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Armenian Kanoon Player Marianna Gevorgyan Wins Top Prize at World Folk Vision 2020 Festival

Marianna Gevorgyan (Armradio)- Armenian kanoon player Marianna Gevorgyan has won the top prize in the “Music of the peoples of the world” category of the World Folk Vision 2020 festival. World Folk Vision is a global cultural ...

July 1, 2020

First Trailer for Serj Tankian Documentary Released

Serj Tankian performing in Armenia (Asbarez)- The first trailer from “Truth To Power,” director Garin Hovannisian’s feature documentary chronicling Serj Tankian, the lead singer of System Of A Down, has been released, ...

June 29, 2020

My Armenian Grandfather Was a Tailor: Youri Djorkaeff On His Connection With Fashion And The Contract With Zilli

Youri Djorkaeff (Armradio)- Former French international Youri Djorkaeff, 1998 world champion and 2000 European champion, takes his first steps in the fashion world by signing a contract with French luxury label Zilli for the first 100% sports ...

June 25, 2020

French Armenian Actor and Director Simon Abkarian Wins Big at Molière Theater Awards

(Armradio)- French Armenian actor and director Simon Abkarian won big at the 32nd Molière awards -the highest French theatre honour. Abkarian’s “Electre des bas-fonds,” which was playing at Ariane Mnouchkine’s Théâtre du Soleil, won ...

June 24, 2020

Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan Wins Two Emmy Awards

(Armradio)- Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan has won two Emmy awards for the documentary ‘Everything Is Changing’: Climate Change On Cape Cod. She has now received five Emmy awards. “Beyond exited to win two Emmy Awards last night for the ...

June 22, 2020

Flaneur Of The Present And Past

By Varak Babian Recently, I’ve been trekking down familiar streets using unfamiliar routes; and then sprinkling more steps everywhere in between. I’ve walked down avenues that lead into boulevards, trails that pour into intersections. I’ve ...

June 9, 2020

Lithuanian Armenian Opera Diva Asmik Grigorian Graces the Cover of Opera News Magazine

Diva Asmik Grigorian Asmik Grigorian, Lithuanian Armenian operatic soprano has graced the cover of Opera News for July 2020, AGBU informs on Facebook. Grigorian’s gift for theatrical invention rests on a rock-solid vocal technique. She made ...

June 8, 2020

TorontoHye’s Interview With Filmmaker Francois Jacob and Human Rights Advocate Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte About The Making Of “Under The Same Sun” About NK Conflict

Stepanakert Soviet theatre in ruins as featured in "Under the Same Sun". Photo courtesy of Francois Jacob. The Documentary About Nagorno Karabakh ...

June 5, 2020

French-Armenian Director Nora Martirosyan’s Film Included in Cannes 2020 Lineup

A scene from Nora Martirosyan's film "Si Le Vent Tombe” (Panorama)- “Si Le Vent Tombe” (Should the Wind Fall) by famous French-Armenian director Nora Martirosyan has been included in the lineup of the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film ...

June 4, 2020

Armenian American Designer Shifts from Sewing Glamorous Dresses to Making Masks

Pol Atteu (Armradio)- After non-essential businesses closed in Los Angeles due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Armenian American designer Pol Atteu shifted from sewing glamorous dresses for celebrities to making masks. Pol Atteu has dressed a number of ...

May 31, 2020