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Opera for Kids: National company to perform 3 concerts for Children's Day
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ARTS AND CULTURE | 30.05.14 | 15:43
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The National Academy of Opera and Ballet announced today its plans to
give three special performances in honor of International Children's
Day.
On June 1 in Gyumri, June 2 (National Children's Day) in Vanadzor and
June 3 in Yerevan, the company will perform "The Tale is Calling".
Vice-president of the National Academy, Hrach Grigoryan, said that the
orchestra, the soloists, the choir of the Opera, as well as other
Armenian artists, children choirs, State Puppet Theatre and Henrik
Malyan Theatre actors will take part at the concerts organized with
the assistance of the Ministry of Culture and theatre support fund.
"The purpose of the project is to connect the younger generation and
children with the Opera. There are always complaints that we don't
have audience, that the audience has left the theatre, this way we are
trying to bring the young generation closer to the theatre, so that we
don't have audience related problems later," says Grigoryan adding
that in Armenia everything is normally concentrated in the capital and
children residing in the provinces miss out of all events thus they
will be involved as well.
The project authors say that the aim of the project is to do good to
orphanages as well.
"Although the government always keeps the orphanages in the focus,
there still are some gaps, which we decided to fill in. Two-three
months ago around twenty people went around Armenian orphanages, found
out about their problems and needs, starting from beds, household
appliances, clothes, etc, and we can say that as of today eighty
percent of their needs are met with the help of a group of initiators
and benefactors," says Grigoryan.
The director of the concerts, Davit Harutyunyan, says the 90-minute
program will include children's songs and that children will perform
scenes from Armenian folktales.
The president of the fund and the author of the project, Shmavon
Grigoryan informs that at "The Tale is Calling" concert-event a
charity educational project will be launched - educational musical
project for orphanages, thus musical events will be held at
orphanages, music teachers will hold lessons with the children for a
year, as well as for a year round children at the orphanage will have
free access to theatres.
http://armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/54825/armenia_national_opera_and_ballet_international_ch ildren_s_day
ARTS AND CULTURE | 30.05.14 | 15:43
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
The National Academy of Opera and Ballet announced today its plans to
give three special performances in honor of International Children's
Day.
On June 1 in Gyumri, June 2 (National Children's Day) in Vanadzor and
June 3 in Yerevan, the company will perform "The Tale is Calling".
Vice-president of the National Academy, Hrach Grigoryan, said that the
orchestra, the soloists, the choir of the Opera, as well as other
Armenian artists, children choirs, State Puppet Theatre and Henrik
Malyan Theatre actors will take part at the concerts organized with
the assistance of the Ministry of Culture and theatre support fund.
"The purpose of the project is to connect the younger generation and
children with the Opera. There are always complaints that we don't
have audience, that the audience has left the theatre, this way we are
trying to bring the young generation closer to the theatre, so that we
don't have audience related problems later," says Grigoryan adding
that in Armenia everything is normally concentrated in the capital and
children residing in the provinces miss out of all events thus they
will be involved as well.
The project authors say that the aim of the project is to do good to
orphanages as well.
"Although the government always keeps the orphanages in the focus,
there still are some gaps, which we decided to fill in. Two-three
months ago around twenty people went around Armenian orphanages, found
out about their problems and needs, starting from beds, household
appliances, clothes, etc, and we can say that as of today eighty
percent of their needs are met with the help of a group of initiators
and benefactors," says Grigoryan.
The director of the concerts, Davit Harutyunyan, says the 90-minute
program will include children's songs and that children will perform
scenes from Armenian folktales.
The president of the fund and the author of the project, Shmavon
Grigoryan informs that at "The Tale is Calling" concert-event a
charity educational project will be launched - educational musical
project for orphanages, thus musical events will be held at
orphanages, music teachers will hold lessons with the children for a
year, as well as for a year round children at the orphanage will have
free access to theatres.