Travel
First Impressions—Part I
I really didn’t want to go. The thought of traveling for two days to get to my destination was not too appealing, nor was the fact that I would be flying internationally. My travels to […]
Culture
Community News
Remembering Adiss Harmandian
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Acclaimed Armenian singer and performer Adiss Harmandian has died. His family announced that Harmandian peacefully passed away at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital on September 1 after a 15-year struggle with cancer. He […]
Community
Celebrating Centenary of the Introduction of Jerusalem Armenian Ceramics
BIRZEIT, Palestine—The Palestinian Museum organized a number of book launch events around Armenian American researcher and flutist Sato Moughalian’s new book Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian at the Museum premises, […]
Community News
Garo Berberian’s ‘Taniel’ Honored at LIAFF Arthouse Film Festival
Taniel, directed by Garo Berberian, a beautiful, dramatic and poetic film about the last months of Armenian poet Taniel Varoujan has had a busy year of international festival screenings. Following its wins at Bermuda International […]
History
A Forgotten Armenian History on a Small Greek Island
The island of Corfu, which lies off the west coast of the Greek mainland, is no stranger to foreign influences. Its unique culture is a fusion of Greek and Italian elements, with later British and […]
Art
Illuminating the Human Condition
Tigran Tsitoghdzyan is a master of holding a mirror to the human condition. He does this by painting hyper-realistic, often monumental canvases that are in your face, yet seem a million miles away. With their […]
Music
One-Thousand Choristers Honor Aznavour Legacy in Cannes
CANNES, France—One thousand choristers paid tribute to French Armenian performer and international icon Charles Aznavour with concerts on the French Riviera on August 9 and 10. The choristers, known as “Les 1000 choristes,” accompanied by […]
Film
The Making of ‘The Stateless Diplomat’
The seed that spurred the making of The Stateless Diplomat was the discovery of a box of papers in my uncle’s closet in 2002. It contained Diana Apcar’s books and some papers, which brought to mind several […]
Travel
International Co-Living Builds Bridges on the Shore of Lake Sevan
With a cello in hand and an appetite for adventure, Anna Boding Kildetoft traveled to Armenia this past spring to learn Armenian music. Coming to Armenia would never have occurred to the Denmark native if […]
Art
Nur and the Quest to Reconnect with Nature
“The Fly” is touring the world. The massive — i.e., human-size — sculpture made its debut at the 2017 Florence Biennale, winning the prestigious Lorenzo il Magnifico Gold Medal. The following year, “The Fly” was […]