The ARMENIA UP CLOSE FESTIVAL Becomes One of the Most Attractive Events in Cultural Life of Slovenia

ARMENIA UP CLOSE FESTIVAL IN SLOVENIA LIST OF PARTICIPANTS & EVENTS, CANKARJEV DOM, LJUBLJANA 17 February – 01 December 2010 Cultural and Historic Exhibition “Armenian Tradition Between the Secular and the Sacred” 17 February –13 June Cankarjev Dom (CD) Gallery Lecture on History, Art and Culture of Armenia Zemfira Tarayan 18 February, CD Shoghaken Ensemble and Sharakan Ensemble of Ancient Music Concert of Armenian Ancient and Traditional Music 12 March, Linhart Hall Ruben Mangasaryan “Armenian Photo Palette” Exhibition of Photos, Opening by Tigran Mangasaryan 17 March – 18 April, Small Gallery Armenian Film in the Past and Present, at Home and in Exile Armenian cinema 24 March - 12 April, Kosovel Hall Photo Exhibition by Zaven Sargsyan: Sergei Paradjanov Phenomenon 24 March – 12 April, CD Lecture on Sergei Paradjanov Phenomenon Zaven Sargsyan 24 March, CD 7 SENSES Theatre Performance by Small Theatre, Armenia, and Versiliadanza, Italy 26 March, Linhart Hall Lecture on Armenian Genocide Haik Demoyan 29 March, CD Arto Tuncboyaciyan and Armenian Navy Band Concert 12 April, CD Concert Hall CD Club Arto Tuncboyaciyan & Igor Lenardi Armenia-Slovenia Connection / Concert 13 April Ashot Bayandur “An Armenian Painter in Ljubljana” Exhibition of Paintings 21 April – 23 May, Small Gallery Meeting with Anahit Bayandur 22 April, CD Lecture on Armenian Architecture and Historical Monuments by Samvel Karapetyan 04 May, CD Lecture on Armenian Khachkars Hamlet Petrosyan 07 May, CD Lecture on Armenian Literature Davit Muradyan 19 May, CD Presentation of a Book of Armenian Author translated to Slovenian Meeting with the writer Norair Adalian 12 September, CD Karen Durgaryan conducts Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 11-13 October CD Hall Cadence Ensemble: Festival Closing Event Concert, 01 December Philharmonic Hall