BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/10/2007

Armenian culture highly appreciated in Belarus

"The Armenian Culture Days in Belarus passed very successfully. Our culture was highly appreciated there not only by the Armenian community, but by the local population," Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan, who led the Armenian delegation to Belarus, said today at a press conference.

Thanks to a program consisting of many genres, Armenian culture was well represented. The program consisted not only of state-sponsored groups, but others not sponsored by the state. "Groups from Armenia combined with local Armenian ensembles, such as the 'Erebuni' dance ensemble," Poghosyan noted. According to Ara Yernjagyan, all ensembles were of high quality, and the reception in Belarus was warm and open. Armenian art was presented by the Yerevan Chamber Theater, with 'Cabaret,' the Komitas Conservatory Youth Symphony, and the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble. An exhibition in the Belarus History and Culture Theatre featured photographs of works by Sergey Paradjanov.

In the Minsk Culture and Art University, a cultural dialogue took place, at which books were gifted to the Khnko Apor library in Yerevan. In the "Raketa" theater, the "I died when I was a child" film by Paradjanov was shown.

During the course of events, culture minister Hasmik Poghosyan met with her Belarus counterpart, Vladimir Matvejugi, Armenia's ambassador to Belarus, Oleg Yessayan, and other community representatives. We note that the Armenian culture days lasted from October 22-28. Armenian culture was presented in several cities, including Minsk, Brest, Bobryusk, and Molodendino.

Source:

http://www.panorama.am/en/culture/2007/10/30/orer/