  Kastalian Spring art festival for orphans launches in St. PetersburgSeptember 14, 2009 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kastalian Spring charity art festival for orphans launched in St. Petersburg's Music Hall Theater today. The festival was organized by Kastalian Spring charity foundation (Russia), with the assistance of St. Petersburg authorities. This year, the festival will host over 250 orphans from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, performing in the following genres: "vocal performance", "instrumental performance", "original genre". Kastalian Spring festival closing ceremony is due on September 17.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |
