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Musical on topic of Armenian Genocide performed at Consulate General in Los Angeles

Musical on topic of Armenian Genocide performed at Consulate General in Los Angeles

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YEREVAN, MAY 10, ARMENPRESS. Under the patronage of the Consulate General of Armenia, musical performance “A Journey of Angels” was presented at the Consulate General’s reception hall in Los Angeles on May 8, the Armenian foreign ministry told Armenpress.

It was produced by an American creative team composed of book writer Brent Birman, composer and lyricist Kathi Chaplar, and director Kay Cole. The story is based on the novel “My Mother’s Voice” by American-Armenian writer and filmmaker Kay Mouradian. The book tells a story of horrors of a 14-year-old Armenian girl during the period of Armenian Genocide.

By telling one family’s story about the tragedy of the Armenian nation, the author emphasizes that the tragedies of the past such as the Armenian Genocide should never been forgotten for the sake of the future.

Consul General Armen Baibourtian highly commended the musical “A Journey of Angels” considering it to be very powerful and highlighting the role of culture in raising awareness about the Armenian Genocide among the American society at large.

“Flora’s story is a symbol of hope. A young girl’s struggle to know her story and to witness her survival is to find hope in the struggle against all oppression and intolerance,” said book-writer Brent Beerman. “Her story, however, is more than a historical marker; it chronicles the life and journey of one Armenian village, focusing on one family, chronicling the persistence of one girl’s dream in the face of unspeakable atrocities. If we are to overcome future despots, then we must never forget what has happened to Flora, and the Armenian people through the horror of the genocide”.

Mayor of Glendale Ara Najarian, members of the City Council, Glendale Unified School District board members, representatives of American cultural circles and Armenian-American community attended the performance.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS