Friday, 17 August

Anush Kocharyan

Interviews Armenian Artist Arax Creates Alien Xenomorph Cosplay, Inspired by Nature

16:43 | May 31, 2018
25-year-old Armenian artist Arax (Alice) Sargsyan has got quite popular on Facebook over the last weeks. Hundreds of people share the link to a contest where she participates, calling on others to vote.

News Yerevan: Celebrating News of the New Prime Minister

15:01 | May 8, 2018
People on Yerevan’s Abovyan Street, a main artery in the capital’s center, respond to the news that Nikol Pashinyan has been elected Armenia’s next prime minister.

Articles Armenia’s ‘Revolutionary' Granny Leila; “We’re Headed for a Better Day”

13:03 | May 4, 2018
Leila became an overnight celebrity in Armenia and was nicknamed the “revolutionary grandma” on social websites.

News Yerevan: Pashinyan Supporters Demonstrate Outside Homes of RPA MPs

16:14 | May 2, 2018
Protester Anna Davtyan said that MP Shoushan Petrosyan was seen at the window videoing the demonstrators outside.

News Yerevan: All Eyes on Pashinyan

14:11 | May 1, 2018
Thousands have packed Yerevan’s Republic Square in support of Nikol Pashinyan, the “people’s candidate” for the post of prime minister.

News Yerevan: Protesters Prepare for Evening Rally

18:05 | April 25, 2018
Protesters in Yerevan are gearing up for this evening’s rally in Republic Square calling for the dissolution of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

News Diaspora Dissent: Anti-Serzh Rallies in Prague, New York and Glendale

15:02 | April 23, 2018
Protesters in New York gathered on the St. Vartan Cathedral plaza to express their opposition to Serzh Sargsyan and his government.

News Vanadzor: Anti-Government Protest Grows

14:07 | April 23, 2018
Yerevan State Medical University student Melania Dimitryan, a Vanadzor resident, provided Hetq with the phot and video, showing the square as of 1pm.

News Yerevan: Police Detain Writer Aram Pachyan

16:09 | April 22, 2018
Pachyan is being held at the Kanaker-Zeytoun Police Station.

News Arsinée Khanjian Joins Protest Outside Armenian Embassy in Berlin

16:42 | April 21, 2018
Today, around 350 Armenians living in different parts of Germany, demonstrated in front of the Armenian Embassy in Germany, expressing their solidarity with anti-government protests in Armenia.

News Yerevan: Police Detain IT Company Employees

13:01 | April 20, 2018
Lilli Ghazaryan contacted Hetq, saying that police detained around ten people from the Help Systems IT company for joining the anti-Serzh Sargsyan protests now taking place in Yerevan.

Interviews Documenting the Past: "Arm Arch" Team Creates Online Encyclopedia of Armenian Architecture of 1960s- 1990s

15:36 | August 29, 2017
I talked talk to project manager Yeva Sargsyan about the idea of ​​creating the online encyclopedia of architecture, ArmArch, the working process and upcoming developments.

Interviews Armenian Actor Samvel Tadevosyan: "Theater is the present for me"

12:33 | August 5, 2017
We lack ambition that would drive us to create, lead us upwards.

News Armenia's Mime Festival Kicks-Off Tomorrow

15:46 | July 21, 2017
Armenia’s 6th Yengibaryan International Mime Festival kicks-off tomorrow in the resort town of Tzaghkadzor, featuring performances from troupes from Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Russia, Bangladesh and South Africa, alongside those from Armenia and Artsakh.

Interviews Moving to the West Helped Me Recognize Myself - A Talk with Artist Edmond Keshishyan

11:24 | June 5, 2017
It’s been a long time I am away from the city, sounds, society. I don’t expect anything from anyone, and that’s a great relief. I don’t owe anything to anyone, either.

News Yerevan Art Expo 2017: Photos

20:25 | June 4, 2017
On Sunday, June 4, the former ErAZ factory hosted Yerevan Art Expo 2017.

Interviews “They Shall Not Perish”: American Documentary on Armenian Genocide Premiers in Armenia

21:26 | May 31, 2017
The documentary is about America's humanitarian activities at times of the Armenian Genocide refugee crisis, with some rare archival footage (digitized photographs and archival documents from the Rockefeller Center).

Interviews Interview with Conductor Alexander Iradyan: Trying to Remain a “Pure” Artist in Commercial Europe

10:37 | May 27, 2017
I’ve discussed a variety of topics with composer, conductor Alexander Iradyan over the years.

News Machanents Art Symposium Ends Today

12:06 | May 22, 2017
The closing ceremony for the Machanents 3rd International Art Symposium, entitled “Brushstroke in the Land of Noah”, takes place today in Armenia.

Interviews Musical Odyssey: Two Brothers from Armenia Reunite in Paris 14 Years Later

16:04 | September 14, 2015
Two brothers, world class violinists Henrik and Hrayr Karapetyan, leave Armenia and don’t see each other for fourteen years. Here, we take a glimpse into their fascinating odyssey and eventual reunion.

Interviews Prima Ballerina Jacqueline Sarkhoshyan Seeks New Challenges Abroad but Promises to Return

14:34 | November 7, 2014
Jacqueline Sarkhoshyan, a prima ballerina at Armenia’s National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet for twenty years, has left the country to explore new artistic possibilities overseas.

Interviews Armenian Authors' Works Attract Interest in International Literary Market

11:48 | May 26, 2014
Hetq spoke with First Armenian Literary Agency owner and literary agent Arevik Ashkharoyan about the interest in Armenian authors in the international market, as well as the reaction in Armenia to not only local authors' works, but also translations of famous foreign literature.

News Aznavour at His Yerevan Residence

02:21 | July 9, 2013
After attending the opening of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan the other day, Charles Aznavour retreated to his "house-museum" overlooking the Cascade to beat the sweltering heat in the Armenian capital.

Articles AVLOS Selected Best Film at 3rd NOFI in Yerevan

14:57 | May 31, 2013
Alik Assatrian’s ten minute film AVLOS has been selected as the winner of the third International Festival of Non-Commercial Films “NOFI”, taking place from May 28 to June 2, 2013 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Interviews Saatchi Gallery in London to Display Work of Kaloust Guedel

11:22 | May 24, 2013
His Cityscape #147 assemblage/collage art work will soon be on display at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London.

Interviews Sev: Armenia in Unrest due to Leaders and Press

11:35 | April 17, 2013
Armenia has been in a state of unrest for the past 25 years due to the “leaders” and the press. The real hardships and complexities have always been exaggerated; they have been over exaggerated by readers of smart books.

Interviews Sculptor Vigen Avetis: "In Liberty Square I saw that Hayk has again defeated Bel"

18:31 | March 25, 2013
Raffi Hovannisian is the people’s choice and the light of God now directs him. He is now bearing a very heavy cross of responsibility. There is emptiness on the other side, a sewer clogged up with money. I’ll leave the technical aspects of resolving the issue to the experts.

Interviews Artur Haroyan's Play "1915" Attracts Packed Audiences in Brazil

11:37 | November 30, 2012
Artur Haroyan’s play “1915” premiered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 28 and is still attracting packed audiences today. I recently telephoned Artur and asked him about the reviews and audience reaction.

News Alexandra Avakian: "Arafat called me a troublemaker but allowed me to photograph"

21:57 | November 7, 2012
Today she was on hand at the opening of her photographic and written memoir, Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World, exhibition at the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (NPAK) in Yerevan.

Articles Open Censorship

00:05 | November 1, 2012
What happened in Jdrduz has not yet been publicized

Interviews Photographer Ara Oshagan: “I carry my many-sided identity around like a suitcase”

15:10 | October 12, 2012
As I was waiting, I flipped through the photo book “Father Land”, co-authored my Ara and his father. The rainy weather prevented me from observing the quick moving photographer who was always on the look-out for the next great photo. With that same quickness we sat down at a cafe. In his hand was a piece of paper; a ticket to the National Painting Gallery. The bag slung over his shoulder and his appearance marked Ara as a consummate photographer more interested in connecting with his surroundings, individuals and objects. From the get-go Ara stressed...

Interviews Artists Unite to Restore Shushi’s Cultural Legacy

12:56 | October 11, 2012
Twenty Armenian artists from around the world have converged on the historic Artsakh town of Shushi to participate in Land and Technologies project that is a part of the Shushi Art Project.

Interviews Director Arturo Sayan: "Sometimes I feel like that cat on the hot tin roof"

10:26 | August 24, 2012
The door has been shut and I tried to enter through the window. All in vain. After each rejection or unanswered letter, I ask myself if I’m perhaps not worthy. Then I calm myself down

Interviews  Minas Halaj: "I’m waging war in my art and don’t get involved in other wars"

12:54 | June 23, 2012
31 year-old Los Angeles artist Minas Halaj (Halajyan) writes, “I make art to find out who I am”, as a way of self-introduction. Halaj relocated to the United States in 2002.

News Armenians Protest Outside White House; Urge Obama to Recognize Genocide

13:15 | April 24, 2012
“The reason for our protest march today is to show that we have demands. We have to keep up the struggle for justice until our last breath,” said Gyaghkedjyan.

Articles Painter Apresik Aloyan Calls Etchmiadzin Factory "Home"

11:15 | September 17, 2011
In a far corner of the factory, I came across what could best be described as someone’s miniature house, replete with cats, dogs, chickens and a few pigeons.

Articles The composer being reached to a creative orgazm, after is told–it wasn’t.

10:05 | August 30, 2011
To reach to the foot of the mountain Ara I went by bus ; there were mostly women and men over 50, they were unique. The man over 60, sitting in front of me with grey hair and a beard, was reading a book,the men sitting behind were discussing the parlament life and the grandmother with big pearl earings and made hair was insisting that it was already late to correct something.

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