Festival programs 2008
   

“One nation, one  culture” Pan Armenian
 cultural III Festival’s program
From 17 to 23 August, 2008

       
Festival’s schedule
 
  • Arrival day
17.08.2008
  • Festival’s solemn opening
18.08.2008
  • Events in Republic countries - in Artsakh
18-23/.08.2008
  • Festival’s solemn closing ceremony
23.08.2008
  • Return day
24.08.2008
  
Festival’s main genre directions 
  • Art of music
  • Choreography
  • Theatrical art
 

Other genres-proceeding from the applications, received from the Festival participants.
 
  
 Festival’s  place arrangement 
  • Cultural hearths, stages and open squares of Armenia and NKR countries.
 
  
 Festival’s events’ list 
17.08.2008
  • Participants’ arrival and registration
 
   
18.08.2008
  • Visit to Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
10:00 AM - 12 noon
 
  
 
  • Choreography art workers’ seminar-deliberation opening
12:00 noon
 
  • Festival’s solemn opening at  Al. Spendiarian opera and ballet national academic theatre
8:00 PM
   
   
 19.08.2008
  • Visit to Tsitsernakaberd’s memorial complex
10:00 AM
 
  • Dancing - masters’ master classes by three groups
12:00 noon
 
“Festival’s day” in Shirak, Lory, Vayots Dzor regions
 
 
- Delegations’ visits to Shirak, Lori  and Vayots Dzor regions
10:00 AM
 

  •  Gyumri
     - Wrath laying ceremony  in earthquake victims’ memory
     - Creative evening in V. Achemian state dramatic theatre’s hall of Gyumri
  • Spitak
     - Wrath laying ceremony in Spitak’s victims’ memory 
       /departure to Vanadzor/
  • Vanadzor
     - Chorus art’s evening in Sh. Aznaur’s cultural house of Vanadzor
     /with Diaspora choir participation/
  • Jermuk
     - “Amity concert”

  • Theatrical performances in RA regions
     /Armavir, Ararat, Gegharkunik/
 
   
 20.08.2008
 
  • Festival participants’ visit to Matenadaran
  • Paradzanov house-museum, children’s  aestheticism  centre
  • Excursion to Garni, Geghard
     /according to the preference/
10:00 AM
 
  • Dancing - masters’ master classes by three groups
11:00 AM
 
  • Amity concert’s /which will take place in NKR on 21 August, 2008/ participants’ departure to NKR
10:00 AM
 
  • Syunik region’s “Festival day’s” delegation’s departure to  Syunik region
10:00 AM
   
 
“Festival’s day” in Kotayk, Gegharkunik and Tavush regions
  • Abovian - “Amity concert”
  • Sevan - “Amity concert”
  • Dilijan - “Amity concert”
 
  Festival participants’ visit to Gegharkunik region 
 
  • Meeting evening, jolly pastime on the beach of  Lake Sevan
 6:00 PM
   
 21.08.2008
  • Excursion to Khor – Virap
10:00 AM
 
  •  Dancing – masters’ master classes by three groups
 11:00 AM
 
  • Concert with a title-leaf “Devotion” in A. Khachaturian concert hall
7:00 PM
 
 “Festival’s day” in Artsakh, Syunik region

  • Stepanakert - “Amity concert”
  • Goris - “Amity concert”
 
   
 22.08.2008


  • Discussions round Armenia-Diaspora collaboration’s further  programs by cultural Unions’ and creative groups’ heads’ participation, arrived from Diaspora
Yerevan, 11:00 AM
 
  • “Nahapet” book’s presentation /in Hungarian translation/
Yerevan, 12:00 noon
 
  • Master classes’ organization for choir –masters
 2:00 PM
 
  • The solo-concert of “Lusavorchi Tprats das” choir of Turkey, Istanbul, in Komitas chamber music house of Yerevan
 7:00 PM
 
“Festival’s day” in Armavir, Ararat and Argatsotn regions

  • Armavir - “Amity concert”
  • Artashat  - “Amity concert”
  • Ashtarak - “Amity concert”
 
   
 23.08.2008
  • Choreography workers’ “Seminar –consultation” summery, views’ Exchange
2:00 PM
 
  • Visit to cultural hearths, free entrance to all Museums of Yerevan
from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
 
  • The ceremony of diplomas’ deliver to the heads of Festival participant groups and delegations in RA Ministry of culture
 3:00 PM
 
  • Festival’s solemn closing
    In Republic Square o f Yerevan / by famous Diaspora –Armenian and Armenian performers’ participation/
 9:00 PM
   
     We express our thankfulness to the Valery Unanyants from Georgia, Suren Mnatsakanian and Ara Aslanian from Iran - for festival's photos grant.
 
 Fund’s Executive directorTamara Poghosian
   
   
 Fund’s Art directorArmen Manukian
This project is implemented by ITE