Fugitive Studios and Deem Communications helped organize Serj Tankian's concert in Yerevan last August.

Fugitive Studios seeks role in Armenia entertainment industry

LA-based Fugitive Studios Entertainment and Deem Communications in Yerevan signed a long-term partnership agreement to cultivate the entertainment industry in Armenia.



A scene from Yervant Odian's "Ser Yev Dzidzagh.".

AGBU Ardavazt theater tours California

Now in its 31st year, the AGBU Ardavazt Theatre Company continued its mission of presenting Armenian-language productions to the greater Los Angeles community with ten performances of Yervant Odian's two-act comedy, Ser yev Dzidzagh (Love and Laughter) last November-December and four more planned in January and February.



Armen Donelian.

New book by Armen Donelian is a guide to piano music

Whole Notes: A Piano Masterclass, the third instructional book by veteran pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator Armen Donelian, has just been published by Advance Music.



A scene from the comedy play "Hairus Ov Eh?".

Krikor Satamian theater company launched in Argentina

The launching of the Krikor Satamian Theatre Company of the AGBU Buenos Aires Chapter occurred recently with the presentation of Hairus Ov Eh?, the Armenian version of Ray Cooney's comedy play It Runs in the Family, as translated by Krikor Satamian for the Ardavazt Theatre Company of Pasadena and adapted by director Silvia Kalfaian. Two other full-house performances followed, ensuring the company's successful debut.



Sylva Minassian receives an award from Consul General Grigor Hovhannisian.

Arpa Foundation's Sylva Minassian honored for supporting the arts

Prominent Hollywood actors, directors, producers, and media representatives gathered at the “House of Armenia”, the new Los Angeles office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia, for an end-of-the-year reception and surprise ceremony.




Artsakh folk fables of Pele Pughi published in English

Published: Wednesday January 04, 2012

Artsvi Bakhchinyan reviews a rich new edition prepared through the efforts of Austria-born businessman Haik-Georg Zarian, a grand-son of Kostan Zarian and scion of the Melik-Shahnazar family, and published in Thailand.

Diana Der Hovanessian: I do write almost every day

Published: Monday December 26, 2011

Artsvi Bakhchinyan talks with one of the most preeminent Armenian American poets about her recent and not so recent works, including a new English language anthology of Armenian poetry.

Paul Award recipients discuss their winning screenplays

Published: Sunday December 25, 2011

The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance awarded its biennial $10,000 award to two screenwriters: Jeff Kalousdian for his script The Florist, set in post-war Karabakh, and Kraig Kuzirian for Bluebeard based on the Kurt Vonnegut novel.

Carnegie Hall concert raises $65,000 for scholarships in arts

Published: Sunday December 18, 2011

On December 3, the AGBU New York Special Events Committee (NYSEC), under the auspices of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, hosted its fourth annual AGBU Performing Artists in Concert, which showcased the talents of yet another group of outstanding young Armenian musicians. The sold-out event was held at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in midtown Manhattan.

Christie’s Armenian art auction benefits Yerevan charity project

Published: Friday December 16, 2011

The first ever auction of Contemporary Armenian art at Christie's held on December 9 brought together the works of some of the most brilliant Armenian artists. The proceeds of the auction will benefit heritage-led regeneration and social impact projects in Armenia.

Pomegranate Film Festival celebrates with a star-studded line up

7000 km to go: a book of travel from Budapest to Yerevan

Garin Hovannisian's Family of Shadows, now in Armenian and paperback

Serli's Hemshin photo wins FotoWeek DC

International Filmmakers’ Festival awards Garen Boyajian

YerazArt launches initiatives to support Armenian musicians

John Balian’s “novel approach” brings the Armenian saga to the masses

Alice Abeghian Calaprice: the Einstein biographer

Victor Vasarely's Optical Perspectives in Yerevan

Aram Gharabekian helps launch LA foundation to promote musical excellence