The Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and the enlarged community of Noyemberyan organized the 10-day autumn school “Armenology as it is” for people over the age of 14 at the Koghbi School of Fine Arts.

The trainers shared their professional skills with the participants to effectively study, preserve and protect the Armenian culture.

The lectures were accompanied by the display of visual material, listening to recordings. The participants, who attended eight and more lectures, will be awarded with certificates.

A few days ago, the premiere of the theater of shadows, which has been operating for a year, entitled “The Most Important,” was held in the Culture Center of Noyemberyan community.

The theater of shadows is fully brought to life by the efforts of local children and teenagers. the characters of the fairy tale are drawn and cut by the students of the School of Fine Arts, and the performance is played by the members of the children’s and youth theater group.

Watch the video of Tavush Media reporter Araksya Amiraghyan.

On November 12, the presentation of Gor Karapetyan’s book “The Hidden Side of Success” was held at Koghb Art School. At the presentation, the author told about his experience and presented the book.

The book is about personal growth and professional orientation. The book includes stories from the author’s life, scientific data, online tools, interactive materials, practical advice, many quotes, and methods drawn from global best practices.

At the end of the presentation, the attendees got the book with the author’s inscription.

More than 35 students will have the opportunity to study and improve their skills in the newly opened classroom.

Our reporter Hranush Ananyan tells the details.

On August 24,  the closing and reporting concert of the folk ensemble “Melody Vocal” took place in the House of Culture of Berd. The concert started from Artsvaberd, Verin Karmiraghbyur, Tavush villages of Berd community.

The audience enjoyed and listened to Armenian, national, folk msuic and songs during the performance of the ensemble.

“Melody Vocal” folk ensemble was created by “Berd Culture Center” cultural NGO with the support of Berd Community Culture House and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The purpose of the ensemble is to spread and popularize Armenian, national, folk song art. It also aims to contribute to the formation of an atmosphere of solidarity between generations through folk song, and it is for this purpose that representatives of different generations of the Baird community and the settlements of the region are involved in the ensemble.

With the funding and support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, “The Special Creative Center for Children” SNOC, implements the “YOUR ART AT SCHOOL. in search of a profession” republican program in 2022. Within the framework of the program, a meeting with the RA Hnoroed Artist Ruben Muradyan took place on October 12. About 120 schoolchildren from 6 schools of Gandzakar, Getahovit, Khashtarak, Aknaghbyur, and Ijevan participated in the meeting, held in Tavush Administrative Center.

About 3500 schoolchildren from 450 schools will participate in the meetings held within the framework of the program. The meetings are held in an interactive format. The children have the opportunity to get not only theoretical knowledge but also watch the presentation of the given artist and take part in the master class conducted by the guest, which can later help them in their professional orientation. During each meeting, a question-and-answer session takes place, which contributes to more direct student-and-artist communication and clarification of the questions that interest children.

The program is aimed at children’s professional orientation, spiritual development, recognition of art branches, and increasing the public recognition of Armenian artists. Within the framework of the “YOUR ART AT SCHOOL, in search of a profession” program, a series of lectures-meetings was held on October 11-14 in Dilijan, Ijevan, Berd, and Noyemberyan.

Arm Studio theatre club is one year old. On October 16, in the House of Culture of Ijevan, the students of the group presented a performance summarizing one-year activity.

Hovhannes Tumanyan’s tales “Kikos” and “Barekendan” were included in the program of the performance, song, dance, and raffle, as a result of which five children from the audience got presents.

The students of the theatre group of YSU Ijevan Branch and the students of M dance Studio also performed with the students of Arm Studio on the stage of the House of Culture.

Arm Studio theatre group was established in 2021, in autumn. The group aims to develop the theatre in Ijevan. During the classes, students get in-depth knowledge about theatre, acting, speech skills, and stage speech. Narek Haykazyan, actor of Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre, Andranik Harutyunyan, actor of Yerevan State Chamber Theatre, and producer Zohrab Hayrapetyan, work with the students of Arm Studio.

Arm Studi theatre group will continue its work and promises to perform new plays.

On October 23, the premiere of the play “There is life in the mountains…” based on the play by Liana Antaranyan took place in the theater of the Culture Center of Koghb village.

The performance is about the hard feelings of a parent that his sons have left the homeland and spread around the world.

We talked with Mrs. Nune about her life path, the difficulties she overcame as a woman, responsible work and family, creativity, and Tavush.

Nune Poghosyan was the first female lawyer, prosecutor, then judge of the former Shamshadin area. She opened the first law firm in Berd. She says she has a lot to tell us. Since 2013, after taking a well-deserved rest, she has been writing, and it is impossible to imagine the smell and the taste of the region without her talks.

On October 9, the presentation of Yura Amirkhanyan’s book “Koti” took place at the Culture House of Koti village.

Yura Amirkhanyan, the author of the book, is from Koti village. His book aims at completing the centuries-old history of Koti, and presenting it to the public. Although the village has been surrounded by Azerbaijani villages for many years and even today, it has never been emptied and has not lost its Armenian face.

The residents of Koti villages, the author’s partner and our compatriots were present at the event, and came to congratulate the author. The students of the Culture House of Koti danced national dances and sang national songs. The children also quoted from the author’s book.