The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.
The 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival was produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and cosponsored by the National Park Service.
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This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.
Arranged in 6 series: [1] Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera; [2] Armenia: Creating Home; [3] Catalonia: Tradition and Creativity from the Mediterranean; [4] On the Move: Migration and Creativity; [5] Crafts of African Fashion; [5] Special Events. Program-based series are arranged further into subseries: Fieldwork, Photographs, Audio, and Video.
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Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.
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Nestled at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Armenia is a small, resilient country. Markers of its complex history punctuate the rugged landscapes: highland slopes sprinkled with thousands of petroglyphs, fortress-like churches from the earliest days of Christianity, and skeletons of enormous Soviet-era factories. Twentieth-century Armenia has been characterized by massive displacement caused by conflict and shifting borders, resulting in one of the world's largest diaspora populations.
It is the Armenian population of the diaspora which is celebrated at the 2018 Folklife Festival program
The exuberant hospitality of Armenian cooking, eating, and drinking is a source of great cultural pride. Both the established traditions of feasting as well as innovative cooking techniques continue to energize the Armenian food scene and engage outsiders. During the Folklife Festival, Armenian cooks taught visitors how to create the essential components of a feast: baking
Music and dance are another integral part of these festivities, including both traditional folk songs and the introduction of jazz. The combination of these two traditions is evident in contemporary music; the collaboration between Armenian and diasporan Armenian musicians resonates with the exchange and influence of diverse musical experiences.
The revitalization of Armenian craft was highlighted in the artisan craft traditions showcased at the Festival, where the intersection of technology and handmade traditions became visible. Working in clay, fabric, metal, stone, and wood, skilled craftspeople incorporated memory and experience into pottery and
Particularly in periods of marked change and shifting populations throughout Armenia's history, each of these traditions has been a life-affirming testament to the longstanding power of social and cultural life. From the physical production of food and craft for everyday use to the memories and emotions these traditions convey, the program challenges visitors to explore their own notions of home while experiencing distinctive features of Armenian culture.
Armenia program partners included the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, the My Armenia Cultural Heritage Tourism Program, funded by USAID and implemented by the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, and the Embassy of Armenia to the United States of America.
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; Frrik Show; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Marsan Hovhunuisyah; Kayt; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; PANALÎ means "key" in Armenian. Made up of six members of Armenian Navy Band and led by GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, PANALÎ performs avant garde Armenian folk.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mary Linn; Stepan Toroyan; Childhood memories on food in Eastern Armenia (potato dish, Tchmur-fresh baked bread with ghee, lavash, baking)
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mary Linn; Hayk Nar; Pickles, dough working, what his family still eats in Toronto, Canada. History of meat dumplings.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mary Linn; Vartook Burdick & Ananid Yousefian; Tomato paste, making fried sweet bread in shapes with grandmother. Food traditions with Armenian Persians; baklava.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mary Linn; Richard Chung; Armenian restuarants in Los Angeles.
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Mary Linn; [unidentified person];
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Angel Zamora; Andranig Kilislyan; Catalan baker Angel Zamora and Syrian Armenian chef Andranig Kilislyan work together to prepare coca de recapate and lahmajun. Each of these foods is sometimes referred to a type of "pizza" in both Catalonia and Armenia -- a quick and delicious snack based on the most important ingredient: bread.
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Carrie Nahabedian; Carrie Nahabedian; Michael Costa; James Beard award-winning Armenian American Chef Carrie Nahabedian of NAHA and Brindille and Chicago and Chef Michael Costa of DC's own Zaytinya collaborate to prepare sou boureg, a dish made with layers of handmade noodles and cheese.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Armine Amaryan; Ghapama--a pumpkin stuffed with rice, dried fruits, and spices and then baked--is a dish so beloved that it inspired a song! It is ely popular in southern Armenia, where Ruzanna Torozyan and Armine Amaryan (of Goris Wool, in the Carpets area) are from. Join them to learn how to make ghapama at home.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan;Susanna Safaryan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. Learn how to bake gata, an Armenian cake that makes magic out of flour, butter and sugar.
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Huib Schippers; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Music is a regular feature in Armenian daily life--from rituals and ceremonies to feasts and entertainment. Today, traditional instruments are inspiring new generations of musicians. Listen to and learn about traditional Armenian instruments from tar-player Miqayel Voskanyan; duduk, zurna and blul player Grigor Kartashyan; and qanon player and professor Tsovinar Hovhannisyan for a discussion with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Director Huib Schippers.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ruben Malayan; Lilit Simonyan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Haykanush Stepanyan; Sahkanush Stepanyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Armen Kirakosyan; In Armenia, as in the wider region embracing the Middle East and Greece, shadow puppet theaters typically perform plays in which a trickster hero (known as Karagyoz) and his more sedate partner experience a series of comic and sometimes rude situations. Although somewhat similar to the shadow theaters of Turkey, Syria, Greece, and Egypt—all of which feature luxurious and colorful puppets—Armenian puppets are relatively simple and colorless, emphasizing the shadow more than the puppet itself. Make your own shadow puppet with members of "Ayrogi" Theater from Yerevan. Activities for all ages.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Frrik Show; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; PANALÎ means "key" in Armenian. Made up of six members of Armenian Navy Band and led by GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, PANALÎ performs avant garde Armenian folk.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Vahe Levon Keushguerian; Sabrina Papazian; Hovakim Saghatelyan; The world's oldest winery was discovered by archaeologists in a cave near Areni village in 2011. The discovery coincided with a renaissance of winemaking, with local vintners and repatriated Armenian Diasporans joining in the efforts to reinvigorate the 6,000-year-old tradition in its birthplace. Join vintners, historians, and scholars to talk about Armenia's ancient wine history, its continuing folk tradition, interruptions during the Soviet period, and the latest efforts to create a new category of "historic world" wines using indigenous grapes and world-class methods of production. Panelists will also discuss how a the budding wine culture in Yerevan is changing the city's landscape and lifestyles.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Karine Galstian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Nancy Nesvet;
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mary Ann Kasper;
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Joseph Gervasio;
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Peter Bishop;
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Louise Bishop; Fermentation learning
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Liana Aghajanian; Carrie Nahabedian; Hasmik Khachatryan; Gayane Khachatryan has been making cheese since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. In this session, James Beard award-winning Armenian American Carrie Nahabedian will join Gayane to prepare the cheese and make a salad to highlight its flavor. Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian will present the session.
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Liana Aghajanian; Antranik Kalislian; Ayda Santourian; Syrian Armenian cooks Andranig Kilislyan and Ayda Sandurian prepare eetch and salad made from bulgur, pepper, and parsley. The recipe is a Western Armenian foodways tradition. When there's no time and a hungry family waiting for dinner, this salad makes for a quick and delicious meal. Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian will present the session.
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Liana Aghajanian; Hasmik Khachatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; "My mom's tolma is the best!" Each family has its own recipe of tolma, a festive dish combining grape leaves or vegetables with a savory filling of meat and rice. Join cooks Hripsime Tumanyan and Hasmik Khachatryan to learn how to make different types of tolma, whether stuffed in grape leaves, pickled cabbage or fresh summer vegetables. Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian will present the session.
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Susanna Safaryan; Tatevik Hayrapetyan; For as long as they have lived in the country's highlands, Armenians have harvested the indigenous edible green plants, transforming them into cherished dishes. The high mineral content of Armenia's soil, made possible by centuries of volcanic ash, makes the country a botanist's dream. Every year, locals pick countless plant species from the mountains and hillsides. Novel to foreign tongues—both in pronunciation and palate—many of them form the backbone of signature traditional recipes. In this session, you'll learn from Tatevik Hayrpetyan how to make both salad and soup from wild sorrel, capturing all flavors provided by this foraged green to make two dishes instead of just one!
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Liana Aghajanian;Susanna Safaryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Hripsime Tumanyan is from Ashtarak, an area famous for its tasty walnuts and superior knowledge of making fruit syrups. Learn how these ingredients combine to make sujukh, a treat sometimes referred to as "Armenian snickers."
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Susanna Safaryan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. Learn to make pahkhlava, a sweet dessert with flaky layers of dough, honey and chopped nuts.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Hripsime Tumanyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup! This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Jay Raman; Ambassador Mills; Ambassador Hovhannissian; U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills and Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Grigor Hovhannisian discuss the relationship between the two countries and the significance of cultural diplomacy today. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; During Armenian feasts, a tamada or toastmaster is elected to "rule" the table. The best toastmasters are those who thoroughly know the rules: the correct succession of toasts, the traditional values of the home (elders, children, and hearth—which is synonymous with family), and the place of the feast participants in the social hierarchy. Join expert tamadas Bogdan Hovannisyan and Arsen Vardanyan to learn about the toasting tradition. Be sure to bring some wine from the Ginetoun!
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Levon Abrahamian; Rubik Ghazaryan; Zara Gasparyan; Vahagn Amiryan; Why start making khachkars again after a 200 year hiatus? How does a museum reinvigorate woodcarving? Which old patterns do potters revive, and how do they find inspiration for new patterns? Join carvers Vahagn Amiryan and Ruben Ghazaryan and potter Vahagn Hambardzumyan for a discussion of revitalizing Armenian artisan traditions with curator Levon Abrahamian.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Kayt; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; Menq; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Levon Abrahamian; Watch and learn about dance as an expression of identity as Armenian groups Hrayrk and Menq perform traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band and discussion with Levon Abrahamian, Stepan Toroyan, and Carolyn Rapkievian.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Gegham Gharibyan; Lilit Simonyan; The tonir is a sunken hearth that marks the center of a traditional Armenian home, both in topography and family life. It is a source for both heat and cooking, particularly for women to bake lavash bread. Make your own mini tonir to take home as a souvenir of Armenia: Creating Home! The coil pot technique appropriate for all ages is taught by tonir-maker Gegham Gharibyan.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ruben Malayan; Lilit Simonyan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Lilit Simonyan; Armine Amaryan; Tatevik Hayrapetyan; Haykanush Stepanyan; Sahkanush Stepanyan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Lilit Simonyan; Zara Gasparyan; At Sisian Ceramics, artist Zara Gasparyan makes clay jewelry and painted batik scarves inspired by her surroundings--the Armenian highlands and the petroglyphs found in the nearby mountains. Join Zara for this workshop to create a piece of your own clay jewelry. Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps.Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Maral Shohmahlian; In Armenian folk tradition, it was common to make amulets from a variety of materials to bring happiness, prosperity, and protection from evil forces. Today, they are mostly used as decorations for the home. Join Syrian Armenian embroiderer Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian to learn to make an amulet, combining weaving and a walnut.
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Arsen Vardanyan;Carolyn Rapkievian; Frrik Show; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; PANALÎ means "key" in Armenian. Made up of six members of Armenian Navy Band and led by GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, PANALÎ performs avant garde Armenian folk.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; her sister Janice; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Seda Hovakimyan; Ayda Santourian; What's for dinner? Join cooks and scholars like Seda Hovakimyan for an exploration of Armenia's culinary map, how culinary identities are changing in a globalized world, and how cooks make choices about feeding their family.
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Hamazasp Danielyan;Karine Galstian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Mindy Covington; Travel memories from Yerevan, Armenia.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Linda Simon; Travel food memories from Goris, Armenia. Stuffed bread with greens.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Carolyn Rapkievian; Food experiences in mixed Armenian-American families. yedanchi tolma, gender roles
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Lynn Ardoyan; Food memories of grandmother, migration, identity, intergenerational knowledge transfer.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Lena Tashjian; Migration, food experiences, diaspora, identity, feminist perspective, food as a language.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Viktoria Marinova; Easter traditional food, food as a means of communication.
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Liana Aghajanian; Christapor Thomassian; Born in Berut, Lebanon. Talked about Yalanchi, bulghur base, lentil pilaf. Heritage passed down through food. Spoke about his grandmother's coffee; "badarine ger" "eat a bit"
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Liana Aghajanian; Mitchel Berman; pickles and salt
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Liana Aghajanian; Janice Okoomian; From Everett, Massachusetts. Planted garden-mulberries, rose petals made into rose water, yalanchi. Remembers being greeted with aroma of magzoon, "I can see my grandmother's hand,"
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Jim Deutsch; Daniel Stepanian Bennett; Daniel likes to cook Armenian food. His father is Irish and his mother is Armenian. Daniel believes that Armenians are a grateful group of people, and Armenian culture is forgotten.
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Jim Deutsch; Vladimir Grigoryan; Hadimir's mother is Russian and father is Armenian. Talks about his family's Christmas and New Years. Armenians use food to attract tourists.
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Jim Deutsch; Vladimir Grigoryan;
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Jim Deutsch; Havard Bauer; Peace Corps assigned in Armenia. Armenians love to eat together (lavash)
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Jim Deutsch; Abigail Hendricks; Sophie Lent;
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Jim Deutsch; Grace Reville;
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Jim Deutsch; Miriam Deaver; Born in Armenia. Grew up in North Carolina.
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Halle Butvin; Halle Butvin;
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Catalan Interpeter; Emily Socolov; Vahe Keshguerian; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Catalan fishers the Boquera brothers join Armenian cook and winemaker Vahe Keushguerian to collaborate on a dish.
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Gayane Khachatryan has been making cheese since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn the artesanal tradition of making string cheese.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Seasonality in Armenian foodways is critical and cooks look for ways to reduce waste. The bounty of summer fruit is converted into a variety of products to help extend the flavors of the summer long into colder seasons. Join Hripsime Tumanyan to learn how to make this delicious, traditional Armenian version of a Fruit Roll-up, and how to make a traditional sweet snack with honey and nuts rolled in fruit lavash. This session is presented by Susanna Safaryan.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Cooking is mostly gendered in Armenia. Usually, women cook for the family and men practice their cooking skills during public picnics. But sometimes they need to cook at home, turning to the fastest, easiest, and tastiest dish--the omelette. Join artist Arsen Vardanyan and scholar Aghasi Tadevosyan to learn their techniques. This session is presented by Hamazasp Danielyan
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Liana Aghajanian; Hasmik Khachatryan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. Learn to make pahkhlava, a sweet dessert with flaky layers of dough, honey and chopped nuts.
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Liana Aghajanian; Nairi Khatchadourian; Maral Shohmahlian; "My mom's tolma is the best!" Each family has its own recipe of tolma, a festive dish combining grape leaves or vegetables with a savory filling of meat and rice. Join Syrian Armenian Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian and French Armenian Nairi Khatchadourian to learn how to make different types of tolma. Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian will present the session.
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Gayane Shagoyan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Susanna Safaryan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Hratch Kosibeyokian; Dianna Hovhannisyan; Ruzanna Torozyan; Arman Grigoryan; Viktor Mnatsakanyan; Join carpet weaver Dianna Hovhannisyan, Goris Wool project director Ruzanna Torozyan, Tufenkian Artisan Carpets Manager Arman Grigoryan, and Viktor Mnatsakanyan, founder of a new carpet museum opening in Yerevan this year, for a conversation about how folk hubs, regional organizations, and businesses are revitalizing traditions, and how new techniques helped artisans to survive during hard times. This session is presented by Hratch Kosibeyokian, a third generation master weaver and President of the Armenian Rugs Society. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Grigor Davtyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; In traditional Armenian folk music, ely for dance, the drum keeps rhythm. Join Grigor Davtyan from Kayt Band and Grammy-award winning artist Arto Tuncboyaciyan for an improvisational rhythm session. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Zara Gasparyan; Seda Hovakimyan; Ruzanna Torozyan and other Armenian cooks and artisans—all women—gather for a discussion about traditional gender roles and their transformations, the role of cultural heritage enterprise in womens empowerment, and the relationship between cultural heritage and recognition.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Lilit Simonyan; Armine Amaryan; Tatevik Hayrapetyan; Haykanush Stepanyan; Sahkanush Stepanyan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Frrik Show; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; PANALÎ means "key" in Armenian. Made up of six members of Armenian Navy Band and led by GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, PANALÎ performs avant garde Armenian folk.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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; Varuzhan Mouradian; Hovakim Saghatelyan; Hamazasp Danielyan; During Armenian feasts, a tamada or toastmaster is elected to "rule" the table. The best toastmasters are those who thoroughly know the rules: the correct succession of toasts, the traditional values of the home (elders, children, and hearth—which is synonymous with family), and the place of the feast participants in the social hierarchy. Join expert tamadas Bogdan Hovannisyan and Arsen Vardanyan to learn about the toasting tradition. Be sure to bring some wine from the Ginetoun!
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Armen Hyusnunts Quartet; Armen Hyusnunts; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Saxophonist Armen Hyusnunts joins pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davis and drummer Karen Kocharyan to perform a combination of jazz standards and original fusion.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Fernanda DeMedeiros; Spoke about childhood memories, and her cooking grandpa.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; George Zouladian; Spoke about diaspora fooways, childhood memories, midia tolma-(stuffed mussels).
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Mary Linn; Beverly Lawrence; Armenian American food and Boston Armenian Church traditions. Wants to learn her mother's recipes in restaurant
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Mary Linn; Natalie Klimonova and daughter; Daughter's favorite food is potato. Food from Russia (1st and 2nd generation immigrants), ely ravioli-like food.
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Mary Linn; Pamela Lockhart; Grandmother's garden and food in DC. (2nd generation) Ivory Coast food in family.
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Mary Linn; Sarah Nutter; Ohio farm, family bakery. Missing home cooking and eating heavy food in DC.
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Mary Linn; Aldan Newland; Furiko Fukuhara; Use of Spam in Japanese cooking.
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Mary Linn; Meri Petrovsyn; Talked about yogurt and Russian Armenian.
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Halle Butvin; Halle Butvin; Meeting with Participants, staff, and Interns
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Angel Zamora; Andranig Kilislyan; Catalan baker Angel Zamora and Syrian Armenian chef Andranig Kilislyan team up to make bocadillos with Armenian basturma, made by salting, curing, and spicing dried beef; and sujuk, a sausage made from beef.
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Hripsime Tumanyan is from Ashtarak, an area famous for its tasty walnuts and superior knowledge of making fruit syrups. Learn how these ingredients combine to make sujukh, a treat sometimes referred to as "Armenian snickers."
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Anna Tepanosyan; Pasta lovers take note! Anna Tepanosyan is from Lusakert, a village--thanks to its proximity to the highway--known for its community-based food enterprises. Lavash and arishta, a type of handmade pasta, are among the favorite items purchased by those passing through. Learn from Anna and Gayane Khachatryan how to make arishta, which is usually served with qyufta, similar to meatballs. This session is presented by Susanna Safaryan.
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Liana Aghajanian; Hripsime Tumanyan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Seasonality in Armenian foodways is critical and cooks look for ways to reduce waste. The bounty of summer fruit is converted into a variety of products to help extend the flavors of the summer long into colder seasons. Join Hasmik Khachatryan and Hripsime Tumanyan to learn how to make fruit james, preserves, and compote (juice) to capture flavor at the height of their ripeness. This session is presented by Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian.
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Liana Aghajanian; Nairi Khatchadourian; Gayane Khachatryan;; In many cooking traditions, herbs are used as spices. In Armenian cooking, they are often the star of the dish. A traditional dish for Persian Americans and in Yerevan, ququ is an omelette with herbs made in very large portions for Easter, signaling the arrival of spring, the revival of nature, and new life. Join Gayane Shagoyan and Nairi Khatchadourian to learn how to make this dish.
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Debbie Grieser; Arsen Vardanyan; Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Avet Pepanyan; Is tourism a key to unlock Armenia's prosperity? Explore how traditions are being revitalized and even invented with tourists in mind, the role of state-led versus grassroots tourism initiatives, and how tourism is helping native Armenians to recognize their country in a new way. Join the discussion with grassroots tourism advocate from Gyumri Arsen Vardanyan, scholar Gayane Shagoyan, My Armenia tourism ist Avet Pepanyan, and UNDP rural tourism ist Susanna Safaryan. USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser will present the session.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Levon Abrahamian; Levon Abrahamian; Harutyun Marutyan; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; What does it mean to be an Armenian? Is there a set of "regular" Armenian characteristics? Armenian scholars Ruzanna Tsaturyan, Aghasi Tadevosyan, and Harutyun Marutyan from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography and the National Academy of Sciences discuss the dynamic nature of "Armenianness." This session is presented by curator Levon Abrahamian.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Simon Jones; Simon Jones; Sabrina Lynn Motley; Harutyun Marutyan; Yervant Zorian; Did you ever wonder how Rick Steves or Lonely Planet writers do their work? How do you write a guidebook for a destination? Which sites do you include? How do you write about cultural heritage of a people and a place? Join Armenian Virtual College's Yervant Zorian for a conversation with scholars Sabrina Papazian and Harutyun Marutyan about how their work contributed to the creation of an interactive e-guidebook to Vayots Dzor, a region in Armenia.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia
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Niery Grace Bardakjian; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Jim Deutsch; Ruben Malayan; Levon Abrahamian; Aghasi Tadevosyan; In May 2018, the people of Armenia successfully deposed their government through peaceful revolution. In this session, Armenian scholars Levon Abrahamian, Aghasi Tadevosyan, and Gayane Shagoyan join visual artist Ruben Malayan to discuss the "Velvet Revolution" from a cultural perspective and the concept of protests as a national festival. This sesssion is presented by Folklife Curator Jim Deutsch.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; AREV Armenian Dance Ensemble; Carolyn Rapkievian; Watch and learn about Western and Eastern Armenian dances with the Armenian dance groups Hrayrk and Menq, D.C.-based Arev, as well as live music by Kayt Band and D.C.-based Hyetones Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Maya Potter; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Maral Shohmahlian; In Armenian folk tradition, it was common to make amulets from a variety of materials to bring happiness, prosperity, and protection from evil forces. Today, they are mostly used as decorations for the home. Join Syrian Armenian embroiderer Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian to learn to make an amulet, combining weaving and a walnut.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ayda Santourian; The nineteenth-century Armenian home featured an abundance of laces and embroidered textiles, ely during weddings and feasts, when families displayed their finest. Needlework was one of few forms of expression open to women in a society where they were largely without rights or prestige. It provided a "voice": stitches, instead of words, became a language. Learn the beginning steps of Marash embroidery from Ayda Sandurian, whose grandmother carried the tradition from Western Armenia to Aleppo, Syria. Today, Ayda teaches the tradition in Yerevan. Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ruben Malayan; Lilit Simonyan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Haykanush Stepanyan; Sahkanush Stepanyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Gayane Hovsepyan; Seda Hovakimyan; Crochet artists Gayane Hovsepyan from Gyumri and Seda Hovakimyan from Berd teach crocheting basics. During this class, visitors will learn how to crochet and make a piece to add to the Tree of Life.This workshop is made possible by Armenia Tree Project and the JHM Foundation.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Frrik Show; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; PANALÎ means "key" in Armenian. Made up of six members of Armenian Navy Band and led by GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and percussionist Arto Tunçboyaciyan, PANALÎ performs avant garde Armenian folk.
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Sabrina Papazian; Grigori Avetisyan; Hovakim Saghatelyan; Varuzhan Mouradia; Vahe Levon Keushguerian; Viktoria Aslanian; The world's oldest winery was discovered by archaeologists in a cave near Areni village in 2011. The discovery coincided with a renaissance of winemaking, with local vintners and repatriated Armenian Diasporans joining in the efforts to reinvigorate the 6,000-year-old tradition in its birthplace. Join vintners, historians, and scholars to talk about Armenia's ancient wine history, its continuing folk tradition, interruptions during the Soviet period, and the latest efforts to create a new category of "historic world" wines using indigenous grapes and world-class methods of production. Panelists will also discuss how a the budding wine culture in Yerevan is changing the city's landscape and lifestyles.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; Armen Kirakosyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Mary Linn; Catherine Sloane; Army "brat" led to first memories of German food.
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Mary Linn; Sevan Stone; Araz Stone; Memories of cooking with her grandmother. How she named her daughter Araz from a cooking conversation with her grandmother. Araz talks about cooking with her grandmother. Importance of food in life.
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Mary Linn; Lianna Sarkisian; Milk soup & yogurt soup (full recipe). Growing up in Armenia.
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Mary Linn; Anna Yasmine Ilirkovian; Armenian Romanian foods and tradition. She lives in Queen, NY where there is a large Armenian_Romanian community.
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Mary Linn; Janice McMalon & Carole Maslin; Carole interviews her friend Janice who is Armenian, Romanian, and Russian
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Liana Aghajanian; Matt Boloutian; Vivian Ghazarian; Grew up in Pennsylvania, cooked with grandmother.
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Liana Aghajanian; Marianne Hess; American and a nurse. Served in Armenia with agbu after earthquake. Loves Armenia tomato. "Food as a way to show love."
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Liana Aghajanian; Beatrice Dermer; Beatrice Dermer is an Armenian, grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Remembers cooking with mother and grandmother.
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Liana Aghajanian; Maria Martirosyan; Grandparents were genocide survivors. Grew up in Los Angeles, had access to food. Has memories of food in Georgia (the country) specifically Jermuk (water), kebab.
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Mary Linn; Christine Karapetian; Shy at first and emotional about the genocide. Tells a story of picking grape leaves outside of Yonkers, NY with grandparents and parents for them to can. She was embarassed by this when she was young, but now she cherishes the memory.
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Mary Linn; Amara Yunus; Spoke about Pakistani Armenian bread.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; John Carl Newgood;
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Mary Linn; Monica Washington; Monica Washington wanted to be recorded but did not want to give much contact information. She shared her childhood memories of her mother and father's cooking.
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Halle Butvin; Halle Butvin; Meeting with Participants, staff, and Interns
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan;Arianna Sikorski; Catalonia; Eva Rosich Compte; Armenia; Anna Tepanosyan; Foraging is a tradition shared by both Armenians and Catalans. In this collaboration, cooks will share stories of gathering ingredients from nature and how to incorporate them into their favorite dishes. Armenian cook Anna Tepanosyan will prepare wild sorrel salad.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan;Arianna Sikorski; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan Gayane Khachatryan; Qyufta and arishta pilaf is a dish prepared to honor guests. Join Hripsime Tumanyan, from Ashtarak, and Hasmik Khachatryan, from Gavar, as they put together the two components of the meal, similar to meatballs and homemade pasta.
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Susanna Safaryan; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Arianna Sikorski; "My mom's tolma is the best!" Each family has its own recipe of tolma, a festive dish combining grape leaves or vegetables with a savory filling of meat and rice. Join Ruzanna Tsaturyan to learn how to make what's also known as "false tolma," a vegetarian version with lentil and grains.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan;Arianna Sikorski; Hripsime Tumanyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. One of Hasmik's ties is year cake. Similar to King Cake, Armenian year cake is baked during Christmas or Lent. Learn the rituals related to preparing and serving year cake.
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Susanna Safaryan; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Arianna Sikorski; Armine Amaryan is from Goris, a town in southern Armenia famous for its delicious red beans. Armine Poghosyan is from Dilijan, known for green beans. Learn how to make two different vegetarian dishes with a spotlight on beans.
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Micaela?; Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Gayane Shagoyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Levon Abrahamian; Armen Kirakosyan;; Scholars, musicians, dancers, and puppeteers discuss modes of revitalization—radio and television, mass festivals, teaching classes, and small-scale practices and performances.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Micaela?; Satenik Mkrtchyan; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Armine Poghosyan; translator; Hamazasp Danielyan; Armenia was part of the Soviet Union for 70 years. Scholar Aghasi Tadevosyan, Qanon teacher and professer Tsovinar Hovhannisyan, and lace-maker and teacher Armine Poghosyan discuss development and decline during this period, characteristics of the post-Soviet generation and Soviet heritage, and contrast Soviet "Palaces of Pioneers" with new post-Soviet creative tech hubs like TUMO and the newly opened COAF Smart Center. This session is presented by curator Satenik Mkrtchyan.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Zulal; Anaïs Tekerian; Teni Apelian; Yeraz Markarian; An a cappella trio of Armenian American women, Zulal draws on Armenian folk melodies, weaving arrangements that pay tribute to rural roots of the music while introducing sophisticated lyricism and energy. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, Armenia Volunteer Corps and the Armenian International Womens Association.
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Levon Abrahamian; Vahe Keshguerian; Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Karine Vann; Harutyun Marutyan; Twentieth-century Armenia was characterized by massive displacement, conflict, and shifting borders, resulting in one of the world's largest diaspora populations. This session, featuring scholars, journalists, and community leaders, explores the dynamics of exchange between Armenia and its global Diasporas. How do emigration, repatriation, or new models of Armenia shape Armenia's Diaspora relations? How are Diasporas represented in Armenia? How do they serve as Armenia's doors to the West and the East? This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Stone carver Bogdan Hovhannisyan is unforgettable. In this sculpting class, you'll learn how to make a figure out gypsum, a cheerful memento that will remind you of Bogdan and the Festival long after it ends!This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Maya Potter; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps.Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Gayane Hovsepyan; Seda Hovakimyan; Crochet artists Gayane Hovsepyan from Gyumri and Seda Hovakimyan from Berd teach crocheting basics. During this class, visitors will learn how to crochet and make a piece to add to the Tree of Life. This workshop is made possible by Armenia Tree Project and the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Vahagn Hambardzumyan; At Sisian Ceramics, artist Zara Gasparyan makes clay jewelry and painted batik scarves inspired by her surroundings--the Armenian highlands and the petroglyphs found in the nearby mountains. Join Zara for this workshop to create a piece of your own clay jewelry. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ruben Malayan; Ruben Malayan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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; Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Frrik Show; Stepan Kakosyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Arsen Vardanyan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; AVA Trio; Arto Tunçboyaciyan; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; Armen Hyusnunts; Armenian Navy Band members Arto Tunçboyaciyan (percussion and vocals), Vahagn Hayrapetyan (keyboard), and Armen Hyusnunts (saxophone) collaborate in this avante garde folk trio. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Grigor Davtyan; In traditional Armenian folk music and ely for dance, the drum keeps rhythm. Join Grigor Davtyan from Kayt Band for an improvisational rhythm session.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Halle Butvin; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Susanna Safaryan; Ayda Santourian; Gayane Khachatryan; Satenik Mkrtchyan; What's for dinner? Join cooks and scholars like Seda Hovakimyan for an exploration of Armenia's culinary map, how culinary identities are changing in a globalized world, and how cooks make choices about feeding their family.
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Halle Butvin; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Carolyn Rapkievian; Janice R. Okoomian; Kylie Hilali; Cindy Connolly-Ryan; David Rapkievian; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Levon Manuelyan; Armenian from Armenia, they were not sure about intering first told the story in Armenian then agreed to be intered in English about wild sorrell foraging.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; David Gray; Jewish food, folk music and food, mix of cultures food as bridge.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Carol Hawkins; Hungarian slovak, family memories, mother's foodways
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Van Nevalla; From South India, mother's ethnic foodways. His mother is still sending food parcels with food to him from Canada
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Raffi Berberian; Armenian hospitality, sharing food with strangers.
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Liana Aghajanian; Holly Hewatt; grew up in Kensington, Maryland. Mom made yogurt drink. Artisan was cooking lahmajin (armenian pizza), rice pilaf- best rice makes in the world, Armenian picnics led dad, Armenian cucumber from her grandmother made her own yogurt
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Liana Aghajanian; Hrag Vartabedia; born in Lebanon- civil war, Akshenir, village everything was dough-boregs, matuh,pideh, topik, food for lent all made with dough, staple was bulgher. Big into her Kofic, clash of food cultures even within the Armenian community.
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Mary Linn; Scott Harkless; Scott is from central Pennsylvannia. He and his family are historical reenactors and members of SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism) He talked about medieval recipes, Game of Thrones recipes, and men in his family cooking pork ribs on July 4 (boyfriend of Elizabeth Timmerman)
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Mary Linn; Elizabeth Timmerman; Elizabeth is from Virginia and grew up eating Southern food. She recommended trying new goods as she grew up eating 'a limited palette' but has learned much from new food, (Girlfriend of Scott Harkness)
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Mary Linn; Ximenal Chevallier; Immmigrated from Ecuador in 1977, married a French chef. Talks about everyday Ecuadorian food, esp. soups, and traditional Sunday meal. How she incorporated French cooking into her own. A funny story about buying brisket when she first came over and didnt know how to cook it.
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Mary Linn; Randolph Clark; Long time (49 years) volunteer for foodways and the Festival
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Halle Butvin; Halle Butvin;
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Anna Tepanosyan; Anna Tepanosyan; Eva Rosich Compte; Foraging is a tradition shared by both Armenians and Catalans. In this collaboration, cooks will share stories of gathering ingredients from nature and how to incorporate them into their favorite dishes. Armenian cook Anna Tepanosyan will prepare wild sorrel salad.
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; "My mom's tolma is the best!" Each family has its own recipe of tolma, a festive dish combining grape leaves or vegetables with a savory filling of meat and rice. Join cook Hripsime Tumanyan to learn how to make this tolma by stuffing fresh summer vegetables. The session is presented by Susanna Safaryan.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Learn how to use lavash—perhaps the most significant of Armenia's staple foods—in a variety of dishes. From chips to rolls, you'll be running to the tonir (oven) for a fresh batch!
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Hasmik Khachatryan; Hasmik Khachatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. Learn to make pahkhlava, a sweet dessert with flaky layers of dough, honey and chopped nuts.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Khorovats, or Armenian barbecue, is a celebrated art form. Gagik Mkhitaryan from Gyumri will show you how to make meat and vegetable khorovats and the traditions around preparing and feasting. This session is hosted by Hamazasp Danielyan.
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Levon Abrahamian; Vahagn Amiryan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Vahagn Hambardzumyan; Why start making khachkars again after a 200 year hiatus? How does a museum reinvigorate woodcarving? Which old patterns do potters revive, and how do they find inspiration for new patterns? Join carvers Vahagn Amiryan and Ruben Ghazaryan and potter Vahagn Hambardzumyan for a discussion of revitalizing Armenian artisan traditions with curator Levon Abrahamian.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Menq Dance Group; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; In Armenia, dance is an important part of building community. Taught in schools and after school classes, it is a common aspect of social life. During Armenia's recent "Velvet Revolution," youth regularly danced in the streets during the protests. A young woman told a Washington Post reporter, "In Armenia, when we are happy, we dance!" Enjoy a performance by members of two Armenian dance groups Hrayrk, from Gyumri, and Menq, from Yerevan. Kayt Band, a folk trio including zurna and drums, provides live accompaniment. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Ara Dinkjian; Onnik Dinkjian; Armenian American Onnik Dinkjian's songs are a surviving record of a nearly-lost Armenian dialect of Dinkranagerd, a region now located in southeastern Turkey. He is joined by his son, Ara Dinkjian, a world-reknowned oud player and composer. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Levon Abrahamian; Ruben Malayan; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Gayane Khachatryan; Kegham Shamlian Dorninuk; In May 2018, the people of Armenia successfully deposed their government through peaceful revolution. In this session, Armenian scholars Levon Abrahamian, Aghasi Tadevosyan, and Gayane Shagoyan join visual artist Ruben Malayan to discuss the "Velvet Revolution" from a cultural perspective and the concept of protests as a national festival. This session is presented by Folklife Curator Jim Deutsch. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ruben Malayan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Armine Amaryan; Tatevik Hayrapetyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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[Not Recorded]; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Stone carver Bogdan Hovhannisyan is unforgettable. In this sculpting class, you'll learn how to make a figure out gypsum, a cheerful memento that will remind you of Bogdan and the Festival long after it ends! This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Armen Kirakosyan; In Armenia, as in the wider region embracing the Middle East and Greece, shadow puppet theaters typically perform plays in which a trickster hero (known as Karagyoz) and his more sedate partner experience a series of comic and sometimes rude situations. Although somewhat similar to the shadow theaters of Turkey, Syria, Greece, and Egypt—all of which feature luxurious and colorful puppets—Armenian puppets are relatively simple and colorless, emphasizing the shadow more than the puppet itself. Make your own shadow puppet with members of "Ayrogi" Theater from Yerevan. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ayda Santourian; The nineteenth-century Armenian home featured an abundance of laces and embroidered textiles, ely during weddings and feasts, when families displayed their finest. Needlework was one of few forms of expression open to women in a society where they were largely without rights or prestige. It provided a "voice": stitches, instead of words, became a language. Learn the beginning steps of Marash embroidery from Ayda Sandurian, whose grandmother carried the tradition from Western Armenia to Aleppo, Syria. Today, Ayda teaches the tradition in Yerevan. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Gagik Khodavirdi; Frrik Show; Stepan Kakosyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Arsen Vardanyan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Grigori Avetisyan; Juliana Del Aguila; Sabrina Papazian; The world's oldest winery was discovered by archaeologists in a cave near Areni village in 2011. The discovery coincided with a renaissance of winemaking, with local vintners and repatriated Armenian Diasporans joining in the efforts to reinvigorate the 6,000-year-old tradition in its birthplace. Join vintners, historians, and scholars to talk about Armenia's ancient wine history, its continuing folk tradition, interruptions during the Soviet period, and the latest efforts to create a new category of "historic world" wines using indigenous grapes and world-class methods of production. Panelists will also discuss how a the budding wine culture in Yerevan is changing the city's landscape and lifestyles.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Levon Abrahamian;Gayane Khachatryan; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Watch, learn, and join wedding and other celebration dances with Levon Abrahamian, Gayane Shagoyan, and Armenian groups Hrayrq and Menq performing traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan; Led by Miqayel Voskanyan, a tar player, singer, and composer, MVF Band plays original compositions strongly infuenced by folk, and blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and more. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davies; Karen Kocharyan; One of the characteristics of Armenian jazz today is constant exchange and collaboration between Armenia and Diasporan musicians. Original modern jazz compositions by pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davies, and drummer Karen Kocharyan. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davies; Karen Kocharyan; Armen Hyusnunts; One of the characteristics of Armenian jazz today is constant exchange and collaboration between Armenia and Diasporan musicians. Original modern jazz compositions by pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davies, and drummer Karen Kocharyan. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Mary Linn; Devin and Kathy Rodrick; **Need to get his name from the beginning of this track. He is a middle schooler, his mother signed permission for him and I did not notice that she did not write his name on it. He eats cereal, Cap'n Crunch is his favorite. Tells about school food, including Macaroni and cheese.
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Mary Linn; Sally Fasman; Importance of cooking with her children and they cook with their (illeg?) her young grandsons. learn about others cultures through food
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Mary Linn; Corwin Cairns-Gallimore; Eats frozen fruit- his favorite. Does not like chicken or tomatoes.
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Liana Aghajanian; Sita Kurkjian Smith; Lived in Iraq, life up on rooftop. Grapes, I came in 1953, boregs, mantuh, boregs sou boreg, picnics, ancestors from adana, meresh, food is bondage
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Mary Linn; Jane Karakashian; Beatiful narrative of learning Armenian food from her grandmother. Loss of language - her family could not speak Armenian in Turkey. Passing on to children. Grew up in Coralthisville.
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Mary Linn; Caroline and Connor Hurley; Caroline and Connor interviewed together. Connor talked about Polish Ice at the boardwalk in Ocean City, Caroline is a practical cook. Both from D.C.
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Liana Aghajanian; Kegham Shamlian; Always has Armenian food- British food was a occasion, mantuh occasion, gss-ror (like taboulleh), trying food in Armenia for the first time - how different it was, has a grocery store in the UK, we talk a lot baout fruit 'fruity family', cypriot food - taramosalata the "Armenian" table attention to detail
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Mary Linn; Whitney and Ada-Lynn Bogadanski; Mother and daughter talk about fondue traditions on Christmas Eve and Valentine's Day. From Iowa, they eat unconventional food such as sushi, (Ada-Lynn's favorite food) and curry. Whitney tells about her grandmother who made vinegar pie during the depression for harvest crews. Her mother wrote a musical based on honesty for her (?????) and it includes a song called Vinegar Pie Whitney sings a few lines of the song
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Mary Linn; Rachel Carillo;
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Chandra Shan; Healthy good vs junk food, carbohydrates in menu
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Halle Butvin; Halle Butvin; Meeting with Participants, staff, and Interns
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Liana Aghajanian; Angel Zamora Fernandez; Antranik Kalislian; Catalan baker Angel Zamora and Syrian Armenian chef Andranig Kilislyan work together to prepare coca de recapate and lahmajun. Each of these foods is sometimes referred to a type of "pizza" in both Catalonia and Armenia -- a quick and delicious snack based on the most important ingredient: bread.
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Hasmik Khatchatryan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. One of Hasmik's ties is gata, an Armenian cake that makes magic out of flour, butter and sugar. In this session, learn about the ritual baking of wedding gata, offered to unmarried women to pass on fertility and the magic of the event.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Ruzanna Torozyan; Armine Amaryan; How many wild herbs are in jingalov hats? Twenty different types? Forty? This dish, a flatbread stuffed full of foraged herbs, is popular in Armenia's mountainous Syunik region, where cooks Ruzanna Torozyan and Armine Amaryan are from. For as long as they have lived in the country's highlands, Armenians have harvested the indigenous edible green plants, transforming them into cherished dishes. Learn about foraging for herbs and how to prepare this beloved dish—best paired with a good Armenian wine. This session is presented by Dining in Diaspora author Liana Aghajanian.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Vahagn Hambardzumyan; Zara Gasparyan; Husband and wife Vahagn Hambardzumyan and Zara Gasparyan--artists living and working in Sisian--describe and show how to make a variety of teas from herbs, fruits, leaves, and even rose hips! You'll never reach for a store bought herbal tea again.
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Liana Aghajanian; Andranig Kilislyan; Syrian Armenian chef Andranig Kilislyan prepares ishli kuftaand sini, two different meals that can be made from the same ingredients of beef and bulgur wheat.
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; Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Ismail Lumanovski; Tamer Pinarbasi; Ara Dinkjian; Ismail Lumanovski (clarinet), Tamer Pinarbasi (qanon), and Ara Dinkjian (oud) perforam a new type of chamber music -- a collection of original pieces and traditional melodies fusing micro-tonal modes and improvisation of the Middle East, dance beats of the Balkans, and elements of jazz, rock, classical and world music. This session is made possible with support from the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Levon Abrahamian; Gegham Gharibyan; Maral Shohmalian-Berberian; Carolyn Rapkievian; Join Gegham Gharibyan, tonir maker; Maral Shohmalian-Berberian, Syrian Armenian embroiderer; and Carolyn Rapkievian, dancer; for a discussion about the impact of migration and displacement on transferring knowledge, with examples of multiple displacements and knowledge transfer that skips generations or happens outside the family or apprentice modes of transmission. This session is presented by Levon Abrahamian. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Levon Abrahamian; Levon Abrahamian; Gayane Shagoyan; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Varduhi Poghosyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Watch, learn, and join wedding and other celebration dances with Levon Abrahamian, Gayane Shagoyan, and Armenian groups Hrayrq and Menq performing traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Marjorie Hunt; Vahagn Hambardzumyan; Ruzanna Torozyan; Levon Abrahamian; Dynamics like globalization, migration, and policy change all impact whether cultural traditions continue or cease to exist. Join potter Vahagn Hambardzumyan, Goris Wool Project Director Ruzanna Torozyan, and scholar Levon Abrahamian to explore how local traditions interact with global trends, the ways in which traditions forge identity, and the process of revitalizing and even inventing traditions. Folklife curator Marjorie Hunt will present the session. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Frrik Show; Stepan Kakosyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Arsen Vardanyan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; AVA Trio; Arto Tunçboyaciyan; Vahagn Hayrapetyan; Armen Hyusnunts; Armenian Navy Band members Arto Tunçboyaciyan (percussion and vocals), Vahagn Hayrapetyan (keyboard), and Armen Hyusnunts (saxophone) collaborate in this avante garde folk trio. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Grigori Avetisyan; Juliana Del Aguila; Sabrina Papazian; Vahe Keshguerian; The world's oldest winery was discovered by archaeologists in a cave near Areni village in 2011. The discovery coincided with a renaissance of winemaking, with local vintners and repatriated Armenian Diasporans joining in the efforts to reinvigorate the 6,000-year-old tradition in its birthplace. Join vintners, historians, and scholars to talk about Armenia's ancient wine history, its continuing folk tradition, interruptions during the Soviet period, and the latest efforts to create a new category of "historic world" wines using indigenous grapes and world-class methods of production. Panelists will also discuss how a the budding wine culture in Yerevan is changing the city's landscape and lifestyles.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Halle Butvin; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Janice R. Okoomian; Carolyn Rapkievian; David Rapkievian; Kylie Hilali; Learn Armenian village dances with the Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble and the Hyetones Folk Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davies; Karen Kocharyan; One of the characteristics of Armenian jazz today is constant exchange and collaboration between Armenia and Diasporan musicians. Original modern jazz compositions by pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davies, and drummer Karen Kocharyan. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Janice R. Okoomian; Carolyn Rapkievian; David Rapkievian; Kylie Hilali; Learn Armenian village dances with the Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble and the Hyetones Folk Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Liana Aghajanian; Chris DerDerian; Detroit, MI. Pick up the lamb, raw lamb madzoon. where she got her starters from, making bread- making parharch, making parhargh neighbors. we visited relatives who werent able -sivas genocide survivors- henry ford (close to) sarma- Thanksgiving/ Christmas. "We live on pilaf"
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Liana Aghajanian; Gloria Boyadjian; Father spent a lot of time wanting for food. Went to NYC-dishwasher- you couldn't leave our house until you ate twice. lamb stew, tourshi, pilaf, father's cook how food became survival existence. Father Kessabl maternal Kharpertsi
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Liana Aghajanian; Susan Slotnick; My grandfather came from Sivas in Armenia fleeing genocide, hid out on a greek gargo ship without food, arrived in NYC. The one dish she made a lot was pilaf. They had pilaf often but pine nuts/ currants for holidays. Last name was shivirian a move to Portland Oregon- introduced pilaf to a resturaunt. Aunt Virginia's pilaf. Ahmajun
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Liana Aghajanian; Ken Maranian; Boston, grandparents came here from genocide, Cilicia, the classic chicken and pilaf, mantuh, borek, jassoulia pilaki, Khadanjig, (??), Khat-mer, Kessania- big on dough, okhlavoo, grapevine in our yard Peter Halakian's books, sunday eating ritual "If you know how to make pilaf you'll never go hungry
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; David Moore; 5th generation immigrant, story about Swedish meatballs, sausage with potatoes cooking swedish food is giving sense of pride and memory about Christmas
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Mary Linn; Anourshava (father), Arlet (daughter), Ofik (mother) Abrahamian; Father and daughter then joined by his wife/mother. Iranian, learned to cook when young and work food look good "you eat with your eyes as well". Lived in Germany for many years and was there as a good cook. Cooked first anniversary brunch for his wife. Daughter Arlet speaks a bit, then her mother/ wife come in and "talks about life and food"
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Mary Linn; Alice Abrahamian (older daughter); Older daughter joined, yogurt soup
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Mary Linn; Sonique Visser; Sonique is Syrian-Armenian and Dutch, Talked about Syrian food, "Turkish" or (??) Armenian She is researching older foodway of Armenians in Turkey. She has an old 1857 cooktop
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Mary Linn; Sonique Visser; Sonique wanted to add about her Dutch herity food. Pies, cookies, and pancakes. Smoked fish.
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Mary Linn; Jennifer Minor; Jennifer talked about "American Chop Suis" sounds like goulash, whisk was macaroni noodles, tomato sauce and hamburger. They made cookies for 2 weeks at Christms to take to (??) family in Vermont. She grew up in Long Island.
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Mary Linn; Diana N'Diage; Diana tells a familiar story of when she was young and had corned beef instead of turkey and was embarassed. Now her family always has turkey no matter what else for Thanksgiving.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Vahe Keshguerian; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Catalan fishers the Boquera brothers join Armenian cook and winemaker Vahe Keushguerian to collaborate on a dish.
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hasmik Khatchatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Ayda Santourian; Atam hatik gathers friends and family to celebrate a baby's first tooth and to foretell the baby's future profession. Learn the rituals and recipes of this celebration.
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Susanna Safaryan; Hasmik Khatchatryan; Anna Tepanosyan; Armenian baker Hasmik Khatchatryan is from Gavar, a small city near Lake Sevan that is known for cooking and baking traditions carried from Western Armenia. After moving to Yerevan from her home town, she established a small bakery, bringing the skills she learned from childhood to the delight of her new community. Learn how to bake gata, an Armenian cake that makes magic out of flour, butter and sugar.
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Liana Aghajanian; Liana Aghajanian; Nicole Hassoun; Mirna Araklian; DC-based distiller and Armenian American Nicole Hassoun discusses her family tradition of distilling arak, toasting traditions, and crafts her cultural identity into a modern cocktail.
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Liana Aghajanian; Gayane Shagoyan; Nairi Khatchadourian; In many cooking traditions, herbs are used as spices. In Armenian cooking, they are often the star of the dish. A traditional dish for Persian Americans and in Yerevan, ququ is an omelette with herbs made in very large portions for Easter, signaling the arrival of spring, the revival of nature, and new life. Join Gayane Shagoyan and Nairi Khatchadourian to learn how to make this dish.
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Satenik Mkrtchyan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Levon Abrahamian; Armen Kirakosyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Scholars, musicians, dancers, and puppeteers discuss modes of revitalization—radio and television, mass festivals, teaching classes, and small-scale practices and performances. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; [None Listed]; Watch and learn about Armenian village dances and their transformation to stage dances with Armenian groups Hrayrk and Menq, and the Heritage Dancers from Los Angeles performing traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Grigor Kartashyan; In traditional Armenian folk music, ely for dance, the drum keeps rhythm. Join Grigor Davtyan from Kayt Band and Grammy-award winning artist Arto Tuncboyaciyan for an improvisational rhythm session. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Gayane Manucharyan; Tatevik Hayrapetyan; Maral Shohmahlian; Armenian cooks and artisans—all women—gather for a discussion about traditional gender roles and their transformations, the role of cultural heritage enterprise in women empowerment, and the relationship between cultural heritage and recognition. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Levon Abrahamian; Vahe Levon Keushguerian; Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Harutyun Marutyan; Twentieth-century Armenia was characterized by massive displacement, conflict, and shifting borders, resulting in one of the world's largest diaspora populations. This session, featuring scholars, journalists, and community leaders, explores the dynamics of exchange between Armenia and its global Diasporas. How do emigration, repatriation, or new models of Armenia shape Armenia's Diaspora relations? How are Diasporas represented in Armenia? How do they serve as Armenia's doors to the West and the East? This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Armen Kirakosyan; Artur Kocharyan; In Armenia, as in the wider region embracing the Middle East and Greece, shadow puppet theaters typically perform plays in which a trickster hero (known as Karagyoz) and his more sedate partner experience a series of comic and sometimes rude situations. Although somewhat similar to the shadow theaters of Turkey, Syria, Greece, and Egypt—all of which feature luxurious and colorful puppets—Armenian puppets are relatively simple and colorless, emphasizing the shadow more than the puppet itself. Make your own shadow puppet with members of "Ayrogi" Theater from Yerevan. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ayda Santourian; The nineteenth-century Armenian home featured an abundance of laces and embroidered textiles, ely during weddings and feasts, when families displayed their finest. Needlework was one of few forms of expression open to women in a society where they were largely without rights or prestige. It provided a "voice": stitches, instead of words, became a language. Learn the beginning steps of Marash embroidery from Ayda Sandurian, whose grandmother carried the tradition from Western Armenia to Aleppo, Syria. Today, Ayda teaches the tradition in Yerevan. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Ruben Malayan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Stone carver Bogdan Hovhannisyan is unforgettable. In this sculpting class, you'll learn how to make a figure out gypsum, a cheerful memento that will remind you of Bogdan and the Festival long after it ends! This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Arsen Vardanyan; Frrik Show; Stepan Kakosyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Arsen Vardanyan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Gyumri Arsen Vardanyan; Gayane Shagoyan; Simon Jones; Vayots Dzor; Yervant Zorian; Is tourism a key to unlock Armenia's prosperity? Explore how traditions are being revitalized and even invented with tourists in mind, the role of state-led versus grassroots tourism initiatives, and how tourism is helping native Armenians to recognize their country in a new way. Join the discussion with grassroots tourism advocate from Gyumri Arsen Vardanyan, scholar Gayane Shagoyan, My Armenia tourism expert Simon Jones, and Vayots Dzor e-book producer Yervant Zorian. This session will be presented by Lucineh Kassarjian. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Kayt; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; Learn Armenian village dances with the Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble and the Hyetones Folk Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; An expat of Armenia, Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian dreamed to revive the music of his misplaced generation in an homage to the beloved songs of his youth. Joining forces with jazz visionary and friend Vardan Ovsepian (keyboard), Joshua Davis (bass), and Karen Kocharyan (drums), Andorr (serenity) was born in celebration of Armenian folk music reimagined in a way never heard before. Charged with sentiment and nostalgia, the music of Andorr will take some down memory lane, while offering a unique presentation of jazz and folk.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davies; Karen Kocharyan; One of the characteristics of Armenian jazz today is constant exchange and collaboration between Armenia and Diasporan musicians. Original modern jazz compositions by pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davies, and drummer Karen Kocharyan. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Armen Hyusnunts; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Jivan Gasparyan, Jr.; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Saxophonist Armen Hyusnunts joins pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davis, drummer Karen Kocharyan, and duduk player Jivan Gasparyan, Jr. to perform a combination of jazz standards and original fusion. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Liana Aghajanian; Sandra McCain; Until I was 5, I lived with my grandparents, stuffed peppers, lahmajun, pakhlava, superbowl party was Armenian, pilaf orange kefta, her husband patats moussaka. Armenian food is her comfort food.
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Liana Aghajanian; Elizabeth Sarkessian; Keshkeg, barley- served with basturing anoush abour at Christmas time, dolma, Philadelphia - church picnics, "achkee chop" - eyes measure "king of kebob" Holy Trinity Armenian Church
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Liana Aghajanian; Raffi Kalousdian; Detroit 50s/60s, every summer we had to go pick grape leaves. My mom asked us what we wanted for our birthday - we say cumin Kyufteh manti
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Liana Aghajanian; Hermine Kabbendjan, Dikran Kabbendjan; marash, hadjin, urfa, Harissa - took all night long, Dried eggplant filling during last finner with a Turkish family who apologized for genocide
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Liana Aghajanian; Jonathan Keljik; Great-grandfather was Armenian. Rice pilaf was a staple at every holiday, gathering, distinct in Minnesota. Bedros Keljik, dolma, shish kebob. There aren't a lot of Armenian in Minnesota (twin cities)
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Brynna Mathews; Korean American, as I grew up and left home, how I discover the Korean food and the food smelled as home - safe, comfort, tasty
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Julie Paretchan; 3rd generation Armenian American, her grandparents are from Kharberd, Constantinople, food bridges her with new people, Armenian coffee
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Doreen S. Peiffer; Armenian-American, Aintap-Westerp, Armenian foodways, grandmothers sarmen-rolled grape leaves, and meat/ rice, Kufta soup - meatballs, tavat, chip gufta,(???)
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Liza Farhi; Her grandmother was from Kharhert, Armenian genocide survivals, memories of pilaf, sarmayolcarch, graoe leaves "my children are now cooking the dishes that my grandmother used to cook"
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Mary Linn; Rachel Dubin; Rachel is deaf and was worried about her accent. She grew up in Baltimore in A. Jewish family. Talked about her mother's roast chicken and matzo soup. Lemon meringue pies on shabut. Everyday food was chicken cacciatore and tuna casserole. Potato puffs with chicken fat,
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Mary Linn; Cat Najarian-Halpin; She spent spring break in college with her Armenian grandmother learning to make Barma. Her father ran into her aunt here at the festival.
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Mary Linn; Michael Najarian; memories of is mother's dipping strings of walnuts into fruit baked down. Then hung on clothes line to dry.
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Mary Linn; Richard and Anna Kashmanian; Richard's grandparents on both sides lost their first spouses in genocides and then met in America. He cooks baklava, pilaf, grape leaves and (??) it down to his daughters. He is vegetarian.
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Arianna Sikorski; Vahe Keshguerian; Nicole Hassoun; D.C.-based Armenian American Nicole Hassoun a.k.a. "the gin goddess" is the master distiller at Magnus. Winemaker Vahe Keushguerian is innovating Armenia's wine sector with his own label, Keush, and with WineWorks, a winery incubator aimed at cultivating a new generation of small producers. Nicole and Vahe will team up for a meal and cocktail pairing. Vahe will prepare shrimp with tomato vodka sauce with arishta, handmade Armenian pasta. Nicole will create an Armenian-inspired cocktail to complement the dish
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Arianna Sikorski; Gayane Khachatryan; Susanna Safaryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Arianna Sikorski; Hasmik Khatchatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Seasonality is central in Armenian cooking. Learn how to pickle vegetables Armenian-style, capturing their flavor at the height of ripeness. Join cooks Hripsime Tumanyan and Hasmik Khachatryan to learn different methods of pickling some of your favorite vegetables. This session is presented by Susanna Safaryan.
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Arianna Sikorski; Liana Aghajanian; Hripsime Tumanyan; Join cooks from Armenia and the United States to learn about Easter traditions and two recipes: a sweet pilaf with fruits and choreg, a sweet bread.
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Arianna Sikorski; Liana Aghajanian; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Armine Amaryan; How many wild herbs are in jingalov hats? Twenty different types? Forty? This dish, a flatbread stuffed full of foraged herbs, is popular in Armenia's mountainous Syunik region, where cooks Ruzanna Torozyan and Armine Amaryan are from. For as long as they have lived in the country's highlands, Armenians have harvested the indigenous edible green plants, transforming them into cherished dishes. Learn about foraging for herbs and how to prepare this beloved dish--best paired with a good Armenian wine. Food writer Kate Leahy joins this session, as she's working on a jingalov hats recipe for the forthcoming Lavash cookbook.
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Arianna Sikorski; Armine Poghosyan; Armine Amaryan; Armine Amaryan is from Goris, a town in southern Armenia famous for its delicious red beans. Armine Poghosyan is from Dilijan, known for green beans. Learn how to make two different vegetarian dishes with a spotlight on beans.
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; Gayane Shagoyan; Lucineh Hovhaness Kassarjian; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Hratch Kosibeyokian; Ruzanna Torozyan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Levon Der Bedrossian; Weaving a silk carpet can take months - even up to a full year - to complete. Join us for a ceremony in celebration of cutting a finished carpet from the loom. Learn about the process of carpet-weaving and enjoy song and dance from festival participants.This session is made possible by support from the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia and Armenian Volunteer Corps
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Levon Abrahamian; Father Sakris Aktavoukian; Father Simeon Odabashian; Father Hovsep Karapetian; The khachkar, or cross-stone, is a tradition unique to Armenian culture. Join scholar and Armenia: Creating Home curator Levon Abrahamian for a short talk about the tradition, followed by a consecration ceremony of the Festival's two khachkars at the Stone tent, led by Very Rev. Fr. Simeon Odabashian, Diocesan Vicar.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Armine Poghosyan; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Armenia was part of the Soviet Union for 70 years. Scholar Aghasi Tadevosyan, Qanon teacher and professer Tsovinar Hovhannisyan, and lace-maker and teacher Armine Poghosyan discuss development and decline during this period, characteristics of the post-Soviet generation and Soviet heritage, and contrast Soviet "Palaces of Pioneers" with new post-Soviet creative tech hubs like TUMO and the newly opened COAF Smart Center. This session is presented by curator Satenik Mkrtchyan. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Grigor Davtyanv; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; In traditional Armenian folk music, ely for dance, the drum keeps rhythm. Join Grigor Davtyan from Kayt Band and Grammy-award winning artist Arto Tuncboyaciyan for an improvisational rhythm session.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian; In Armenian folk tradition, it was common to make amulets from a variety of materials to bring happiness, prosperity, and protection from evil forces. Today, they are mostly used as decorations for the home. Join Syrian Armenian embroiderer Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian to learn to make an amulet, combining weaving and a walnut. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Maya Potter; Gayane Hovsepyan; Seda Hovakimyan; Crochet artists Gayane Hovsepyan from Gyumri and Seda Hovakimyan from Berd teach crocheting basics. During this class, visitors will learn how to crochet and make a piece to add to the Tree of Life.This workshop is made possible by Armenia Tree Project and the JHM Foundation.
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Maya Potter; Ruben Malayan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Stone carver Bogdan Hovhannisyan is unforgettable. In this sculpting class, you'll learn how to make a figure out gypsum, a cheerful memento that will remind you of Bogdan and the Festival long after it ends! This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Emilen Khudaverdyan; Frrik Show; Stepan Kakosyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Vardan Ovsepian; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Jivan Gasparyan, Jr.; Armen Hyusnunts; Saxophonist Armen Hyusnunts joins pianist Vardan Ovsepian, bassist Joshua Davis, drummer Karen Kocharyan, and duduk player Jivan Gasparyan, Jr. to perform a combination of jazz standards and original fusion. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Hrayrq; Menq; Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble; Kayt Band; Watch, learn, and join in as Armenian groups Hrayrq and Menq from Armenia, Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble from Palisades Park, NJ, and Shghta from the DC-area perform kotchari and other traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. Participate in water games! This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Bogdan Hovannisyan, Arsen Vardanyan; During Armenian feasts, a tamada or toastmaster is elected to "rule" the table. The best toastmasters are those who thoroughly know the rules: the correct succession of toasts, the traditional values of the home (elders, children, and hearth—which is synonymous with family), and the place of the feast participants in the social hierarchy. Join expert tamadas Bogdan Hovannisyan and Arsen Vardanyan to learn about the toasting tradition. Be sure to bring some wine from the Ginetoun! This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Nairi Khatchadourian; Grigor Kartashyan; Grigor Davtyan; Nairi Khatchadourian; Music is a regular feature in Armenian daily life—from rituals and ceremonies to feasts and entertainment. Today, traditional instruments are inspiring new generations of musicians. Listen to and learn about duduk, zurna ,and blul in a discussion with Grigor Kartashyan, Grigor Davtyan, and Nairi Khatchadourian. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Hrayrq; Menq; Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble; Kayt Band; Watch, learn, and join in as Armenian groups Hrayrq and Menq from Armenia, Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble from Palisades Park, NJ, and Shghta from the DC-area perform kotchari and other traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. Participate in water games! This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Liana Aghajanian; George Wolohgian; descendent of Armenian genocide survivors, pilaf, shish kebob, potent yogurt, masiachuself, chorey
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Liana Aghajanian; Zhenya Yayloyan; grew up in Armenia, moved to US 3 years ago, married a peace corps volunteer, we would make harissa - many memories tied to this
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Diane Koplian; CANT FIND RELEASE FORM : Armenian-American, her grandparents were from Hatcha/ Marash story about grandmom's foodways - su borek, pakhlava, sujak, borek, hummus
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Berjouy Bosnian; CANT FIND RELEASE FORM: grandparents moved to US from Turkey - Arabkir, Armenian dishes -Tolma, (??), Turkish coffe ceremony learned from grandmother
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Elen Aghekyan; CANT FIND RELEASE FORM: moved to US from Yerevan at 2002 memories about Armenian "dark and cold years" just after the collapse of Soviet Union. grandmother's recipes of pickling summers tolma. Even now she is living in NY and her grandmom in Californian, grandmom is sharing her recipes how to cook the "proper" dishes.
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Ruzanna Tsaturyan; Hrag Varjabedian; did an interview on July 4, came back to (??) some more stories about connections of food and the social context, hour food possessing the meaning and stories about the places.
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Mary Linn; Jeffrey Tocci; Rose Marie Tocci - his grandmother's name he refers to her as Nana in the interview he is Italian and Irish dissent. His grandmother died since
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Mary Linn; Thomas McKnight; Cucumbers in his garden will make a of pickles
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Mary Linn; Romayne Thompson; sweet pudding at Christmas in Minnesota
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Mary Linn; Doris Rudolph; Father's apple candy buisness inspired by Turkish Delight. He immigrated before 1920 in Washington State and had an orchard. The candy was made with windfall?? Hate's Southern food because it reminds her of 'exile' when she moved to N.C. after her parent's divorce and people weren't nice to her
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Mary Linn; Ashkhen Kazaryan; Russian Armenian a 27-year old lawyer in DC Food her parents make at New Years. Importance of food and accepting other cultures
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Mary Linn; Jeanie Matinez-Jantz; She married a Venezuelan and her family made arepas. Only part of Venezualan culture here.
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Mary Linn; Mary and Sarah Peterson;
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Susanna Safaryan; Emily Socolov; Arsen Vardanyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Jordi Pages Traveria;
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Susanna Safaryan; Gayane Khachatryan; Dairy is present in many forms on the Armenian table - served as cheese, madzoun (yogurt), butter, sour cream, tan (a yogurt drink), and more. Gayane Khachatryan has been making artisanal dairy products since childhood, helping her mother to carry milk and learn the processes. She lives in Jrarat village in Shirak region, known for its delicious dairy products. Learn how Gayane uses every drop of milk to create an assortment of delicious foods.
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Christina(?); Hovakim Saghatelyan; Armine Poghosyan; Learn the recipe for this delicious, multilayered pastry made during Vardavar, the summertime holiday featuring lots of water-throwing.
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Arianna Sikorski; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Hamazasp Danielyan; Khorovats, or Armenian barbecue, is a celebrated art form. Gagik Mkhitaryan from Gyumri will show you how to make meat and vegetable khorovats and the traditions around preparing and feasting. This session is hosted by Hamazasp Danielyan.
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Liana Aghajanian; Hasmik Khatchatryan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Salads are an essential part of Armenian meals, whether at a feast or a daily meal. Hripsime Tumanyan prepares Armenian summer salad and Hasmik Khachatryan prepares Soviet-style "salad olivier," a creamy ptotato salad.
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Arianna Sikorski; Liana Aghajanian; Hripsime Tumanyan; Hripsime Tumanyan is from Ashtarak, an area famous for its tasty walnuts and superior knowledge of making fruit syrups. Learn how these ingredients combine to make sujukh, a treat sometimes referred to as "Armenian snickers."
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Satenik Mkrtchyan; Satenik Mkrtchyan; Hripsime Tumanyan; Did you know Armenians brought the coffee shop to Europe? Learn about how coffee came to Armenia, the everyday practice of coffee drinking and conversation, and how to make surj—Armenian coffee—at home. You just might see the future in your cup!
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Hamazasp Danielyan; Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyan; Qanon player Tsovinar Hovhannisyan and three of her students perform folk melodies. The instrument was traditionally played by men, but Anzhela Atabekyan, a qanon player during the Soviet period, famously "took the qanon away from men and never gave it back."
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Jim Deutsch; Levon Abrahamian; Halle Butvin; Satenik Mkrtchyan; Ruzanna Tsaturyan; What does it mean to create home? The curatorial team from the Armenia: Creating Home shares stories from designing the program, including how they came up with the concept. As this session is on the closing day of the Festival, they will also reflecton both the curatorial process and the Festival itself -- sharing moments along the way. This session is presented by Folklife Festival Director Sabrina Lynn Motley. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Carolyn Rapkievian; Hrayrq; Menq; Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble; Kayt Band; Explore dances connected to nature and honoring water with Armenian groups Hrayrk, Menq, Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble (Palisades Park, NJ), and Shghta (local) with live music by Kayt Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Levon Abrahamian; Levon Abrahamian; Aghasi Tadevosyan; Gayane Shagoyan; Ruben Ghazaryan;Gegham Mughnetsyen; In May 2018, the people of Armenia successfully deposed their government through peaceful revolution. In this session, Armenian scholars Levon Abrahamian, Aghasi Tadevosyan, and Gayane Shagoyan join visual artist Ruben Malayan to discuss the "Velvet Revolution" from a cultural perspective and the concept of protests as a national festival. This sesssion is presented by Folklife Curator Jim Deutsch.This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.
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Amy Horowitz; Alicia Partnoy; Pam Rogers; Tiya Adé; Nketia Agyeman ;Paula Pree; Urvashi Vaid; Netsanet Negussie; In anticipation of the evening Sisterfire concert, join women artists and organizers for reflections on Roadwork with Alicia Partnoy, In Process…, Urvashi Vaid, Netsanet Negussie, and Amy Horowitz.
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Niery Grace Bardakjian; Levon Abrahamian; Gayane Shagoyan; Mariam Hovhannisyan; Stepan Toroyan; Arsen Vardanyan; Varduhi Poghosyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Watch, learn, and join wedding and other celebration dances with Levon Abrahamian, Gayane Shagoyan, and Armenian groups Hrayrq and Menq performing traditional dances, with live music by Kayt Band. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Ashkhen Khudaverdyan; Bogdan Hovhannisyan; Stone carver Bogdan Hovhannisyan is unforgettable. In this sculpting class, you'll learn how to make a figure out gypsum, a cheerful memento that will remind you of Bogdan and the Festival long after it ends! This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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; Arsen Vardanyan; Lilit Simonyan; Mamikon Varderesyan; Larisa Zhamakochyan; Stepan Kakosyan; Gagik Mkhitaryan; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri Is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Join the group to create a mosaic mural like the ones they've made in their own neighborhood back in Armenia. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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; Zara Gasparyan; At Sisian Ceramics, artist Zara Gasparyan makes clay jewelry and painted batik scarves inspired by her surroundings--the Armenian highlands and the petroglyphs found in the nearby mountains. Join Zara for this workshop to create a piece of your own clay jewelry. Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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; Ruben Malayan; Join a master class in Armenian calligraphy with Ruben Malayan, a visual artist who is reintroducing the nearly-forgotten art. While learning calligraphy techniques, participants will also learn characters from Armenia's unique alphabet and the various forms the letters have taken since its creation early in the 5th century. This work is suggested for participants over the age of 12 and with experience in art and design.
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Diana Hovhannisyan; Nearly every traditional Armenian home had a loom to weave carpets for decoration and dowry. Mothers passed on the tradition to their daughters. Home weaving is rare today, but there is a promising revival under way in community-based organizations and commercial enterprise. Learn the basic steps of carpet design and weaving from Armenian weavers. You'll have a chance to make your own small carpet to take home! Activities for all ages. This workshop is made possible by support from the JHM Foundation.
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Catalonia is a distinctive society in northeastern Spain, bounded by the Pyrenees to the north and the Ebro River Delta to the south. Long known as a
Archaeological evidence of this history appears in local communities stretching across the region. The Roman settlement of
It was only during the 19th century that the
Catalonia continues to be characterized by the integration of immigrants from northern Africa, Europe and from around the globe. Its population has more than doubled during the 20th century, from under three million to seven million, due to the continued influx in immigration. Currently, the Catalan language has more than four million native speakers. To many Catalans, the language is a key component of their identity.
As Catalans searched for new ways to show their changing sense of identity, they created new cultural expressions and organizations. They developed an array of cultural
Catalonia was also home to Antoni Gaudí, the best-known architect of the Modernist movement. Across the region, the contemporary architectural monuments of Gaudí and his protégés reference Catalonia's role as an international hub for technology and innovation. Other famous Catalonian artists include Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, and Antoni Tàpies. In other social circles, the FC Barcelona, also known as the
The program is co-produced with the Government of Catalonia's
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Vicenta Pallarès Castelló;
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; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Pablo Giori;Mar Rodrigo Salse; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Maria Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Vicenta Pallarès Castelló; Ivan Besora; Jordi Mullor Tenas;
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David Ibanez; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;
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Beto Arcos; Yacine and the Oriental Groove; Alexandre Guitart Luengo; Juan Gabriel Fletcher Ventura; Massinissa Aït-Ahmed; Les Anxovetes; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Marc Ballesté Escorihuela; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles;
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Francesc Xavier Collell Colomer; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Angel Zamora Fernandez;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat;
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Xelo Lietor ; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Enric Pla Montferrer; Joan Farre Oliver;;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Diables d'Igualada; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Jaume Galofre Gras;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Jesús Bach Marqués;
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; Roger Solé-Coromina; Jose Maria Madrenas Palou;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Ivan Caro Obejo; Jordi Pages Traveria;
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Sound of Thunder; Nina Osegueda; Jesse Keen; Diables d'Igualada; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Local D.C. heavy metal band A Sound of Thunder recently toured through Catalonia where Diables d'Igualada captain Santi Carbonell Siles gifted them with a devils mask inspired by a character in one of their songs. Santi and band members reunite at the Ateneu Exchange to talk about how the diables tradition can transcend borders and be felt in a modern way
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Pablo Giori; Paulino Rogelio Fernández Gutiérrez; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Miquel Grima Mora;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Adifolk; Ubaldo A. Sanchez Hernandez; Yolanda Alcorta; Marc Ballesté Escorihuela; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus; Ivan Besora Roig;
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P.T. Tkell?; Sergio Masip Garcia; Roger Solé-Coromina;
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Emily Socolov; Randy McDaniel; Enric Pla Montferrer; Hovhannes Mnoyan;
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Jose Maria Contel Ruiz; Livia Garreta Anglada;
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Joanna Marie Jankos; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Federació Catalana d'Entitats Catifaires; Angel Gallart Portas; Vicenta Pallarès Castelló; Join the Federació Catalana d'Entitats Catifaires as they prepare a catifa (flower carpet) on the National Mall. They will be set up on the gravel pathway between the Rinzler stage and the Catalonia program area.
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; The Diables of Igualada celebrate traditional culture from Igualada, a municipality located on the banks of the Anoia River.
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Pablo Giori; Yacine and the Oriental Groove; Alexandre Guitart Luengo; Juan Gabriel Fletcher Ventura; Massinissa Aït-Ahmed; Yacine Belahcene Benet;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;
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Joanna Marie Jankos; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Laura Perez Teis; Lluis Calduch Ramos; Maria de les Neus Pascual Jane; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; During Catalan festivals, all sorts of creatures march down parades-- even giants and devils. The symbols these creatures represent may surprise you. A slow, graceful gait of a giant evokes the refinement of a King. Devils, typically associated with doom in the United States, carry fireworks not to cause havoc, but to disrupt everyday mundanity. Expand your imagination and watch giants, devils, and other figures march down the plaça major.
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Michael Atwood Mason; Miquel Grima Mora; Jesús Bach Marqués; Jordi Guixé Torres; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus;
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Francesc Xavier Collell Colomer; Angel Zamora Fernandez; Jordi Pages Traveria; Ariadna Guasch Berenguer;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Jaume Galofre Gras; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Roser Caminals-Heath;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Enric Pla Montferrer; Joan Farre Oliver;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Joanna Marie Jankos; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Xelo Lietor; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats;;
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Ximena Banegas; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma;
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Diables d'Igualada; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Fallaires de Isil; Marc Ballesté Escorihuela; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Jose Maria Contel Ruiz; Vicenta Pallarès Castelló;
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Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Jose Maria Madrenas Palou, Angel Zamora Fernandez;
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Joanna Marie Jankos; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral;
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Ximena Banegas; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra;
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual;
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Maria Arnal Dimas;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Marcel Bages Rubí of Maria Arnal y Marcel Bages;
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; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Pablo Giori; Adifolk; Mònica Amorós Bigas; Oriol Ramirez Carol; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Eva Rosich Compte;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Adifolk; Mònica Amorós Bigas; Oriol Ramirez Carol; Evan; Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Carlos Silva; Michael Mason;
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Mar Rodrigo Salse; Marcel Bages Rubí; Maria Arnal Dimas;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Joan Farre Oliver; Livia Garreta Anglada;
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; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Ximena Banegas; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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; Diables d'Igualada; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Jaume Galofre Gras;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra;
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol;
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Pablo Giori; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Eduard Jiimenez; Maria Barbara; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); Miquel Covo Roger Mantala;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Michael Mason; Guillermo Soler García de Oteyza; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Meritxell Martín Pardo; Angel Gallart Portas; Charles Enric;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus; Marc Ballesté Escorihuela;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Eva Rosich Compte; Matthew Cohen;
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; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviole; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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Pablo Giori; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí;
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; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figuera;
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctics; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviolel; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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Joanna Maria Jankoś; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Adifolk; Mònica Amorós Bigas; Ivan Besora; Alex Garcia; Jesús Bach Marqués;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Jose Maria Madrenas Palou; Miquel Grima Mora;
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Francesc Xavier Collell Colomer; Roger Solé-Coromina; Enric Pla Montferrer;
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Emily Socolov; Jose Felix Boquera Serral; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Angel Zamora Fernandez;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Jose Maria Contel Ruiz; Livia Garreta Anglada;
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; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviole; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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; Kaleidoscope Dance Ensemble, Milena Oganesyan, Shghta, Heritage Dance Company, Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble, Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble, Sassoun Dance Ensemble, Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble; Watch Armenian dance presentations by groups from throughout the United States and Canada: Kaleidoscope Dance Ensemble (D.C. area), Milena Oganesyan (D.C.), Shghta (D.C. area), Heritage Dance Company (Los Angeles), Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble (D.C. area), Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble (Detroit), Sassoun Dance Ensemble (Toronto), and Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble (Palisades Park, New Jersey).
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; Kaleidoscope Dance Ensemble, Milena Oganesyan, Shghta, Heritage Dance Company, Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble, Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble, Sassoun Dance Ensemble, Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble; Watch Armenian dance presentations by groups from throughout the United States and Canada: Kaleidoscope Dance Ensemble (D.C. area), Milena Oganesyan (D.C.), Shghta (D.C. area), Heritage Dance Company (Los Angeles), Arev Armenian Dance Ensemble (D.C. area), Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble (Detroit), Sassoun Dance Ensemble (Toronto), and Akh'tamar Dance Ensemble (Palisades Park, New Jersey).
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Francesc Xavier Collell Colomer; Jose Bros Bros; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Xavier Pascual Prats; Valentin Serra Jubero;
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Meritxell Martín Pardo; Marc Ballesté Escorihuela; Eva Rosich Compte; Guillem Manuel Esteban Isus; Ivan Garriga Marin;
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Francesc Xavier Collell Colomer; Angel Gallart Portas; Steve Phan;
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Maria Immaculada Pulido Ortega; Jorge Ramon Boquera Serral; Jose Felix Boquera Serral;
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; Esbart Ciutat Comtal; Laia Fuentes Moradell; Guillem Amoros Bigas; Maria Teresa Agusti Morales; Sergi Ojeda Miro; Alba Morella I Teixidor; Eduard Roca Bigorra; The Esbart Ciutat Comtal was established in 1959. It is a dance organization dedicated to promoting popular dances and traditional festival in Catalonia: their shows are a mixture pf contemporary and traditional dance
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Ximena Banegas; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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Ximena Banegas; Ivan Caro; Pilar Planavila; Both Ivan and Pilar have created music-social-community projects for the city of La Seu d'Urgell where 300 children from different schools participate
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Ricard Viñas de Puig; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Alidé Sans Mas is a singer-songwriter who performs in Occitan, a Romance language spoken in various regions of Europe including the Vall d'Aran, in northwest Catalonia
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Ximena Banegas; Espai de So; Sergio Masip Garcia; Miquel Àngel Flores Abat; Lluís-Xavier Flores Abat; Espai de So is a research and ethonographic association based in Tortosa, a town by the Ebro river
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols;;
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; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core);Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí;
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; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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; Associacio de Geganters I Grallers d'Oliana; David Nuñez Orrit; Jesús Bach Marqués; Josep Maria Viladrich Jounou; Pau Jounou Coma; Federació Agrupació de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya; Àlex García-Miguel Ricart; Clàudia Abellán Sebastià; Valentin Serra Jubero; Xavier Barnadas Figueras; Federació Agrupació del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya; Adria Esteve Sabate; Emerita Velasco Rodríguez; Ivan Garriga Marin; Jordi Mullor Tenas; Marta Lopez Paramio; Vicente Conde Pascual; Diables d'Igualada; Frederic Marimon Muñoz; Joan Josep Romero Ramon; Jose Bros Bros; Santiago Carbonell Siles; Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfol; Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls (Core); Jaume Galofre Gras; Nerea Moreno Lopez; Pau Cabanas Montcusí; Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls (Core); David Torvisco Sancho; Miguel Angel Cobo Fernández; Unai Martinez Robert;
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For a third year, the Folklife Festival invited visitors to consider how immigration and migration both challenge and energize culture. The program explores how we experience migration in our everyday lives. This cross-cultural, interdisciplinary space presents discussions, musical presentations, and live interviews by media hosts with local cultural producers, Armenian and Catalan participants, and international artists from related Smithsonian initiatives. Through discussion and performance, they explore how the movement of individuals, families, and even entire communities affects our identities, culture, and everyday lives.
In the discussions, a multitude of questions were touched upon, questions about the meaning of "home" and "belonging", about where we are when we are "away from home". What do we take with us when we move from one location to another? How many diverse cultures are represented in the clothes, food, languages of our daily lives? What is the meaning of "transnational"? What is the role of creativity in making place and community on shifting ground?
The program addresses how new and changing traditions reflect increasingly diverse communities. By talking about these questions with those who have had to answer them, insight is gained into the complex cultural and social context in which immigration and migration occurs. The concurrent Armenia program featured
Partnering with the Smithsonian is the American Anthropological Association's (AAA) initiative
Jim Deutsch; Hayk Demoyan; Noubar Afeyan; Shant Mardirossian; The Armenian American Diaspora(s) are made up of several waves of migration. This session explores the legacy of Armenians in America and Armenian involvement in humanitarian efforts around the world today. Participants include historian and author of Armenians in America: A 400-year Heritage Hayk Demoyan; Armenian American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Noubar Afeyan; and Chairman Emeritus and Board Director of the Near East Foundation Shant Mardirossian. This discussion is moderated by Jim Deutsch, curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
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Adam Gamwell; Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian; Ayda Sandourian; Survival is the singular focus for those displaced by genocide, war crimes, or other violence. Traditional craft is proven to play a role in healing trauma and also provides a livelihood that can provide financial security in unfamiliar environments. Syrian Armenian embroiderers Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian and Ayda Sandourian discuss the role craft has played in their personal and family histories, from surviving genocide to leaving Aleppo and settling in Yerevan. This discussion is moderated by Adam Gamwell, podcast host/producer, This Anthro Life. The session is co-presented with the American Anthropological Association. It is part of the series Cultures of Survival: From Displacement to Resilience supported by the ANCA Endowment Fund #KeepThePromise and Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.
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Olivia Cadaval; Vicenta Pallarès Castelló; Ubaldo A. Sanchez Hernandez; Yolanda Alcorta; Angel Gallart Portas;
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Mary S. Linn; Ayda Santourian; Levon Avdoyan; The Mayan League; Alejandro Santiago Gonzalez, Mercedes M. Say Chaclan; This session about language is a conversation among Armenian Program participants and representatives of the D.C. based Mayan League, an organization working to sustain Myan culture, languages, Communities, and lands.
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Kumera Genet Zachariac; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Nairi Khatchadourian; Music is one of the human expressions where rootedness and distant influences can be readily identified. Kumera Genet, D.C.-based musician, youth educator, and community organizer, leads a conversation with Arto Tunçboyaciyan, a renowned composer, multi-instrumentalist, and leader of the Armenian Navy Band, and Nairi Khatchadourian, curator at the Komitas Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia, devoted to the renowned musicologist and composer Komitas Vardapet. Their discussion explores how heritage, migration, and exile shape creative practices, and the way Armenian musical traditions have influenced and been themselves transformed through transnational experiences. The session is co-presented with the American Anthropological Association. It is part of the series Cultures of Survival: From Displacement to Resilience supported by the ANCA Endowment Fund #KeepThePromise and Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.
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Andy Shalal; Antranik Kilislian; Noobtsaa Philip Vang; Liana Aghajanian; Andy Shalal; translator; Hamazasp Danielyan; A source of sustenance and the centerpiece of social gatherings, food can function as a touchstone to heritage, a form of expression and communication, and as an avenue for improving livelihoods. Andy Shallal, D.C.-based artist, activist, and entrepreneur (owner of Busboys & Poets), leads a conversation on this topic with Armenian and U.S.-based food entrepreneurs whose businesses have been shaped by contemporary migrations caused by conflict and war. Panelists include Antranik Kilislian of Abu Hakob, a family-owned restaurant that moved from Aleppo to Yerevan in 2014; Noobtsaa Philip Vang, founder of D.C.-based Foodhini; and Liana Aghajanian, Detroit-based journalist and producer of the Dining in Diaspora blog. The session is co-presented with the American Anthropological Association. It is part of the series Cultures of Survival: From Displacement to Resilience supported by the ANCA Endowment Fund #KeepThePromise and Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.
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Dan Sheehy; Manas Acharya; Arpan Thakur Chakraborty; Baul; Rabi Mondal; Girish Khyapa; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Juan Batista Serviole; Fransisco Batista Clota;
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Jim Deutsch; Levon Avdoyan; Noubar Afeyan; The Armenian American Diaspora(s) are made up of several waves of migration. This session explores the legacy of Armenians in America and Armenian involvement in humanitarian efforts around the world today. Participants include historian and author of Armenians in America: A 400-year Heritage Hayk Demoyan; Armenian American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Noubar Afeyan; and Chairman Emeritus and Board Director of the Near East Foundation Shant Mardirossian. This discussion is moderated by Jim Deutsch, curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
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Mariano Bartoloneu; Mestre Bomba; Osvaldo Perez; Danny B; Jason(?);
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From Ghana to Niger and beyond, African Fashion is increasingly recognized as a significant component of the cultural, social, economic, and even political expression of contemporary life on the continent and in the diaspora. It is a performance art, a showcase for the work of traditional master artisans, and a spectator sport. The occupations and industries that support African fashion are typically grounded in the traditional knowledge, histories, artistry, and skills of local communities.
As a community-centered cultural heritage enterprise, fashion provides opportunities for people to identify and appreciate the handmade.
Through discussions, demonstrations and workshops, participants explored with visitors the important role cultural enterprises play in sustaining communities and connecting generations of Africans. Following three underlying themes, the local marketplace, transnational and international fashion trends, and the relationships between consumers and producers within a community, artisans lead daily presentations and activities.
Interest in African fashion has come to international attention in the Hollywood blockbuster
The panoply of African fashion was presented in a series of short films depicting haute couture design studios, pop culture fashion houses, as well as the streets of Soweto. Starting with the creativity and style influenced by the African continent, the program explored the current state and future of African fashion through panel discussions with local, national, and international designers. Visitors learned how textile and adornment artists—weavers, dyers, leather workers, designers—contribute their knowledge, values, skills, and local aesthetics to contemporary global fashion while sustaining time-honored traditions.
• Brenda Winstead,
• Chapuchi Bobbo Ahiagble,
• Cynthia Sands,
• Kibonen,
• Kwasi Asare,
• Soumana Saley,
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Sabrina Lynn Motley;Michael Atwood Mason;Secretary David Skorton;President Sarkissian of Armenia;Halle Butvin; Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian;President Joaquim Torra i Pla of Catalonia;Ambassador Pedro Morenes Eulate;Ambassador Richard M. Mills of America to Armenia;Marie Royce; Armenia:Vache Pashinyan; Nur Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyanv; Catalonia; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Yacine and the Oriental Groove; Alexandre Guitart Luengo; Juan Gabriel Fletcher Ventura; Massinissa Aït-Ahmed; Yacine Belahcene Benet;
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Sabrina Lynn Motley;Michael Atwood Mason;Secretary David Skorton;President Sarkissian of Armenia;Halle Butvin; Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian;President Joaquim Torra i Pla of Catalonia;Ambassador Pedro Morenes Eulate;Ambassador Richard M. Mills of America to Armenia;Marie Royce; Armenia:Vache Pashinyan; Nur Qanon Ensemble; Eteri Hovhannisyan; Kristine Yengoyan; Meri Musinyan; Tsovinar Hovhannisyanv; Catalonia; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Yacine and the Oriental Groove; Alexandre Guitart Luengo; Juan Gabriel Fletcher Ventura; Massinissa Aït-Ahmed; Yacine Belahcene Benet;
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; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan;; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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; Panali; Armen Hyusnunts; Artak Gevorgyan; Arto Tuncboyaciyan; Edgar Sahakyan; Gagik Khodavirdi; Vahagn Hayrapetyan;; Gyumri is a city of arts and crafts. A group of young artists created an initiative called Gyumri is Our Home, with the idea to beautify the city and promote environmentally-friendly practices. Using social media, they bring together thousands of youth for creative projects, like murals made from recycled plastic bottle caps. Learn the techniques of frrik, a traditional Armenian spinning top toy, revived by this group of artists in Gyumri. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation and HIKE Armenia.
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Kumora Genet; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan;
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Kumora Genet; Samvel Galstian Group; Joshua Davis; Karen Kocharyan; Samvel Galstian; Vardan Ovsepian; MVF Band; Arman Peshtmaljyan; Davit Melkonyan; Gurgen Ghazaryan; Lusine Voskanyan; Mikayel Voskanyan; Movses Gharzaryan;
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Julia Guitierrez-Rivera; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats; Zulal; Anaïs Tekerian; Teni Apelian; Yeraz Markarian.;
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Julia Guitierrez-Rivera; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats; Zulal; Anaïs Tekerian; Teni Apelian; Yeraz Markarian.;
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Julia Guitierrez-Rivera; Alidé Lucia Sans Mas; Les Anxovetes; Marta Perez Rebugent; Marta Serra Gafarot; Montserrat Fernandez Ferrermoner; Salvador Alfonso Gallego Salazar; Xavier Pascual Prats; Zulal; Anaïs Tekerian; Teni Apelian; Yeraz Markarian.;
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Ranald Woodaman; Maria Arnal; Marcel Bagés; The Secret Trio; Ara Dinkjian; Ismail Lumanovski; Tamer Pinarbasi;
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Ranald Woodaman; Maria Arnal; Marcel Bagés; The Secret Trio; Ara Dinkjian; Ismail Lumanovski; Tamer Pinarbasi;
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Dan Sheehy; Green Fields of America; Nick Maloney; Athena Tergis; Billy McComishey; Brenda Castles; Liz Hanley;
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Pablo Giori; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviole; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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Pablo Giori; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviole; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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Pablo Giori; Kayt Band; Grigor Davtyan; Grigor Kartashyan; Vache Pashinyan; Cobla Catalana del Sons Essencials; Alfonso Rojo Corbera; Antoni Rocosa Girbau; Heura Gaya Escué; Ivó Oller Soler; Jordi Guixé Torres; Laia Carreras Vilagran; Magí Canyelles Armengol; Marc Vall Balañà; Marcel Casellas Navinés; Marcel Puig Castells; Pere Joan Moliner Pedrós; Ricard Parera Ràfols; Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi Galàctic; Francisco Batista Clota; Joan Garriga Martinez; Juan Batista Serviole; Mariano Roch Lopez;
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Sabrina Motley; Alsarah; Tattiana Aqeel; Ysaye Maria Barnwell; Be Steadwell; Alexis DeVeaux; Alexis Pauline Gumbs; Ariel Horowitz; Carolyn Malachi; Roya Marsh; Holly Near; Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely; Martha Redbone; Urban Bush Women; Venus Thrash; the Bernice Johnson Reagon Songbook; Join us in celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Roadwork, a multiracial coalition that puts women artists on the road globally. Founded in 1978 by women leaders from African American civil rights, women's, global justice, and lesbian-feminist movements, Roadwork aims to transform consciousness and create new movements in global arts and social justice. Their coalitions across race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic class match the foundations of intersectional activism today. Performers include Alsarah, Tattiana Aqeel, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Be Steadwell, Alexis DeVeaux, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Ariel Horowitz, Carolyn Malachi, Roya Marsh, Holly Near, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Martha Redbone, Urban Bush Women, Venus Thrash, and selections from the Bernice Johnson Reagon Songbook. Their diverse blend of influences from East African retro pop and jazz to classical canon and beatboxing end the 2018 Folklife Festival and lead us into the future—the social power of music will be our theme in 2019.
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Sabrina Motley; Alsarah; Tattiana Aqeel; Ysaye Maria Barnwell; Be Steadwell; Alexis DeVeaux; Alexis Pauline Gumbs; Ariel Horowitz; Carolyn Malachi; Roya Marsh; Holly Near; Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely; Martha Redbone; Urban Bush Women; Venus Thrash; the Bernice Johnson Reagon Songbook; Join us in celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Roadwork, a multiracial coalition that puts women artists on the road globally. Founded in 1978 by women leaders from African American civil rights, women's, global justice, and lesbian-feminist movements, Roadwork aims to transform consciousness and create new movements in global arts and social justice. Their coalitions across race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic class match the foundations of intersectional activism today. Performers include Alsarah, Tattiana Aqeel, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Be Steadwell, Alexis DeVeaux, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Ariel Horowitz, Carolyn Malachi, Roya Marsh, Holly Near, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Martha Redbone, Urban Bush Women, Venus Thrash, and selections from the Bernice Johnson Reagon Songbook. Their diverse blend of influences from East African retro pop and jazz to classical canon and beatboxing end the 2018 Folklife Festival and lead us into the future—the social power of music will be our theme in 2019.
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Alexis De Veaux; Alexis Paulie Gumba; Roya Marsh; Venus Thrasher; Before the evening Sisterfire concert, get in the spirit of the women artists' movement with poetry and spoken word from Alexis DeVeaux, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Roya Marsh, and Venus Thrash.
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