ARMENIAN CULTURE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN BELARUS
Panorama.am
22:36 30/10/2007
"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.