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    CHARENTS POETRY FESTIVAL IN SHUSHI

    http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-07-25-charents-poetry-festival-in-shushi-
    Published: Wednesday July 25, 2012

    One of the poetry contest participants.

    Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh - Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel held the first
    Poetry Festival in Shushi, involving over 50 students ranging in age
    from 9 to 16 in a contest on July 6 and 7.

    These students represented winners of poetry contests organized by
    the Artsakh's ministry of education; schools from all Artsakh regions
    had taken part in the contest. This year's festival was dedicated to
    Armenian great poet Yeghishe Charents for his 150th birthday. Students
    from Artsakh schools were broken into three age groups and competed
    for prizes in each age group. Winners of Yerevan State University's
    Poetry contest and students from dance and singing academy took part
    in the festival as presenters.

    Poetry organizing committee consisted of Alec Baghdasaryan, President
    of Avan Ishkhan Partnership Group, Dr. Gourgen Melikyan, Dean of
    Eastern Armenian Studies and Dr. Artsrun Avakyan, Dean of Language,
    Yerevan State University; prominent Armenian poets Lala Mnacakanyan
    and Samvel Baghimian who along with Naira Martirosyan of thw Education
    Ministry of Artsakh, acted as the Jury for the contest.

    "We are very excited about the success of our first annual Poetry
    Festival," said Alec Baghdasaryan of Avan Ishkhan partnership,
    "we are continuously looking for ways to return Shushi to its past
    glory as a cultural center for Armenians by taking on projects which
    will contribute to development of Shushi as a cultural center. We
    believe that our Poetry Festival is a fitting event to be conducted
    in Shushi annually.

    "We are committed to the continued success of this project and will
    work with Armenia and Diaspora schools and organizations, to expand
    the list of schools participating in the future poetry festivals. Our
    goal is to expand the festival in coming years to include students from
    Diaspora schools as contest participants as well as guest presenters
    from around the world to enrich the program."

    Avan Ishkhan partnership is an entity formed for development of
    a touristic district in Shushi. Avan Ishkhan Partnership projects
    include development of the Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel, the Eastern Shouka
    (Bazzar), the Eastern Bath as well as many other historic buildings
    in the heart of Shushi.

    A video of festival can be viewed at
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PcCgtBuaTo. For inquiries regarding
    taking part in future festivals please contact Alec Baghdasaryan or
    Sargis Galstyan via [email protected].
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    Subject: Charents poetry festival in Shushi

    Charents poetry festival in Shushi

    http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-07-25-charents-poetry-festival-in-shushi-
    Published: Wednesday July 25, 2012


    One of the poetry contest participants.

    Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh - Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel held the first
    Poetry Festival in Shushi, involving over 50 students ranging in age
    from 9 to 16 in a contest on July 6 and 7.

    These students represented winners of poetry contests organized by the
    Artsakh's ministry of education; schools from all Artsakh regions had
    taken part in the contest. This year's festival was dedicated to
    Armenian great poet Yeghishe Charents for his 150th birthday. Students
    from Artsakh schools were broken into three age groups and competed
    for prizes in each age group. Winners of Yerevan State University's
    Poetry contest and students from dance and singing academy took part
    in the festival as presenters.

    Poetry organizing committee consisted of Alec Baghdasaryan, President
    of Avan Ishkhan Partnership Group, Dr. Gourgen Melikyan, Dean of
    Eastern Armenian Studies and Dr. Artsrun Avakyan, Dean of Language,
    Yerevan State University; prominent Armenian poets Lala Mnacakanyan
    and Samvel Baghimian who along with Naira Martirosyan of thw Education
    Ministry of Artsakh, acted as the Jury for the contest.

    "We are very excited about the success of our first annual Poetry
    Festival," said Alec Baghdasaryan of Avan Ishkhan partnership, "we are
    continuously looking for ways to return Shushi to its past glory as a
    cultural center for Armenians by taking on projects which will
    contribute to development of Shushi as a cultural center. We believe
    that our Poetry Festival is a fitting event to be conducted in Shushi
    annually.

    "We are committed to the continued success of this project and will
    work with Armenia and Diaspora schools and organizations, to expand
    the list of schools participating in the future poetry festivals. Our
    goal is to expand the festival in coming years to include students
    from Diaspora schools as contest participants as well as guest
    presenters from around the world to enrich the program."

    Avan Ishkhan partnership is an entity formed for development of a
    touristic district in Shushi. Avan Ishkhan Partnership projects
    include development of the Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel, the Eastern Shouka
    (Bazzar), the Eastern Bath as well as many other historic buildings in
    the heart of Shushi.

    A video of festival can be viewed at
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PcCgtBuaTo. For inquiries regarding
    taking part in future festivals please contact Alec Baghdasaryan or
    Sargis Galstyan via [email protected].




    From: A. Papazian
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