Around 20 participants between the ages of 21 and 35 from the United States and Canada on June 30 participated in ArtLinks 2016, a four-day arts retreat in Quebec organized by the Hamazkayin regional boards of the East Coast, West Coast, and Canada.
Michael Arabian Staging, Karen Kondazian Performing in Tennessee Williams Plays in Los Angeles
Michael Arabian directed the Tennessee Williams’ play Kingdom of Earth, while actress Karen Kondazian will appear in Williams’ play Baby Doll, both to be featured in Los Angeles.
San Diego Festival to Feature Lisa Kirazian’s New Play ‘On Air’
Armenian American playwright Lisa Kirazian’s play, “On Air,” will be featured at a San Diego-based theater festival from July 21-24.
Hamazkayin to Host ‘ArtLinks’ Retreat in Canada
Hamazkayin will host ‘ArtLinks’ retreat in Quebec, Canada, from June 30 to July 3 featuring workshops, networking events, dance, and live music.
Theater Review: Keshishian, Arakelyan Embody an Intriguing ‘Woman’
A disillusioned woman’s face-to-face confrontation with her younger self serves as the premise of Anahid Aramouni Keshishian’s intriguing play, “Ginuh” (The Woman), which concluded a three-weekend run at the Victory Theatre on April 3, theater review by Aram Kouyoumdjian
Armenian One-Woman Show ‘Shake The Earth’ to Premiere in LA April 9 and 10
New York Writer/Performer Lousine Shamamian is bringing her explosive one-woman show Shake The Earth to Los Angeles for two performances.
ADAA Saroyan/Paul $10,000 Playwriting Prize Judges Announced
The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), is proud to announce the Honorary Jury for the 2016 cycle of the biennial Saroyan/Paul $10,000 Human Rights Prize in Playwriting.
Little Funny About ‘Money’
AGBU’s Satamian Theatre Group – the only troupe in Los Angeles that regularly produces Armenian-language plays – puzzlingly sat out 2015, without marking the Genocide Centennial in any way.
Armenian Sopranist Anush Hovhannisyan Stars with ‘Philharmonia Orchestra’
“Philharmonia Orchestra” and “Philharmonia Voices” under the baton of renowned Norwegian conductor Salonen gave a recital dedicated to great Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) at Royal Festival Hall in London on the 26th November 2016.
‘Happy Armenians’ and a Post-Centennial Paradigm for Armenian Drama
“Happy Armenians” unfolds in an alternate version of history in which the Kingdom of Cilicia did not meet its end in 1375