President of Carnegie Corporation of New York gets Piscator AwardApril 11, 2014 - 12:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dr Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation, has been honored with the Honorary Erwin Piscator Award 2014, according to Massis Post. This honor recognizes Dr. Gregorian as an outstanding supporter of the performing arts and “for his extraordinary contributions to education, culture and arts in the United States, from his time at the University of Pennsylvania, to his legendary tenure at the helm of New York Public Library, his presidency at Brown University, and currently his position as President of Carnegie Corporation of New York.” The second honoree was Broadway director and producer Harold (Hal) Prince who received the 27th Annual Piscator Award for his outstanding contributions to American theater and musical theater over the past six decades. The award ceremony held last month at the Lotos Club in Manhattan, was presented by the performing arts nonprofit, “Elysium—Between Two Continents.” The organization’s goal is to foster “artistic and academic dialogue, creative and educational exchange, and mutual friendship between the U.S. and Europe, especially the German-speaking countries, through theatre plays, operas, concerts, lectures, and exhibitions.” The award was created by the Elyseum’s founder and artistic director, Gregorij H. von Leïtis. In 1985, he instituted the award to honor Piscator’s artistic and humanitarian legacy and his lasting influence on theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. Photo: Massis Post Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |