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RED ZONE FESTIVAL IN OSLO DEDICATED TO THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
15:18, 04 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The Armenian Cultural Association in Norway presents various
commemorative events marking the centennial of the Armenian Genocide
in Norway.
The events organized by Norwegian Church's cultural agency Kirkelig
Kulturverksted (KKV) include a film screening, photo exhibition,
theater performances, a cultural workshop, a concert and a panel
discussion on political aspects of denial within the prestigious
annual Red Zone Festival, happening this week, sponsored by freedom
of expression foundation Fritt Ord and the Norwegian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
At the time when the world commemorates that 100 years has gone since
the genocide, KKV has decided to dedicate this year's Red Zone festival
to the Armenian tragedy.
Red Zone is a festival, which highlights the freedom of expression
through the arts. It is annually arranged by KKV; every other year in
Oslo and in a city in the Middle East. The first edition took place
in Oslo in 2013. In 2014 it happened in Beirut and Cairo. In 2015 it
is once again back in Oslo.
The concert "A hundred years of oblivion" held within the framework
of the festival on March 3 featured musicians from Norway, Armenia,
Turkey and Iran.
The "Armine, Sister" performance will be staged at Kanonhallen, Løren
from March 4 to 6. Based on studies in Anatolia, the ensemble Teatr
ZAR has created a performance, which mirrors the Armenian genocide
through a wordless, densified theater play. Through their work Teatr
ZAR centers on the history of ignorance that feeds on inaction and
leads to inaction among today's Europeans. The history of ignorance
also includes the social story of building an accord of silence around
each act of violence.
Suzanne Khardalian's film "Grandma's Tattoos" will be screened on March
4. The documentary shows the fates of women during the aftermaths of
the genocide.
The events will be concluded by a discussion on "Forgotten by the
world, the selective memory of the West,"featuring Ara Sarafian, the
founding director of the Gomidas Institute in London and historian
Bård Larsen from Civita, Oslo and freelance journalist Frida Sebina
Skatvik from Oslo.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/04/red-zone-festival-in-oslo-dedicated-to-the-armenian-genocide/
15:18, 04 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The Armenian Cultural Association in Norway presents various
commemorative events marking the centennial of the Armenian Genocide
in Norway.
The events organized by Norwegian Church's cultural agency Kirkelig
Kulturverksted (KKV) include a film screening, photo exhibition,
theater performances, a cultural workshop, a concert and a panel
discussion on political aspects of denial within the prestigious
annual Red Zone Festival, happening this week, sponsored by freedom
of expression foundation Fritt Ord and the Norwegian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
At the time when the world commemorates that 100 years has gone since
the genocide, KKV has decided to dedicate this year's Red Zone festival
to the Armenian tragedy.
Red Zone is a festival, which highlights the freedom of expression
through the arts. It is annually arranged by KKV; every other year in
Oslo and in a city in the Middle East. The first edition took place
in Oslo in 2013. In 2014 it happened in Beirut and Cairo. In 2015 it
is once again back in Oslo.
The concert "A hundred years of oblivion" held within the framework
of the festival on March 3 featured musicians from Norway, Armenia,
Turkey and Iran.
The "Armine, Sister" performance will be staged at Kanonhallen, Løren
from March 4 to 6. Based on studies in Anatolia, the ensemble Teatr
ZAR has created a performance, which mirrors the Armenian genocide
through a wordless, densified theater play. Through their work Teatr
ZAR centers on the history of ignorance that feeds on inaction and
leads to inaction among today's Europeans. The history of ignorance
also includes the social story of building an accord of silence around
each act of violence.
Suzanne Khardalian's film "Grandma's Tattoos" will be screened on March
4. The documentary shows the fates of women during the aftermaths of
the genocide.
The events will be concluded by a discussion on "Forgotten by the
world, the selective memory of the West,"featuring Ara Sarafian, the
founding director of the Gomidas Institute in London and historian
Bård Larsen from Civita, Oslo and freelance journalist Frida Sebina
Skatvik from Oslo.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/04/red-zone-festival-in-oslo-dedicated-to-the-armenian-genocide/