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The History Of Armenian Theater 2

A Shakespeare Center at the Institute of Arts was established in Yerevan, Armenia, not long after England established the Shakespeare Foundation. Since the 1850s, there have been at least 50 Shakespearean drama translators, but Hovaness Massehian (1864–1922), a career diplomat…

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The History Of Armenian Theater 1

Ancient religious rituals in which professional gusans (troubadours) were hired to sing lengthy verses praising the nobleman’s ancestors gave rise to the Armenian Theatre in Ancient Greece. Both katakagusan (comedians) and voghbergus (lamentation or tragedy singers) performed at festive ceremonies…

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Armen Agop the Contemporary Artist

  He is an Egyptian–Armenian contemporary artist and sculptor, born to Armenian parents living in Cairo, Egypt, where he was influenced daily by the two ancient cultures. The two heritages created in him a continuous reevaluation of values, which led…

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Anna Boghiguian The Painting Jeweler

Anna Boghiguian is one of the leading contemporary Egyptian-Canadian artists of Armenian origin. Born in Egypt to an Armenian family, she studied economics and political science in 1969 at the American University in Cairo, while simultaneously taking painting classes with…

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Armenian Mythology and Literature

Armenia is one of the world’s most ancient nations, dating back more than three millennia as well as its literature. It was the crossroad, homeland of many eastern and western ancient cultures, many religions that already contained mythologies affected its…