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  • Week of Lebanese Culture Being Held in Armenia Aug. 27 to Sep. 2

    WEEK OF LEBANON'S CULTURE BEING HELD IN ARMENIA FROM AUGUST 27 TO
    SEPTEMBER 2


    YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Narekatsi Art Union (NAU) with the
    support of Ministries of Culture of the RA and the Republic of Lebanon,
    as well as with the support of the two countries' embassies holds a
    Week of Lebanon's Culture from August 27 to September 2. During these
    days the Armenian audience will get acquainted with Lebanon's rich
    culture. A celebration devoted to the Lebanese poet Gibran Kahlil
    Gibran will be held at the RA Writers' Union, Fayha Choir will give
    concerts, the performance of An Unfinished Novel will be on in the
    State Puppet Theatre after Hovhannes Toumanian based on the play of the
    same name by Lebanese-Armenian writer Ara Artsrouni.

    Within the framework of the week an exhibition of Lebanese-Armenian
    artist Raffi Antonian's works opened at NAU on August 27. The
    traditions and everyday life of the inhabitants of Mousa Dag prevail in
    the thematics of the artist's works.

    As Fayha's artistic director Pargev Taslakian noted during the
    press-conference on the same day, Arabic, French, Iraqi and Armenian
    songs are included in the song-list of the choir founded in 2003. Fayha
    is a laureate of a number of international contests, it released its
    first album in 2007, it has also participated in the musical setting of
    a number of films. In 2008 the choir will perform in Italy, Egypt,
    France and Lebanon.

    In the words of contemporary Arab poet Henri Zogeyb, he is very glad
    that Gibran Kahlil Gibran's works are being translated into Armenian.
    He hopes that Armenian readers who strive for peace, love and justice
    will also be inspired by the works of the great poet.

    Riad Alamedi, director of the Culture Department of Safadi Fund of
    Lebanon, said that there is a great wish to organize a Week of
    Armenia's Culture in Lebanon. It was also mentioned that 500 thousand
    Armenians live in Lebanon and that they have made a great contribution
    to the development of Lebanese culture.
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