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KEFI COMBINES GREEK, JEWISH AND ARMENIAN ART
The Eyeopener, Canada
Feb 5 2015
By Stephanie Hughes
The word "Kefi," meaning "fun" or "joy" in Greek, Armenian, and Hebrew
inspired three Ryerson student culture groups to host an ethnic art
presentation Thursday.
Kefi is a collaboration between the Hellenic Students Association
(HSA), the Armenian Students Association (ASA), and Hillel, a
Jewish organization operating at York, U of T, and Ryerson. Students
Supporting Israel is another Ryerson-based initiative backing the
project.
Presenters like Kalman Weiser, a U of T humanities professor, described
the common art history between the cultures. Music producer Leigh
Cline and Nurhan Arman - music director of Canada's Sinfonia Toronto -
spoke about their culture's folk music origins starting from ancient
roots to modern day.
Campus relations director Ani Dergalstanian stressed the importance
of unity and diversity in this event and others like it. "The focus
of this was the music, so we chose experts."
Each presenter spoke of their respective culture in the trifecta:
Weiser talked about his Jewish grandmother's cooking, Cline provided
musical history of various cultures, and Arman told the story of an
Armenian musician.
"This event is essentially a collaboration of different ethnic
backgrounds," said Ruchie Shainhouse, president of Hillel Ryerson,
"It's rich in art and tonight we're exploring the academic portion."
Shainhouse, like Dergalstanian and HSA president Fotis Karantonis
were enthusiastic about the collaboration.
"It was a long time in the planning process. We're already on great
terms with other associations... We think everyone will walk away
from this more educated," said Karantonis.
http://theeyeopener.com/2015/02/kefi-combines-greek-jewish-and-armenian-art/
From: A. Papazian
The Eyeopener, Canada
Feb 5 2015
By Stephanie Hughes
The word "Kefi," meaning "fun" or "joy" in Greek, Armenian, and Hebrew
inspired three Ryerson student culture groups to host an ethnic art
presentation Thursday.
Kefi is a collaboration between the Hellenic Students Association
(HSA), the Armenian Students Association (ASA), and Hillel, a
Jewish organization operating at York, U of T, and Ryerson. Students
Supporting Israel is another Ryerson-based initiative backing the
project.
Presenters like Kalman Weiser, a U of T humanities professor, described
the common art history between the cultures. Music producer Leigh
Cline and Nurhan Arman - music director of Canada's Sinfonia Toronto -
spoke about their culture's folk music origins starting from ancient
roots to modern day.
Campus relations director Ani Dergalstanian stressed the importance
of unity and diversity in this event and others like it. "The focus
of this was the music, so we chose experts."
Each presenter spoke of their respective culture in the trifecta:
Weiser talked about his Jewish grandmother's cooking, Cline provided
musical history of various cultures, and Arman told the story of an
Armenian musician.
"This event is essentially a collaboration of different ethnic
backgrounds," said Ruchie Shainhouse, president of Hillel Ryerson,
"It's rich in art and tonight we're exploring the academic portion."
Shainhouse, like Dergalstanian and HSA president Fotis Karantonis
were enthusiastic about the collaboration.
"It was a long time in the planning process. We're already on great
terms with other associations... We think everyone will walk away
from this more educated," said Karantonis.
http://theeyeopener.com/2015/02/kefi-combines-greek-jewish-and-armenian-art/
From: A. Papazian