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    Emil Lazarian
  • 3 years ago
    • Categories: 2023

Armenian dance workshops return to MDI

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BAR HARBOR — Carolyn Rapkievian will teach an Armenian dance workshop from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday July 16, at the YWCA of Mount Desert Island.

The workshop of line and circle dances promises to be fun for beginners and experienced dancers and will feature live music with David Rapkievian playing oud and Zach Taibi playing dumbek.

Rapkievian began teaching in Bar Harbor in 2019 but workshops were suspended during the pandemic.

“I’ve been leading dances on Zoom but it’s wonderful to be offering in-person classes again,” she said.

This particular workshop will be in celebration of “Vartavar,” the Armenian festival of water and rejuvenation celebrated each July.

No reservations are required for this workshop, which costs $5 at the door.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ArevDance.

https://www.mdislander.com/lifestyle/entertainment/armenian-dance-workshops-return-to-mdi/article_f5344594-1c0e-11ee-849d-034fcbdbeff9.html


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