Antonyan and was held with warm rounds of applause.
In his welcoming speech, deputy head of Lori province Arsen Darbinyan expressed gratitude to the RA Ministry of Diaspora, particularly Minister Hranush Hakobyan, the Armenian dance groups from the Diaspora and their directors and all those who gave Armenian art fans of Vanadzor the chance to get in touch with Armenian dance. Arsen Darbinyan also presented the dance groups with letters of gratitude of Lori regional council.
The gathered and the guests were also greeted by playwright-satirist, Head of the Department of Media and Public Relations of Lori regional council Samvel Khalatyan and Head of the Department of Culture and Sports Aram Revazyan.
The concert in Vanadzor proved that the preservation of the Armenian identity and Armenian dance in the Diaspora are in good hands.
