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    Sayat Nova Dance Company of Boston brings Armenian history and culture
    to life in South Florida

    10:12, 29 Jan 2015
    Siranush Ghazanchyan


    What does it mean to be an Armenian? What have the Armenian people
    been through in 3,000 years? How have we flourished as a people and as
    a nation? These are some of the questions that Sayat Nova Dance
    Company of Boston's (SNDC) production A Journey Through Time answered
    during their powerful performance on Saturday, January 24 at Florida
    Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, the website of Florida Armenians
    reports.

    The event was held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the
    1915 Armenian Genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians were brutally
    tortured and killed by Turkish nationalists. The show took the
    audience on a magical and heartfelt journey through Armenian history,
    in which the adoption of Christianity, the genocide, and the creation
    of a free and independent Armenia were portrayed.

    The program was organized into two parts. Part one, consisted of a
    travel through time, in which the audience met famed Armenian hero's
    Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Khor Virab and Vartan Mamigonian in
    the Battle of Avarayr, among many others. Yet, the most agonizing
    encounter was with the twenty brides of Adana in 1909, where the
    audience saw the gruesome execution of twenty, innocent, young women.
    Part two, on the other hand, celebrated the many cultural and melodic
    dances of the Armenian culture, including crowd favorites, Kochari*
    and Nare Nare.* This part of the production showed that, even amid
    tragedy, Armenians have always managed to stay connected to their
    roots and the essence of being Armenian; in addition to finding both
    peace and courage through the art of music and dancing.

    This event would not have been possible without the Armenian Genocide
    Commemoration, Inc. (AGC) and their efforts to raise awareness of the
    Armenian Genocide in Florida. Their mission is to educate Armenian and
    non-Armenians in the local community on a very dark time in world
    history. "I felt proud, relieved, wired," stated Arsine Kaloustian,
    the Public Affairs Director of Florida Armenians and Chairman of AGC.
    "A lot of people and a lot of work went into bringing Sayat Nova to
    Florida. There were a lot of moving parts to this and to watch it come
    together so seamlessly was energizing. To know that it was the first
    official event in the USA that was commemorating the centennial was
    very emotional for me," Kaloustian said.

    With over 700 tickets sold, Sayat Nova's A Journey Through Time was a
    great success for the Armenian community of Florida, and encouraged
    all of us to help raise awareness and seek justice towards the
    atrocities that occurred in 1915. As the Armenian proverb states, "If
    the village stands, it can break a trunk (strength increases unity)."

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/29/sayat-nova-dance-company-of-boston-brings-armenian-history-and-culture-to-life-in-south-florida/

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