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ARMENIA PARTICIPATED IN EVENT ON 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
18:06, 19 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS: On initiation of group of UNESCO
Francophone countries, Armenia, Lithuania and Bulgaria have presented
their national cultural values included in the List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity during March 18 concert in Great hall of
Paris. As Armenpress was informed from press, informational and public
relations department of Armenian Foreign Ministry, at the concert
Armenia was presented by prominent French-Armenian musician, duduk
player Levon Minassian, whose unique performance amazed the audience.
Intangible Heritage provides direct access to living memory, it is a
gateway to the identities of the people," said the Director-General
of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, at the evening event on 18 March, which
saw a representation of Armenian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian cultural
expressions. The event was organized at UNESCO Headquarters to
celebrate International Francophonie Day and the tenth anniversary
of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage.
This evening was an initiative of the President of the francophone
group to UNESCO, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Blackburn, and Permanent
Delegate of Canada.
Musicians and dancers performed masterpieces of the Armenian Duduk,
the Bulgarian Bistritsa Babi and the Lithuanian SutartinÄ-s, all of
which are inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage, reflecting the wealth of these cultures, their
common influences and their interactions, handed down from generation
to generation, forging close ties between peoples throughout history.
18:06, 19 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS: On initiation of group of UNESCO
Francophone countries, Armenia, Lithuania and Bulgaria have presented
their national cultural values included in the List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity during March 18 concert in Great hall of
Paris. As Armenpress was informed from press, informational and public
relations department of Armenian Foreign Ministry, at the concert
Armenia was presented by prominent French-Armenian musician, duduk
player Levon Minassian, whose unique performance amazed the audience.
Intangible Heritage provides direct access to living memory, it is a
gateway to the identities of the people," said the Director-General
of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, at the evening event on 18 March, which
saw a representation of Armenian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian cultural
expressions. The event was organized at UNESCO Headquarters to
celebrate International Francophonie Day and the tenth anniversary
of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage.
This evening was an initiative of the President of the francophone
group to UNESCO, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Blackburn, and Permanent
Delegate of Canada.
Musicians and dancers performed masterpieces of the Armenian Duduk,
the Bulgarian Bistritsa Babi and the Lithuanian SutartinÄ-s, all of
which are inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage, reflecting the wealth of these cultures, their
common influences and their interactions, handed down from generation
to generation, forging close ties between peoples throughout history.