VENICE — The first I met Antranik Zekian, an avid traveler and Armenian Diasporan activist, was in 2018 as a student of Venice Armenian Summer School, where he returns regularly[...]
YEREVAN — I have been in contact with Armine (Amie) Minassian, a makeup artist, cultural figure of the American-Armenian community, actress and poet since 1996. New York-based Armine was born[...]
YEREVAN-GERMANTOWN, Md. — Last July, through a mutual friend, I was pleased to meet American Hip Hop artist, songwriter, educator and activist Marc Toureille and his mother, Diane Kupelian, in[...]
YEREVAN-SAINT PETERSBURG – In June, the Armenian surname Papoyan appeared on posters across Yerevan. Through my friendship with pianist Ilya Papoyan on social networks, I had the opportunity to meet[...]
YEREVAN — Conductor, choirmaster and pianist Luc Baghdassarian was born in Geneva, where he studied at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève, where he obtained a first prize in[...]
YEREVAN-ODESSA, Ukraine — Ballet dancer and choreographer, Honored Artist of Ukraine Garry Sevoyan (born in 1968) graduated from the Baku Choreographic School in 1986 and was accepted to the Baku[...]
YEREVAN/ SAN DIEGO — American author Claire Hsu Accomando, born in 1937 in Switzerland to Chinese and French-Armenian parents, graduated from New York University with a degree in biology and[...]
YEREVAN/DENVER — Caren Davidkhanian was born in Iran, to Sarkis and Lily Davidkhanian (née Massehian). His grandfather and father were founders and owners of Iran’s first dry ice factory, Daga[...]
YEREVAN — Moscow-based dancer Alexey Narutto, 35, has graced Yerevan’s stages on numerous occasions. Hailing from Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, he obtained his degree in choreography from the Academy of Theater[...]
YEREVAN/PAPE’ETE, French Polynesia — Vadim Toumaniantz was born in 1983 in Tahiti (French Polynesia), to an Armenian-Italian father and a Russian mother. He was the Tahiti swimming champion in 2000[...]
YEREVAN — Love for Armenian music brought 33 years-old Chilean musician César Veas Valencia to Yerevan. From 2007 to 2013, he studied music, improvisation and electric guitar with teacher Jorge[...]
