Armenian theater “Shant” opens in Los AngelesNovember 26, 2011 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 25, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan attended the opening ceremony of the first Armenian theater “Shant” in Los Angeles. Thanking philanthropist Robert Oghlaghjian for the assistance in project implementation, President Sahakyan described the opening of the Armenian theater in one of the most populous Armenian communities in the world as extremely important, underlining that it would substantially contribute to the preservation of Armenian national identity, strengthening the Motherland-Diaspora ties and raising American public awareness of the Armenian culture. Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, primate the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, consular general of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles Grigor Hovhannisyan, executive director of Hayastan All-Armenian fund Ara Vardanyan, head of the central information department of the office of the Artsakh Republic President David Babayan, NKR permanent representative to USA and Canada Robert Avetisyan, representatives of local authorities and Armenian community also attended the event, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |