During Golden Apricot International Film Festival the Armenian premiere screening of Neighbors, a documentary film made by Manana Films studio took place. 

The international premiere screening of the film took place in Istanbul International Film Festival in April.

Neighbors is a feature-length documentary tell about two villages situated on both sides of Armenian-Turkish border. The film is made with the support of Royal Norwegian Embassy and Armenia Turkey Cinema Platform.

The European premiere screening of the film will take place in Fall.

Naregatsi Art Institute, Yerevan, Armenia

Today the Paros Chamber Choir was featured at a concert organized by the Naregatsi Art Institute to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and Easter.  Paros closed the concert with five a capella songs: Tebe Poyom by D.Bortnyansky, Quando Corpus from Stabat Mater by G.Rossini, Norahrash by Komitas, Echmiadzin by K.Meykhanajyan, and Hayr Mer (The Lord’s Prayer) by Komitas.

The Paros Chamber Choir performs Non ti scordar di me with the world-renowned tenor Placido Domingo and a Grammy award winning operatic soprano from Puerto Rico Ana Maria Martinez during Domingo’s Yerevan, Armenia concert at the Karen Demirchyan Sport & Concert Complex.  Domingo invited the Choir to perform alongside him the day before when they welcomed him to the National Assembly.

On December 2, Chairman of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan received world-renowned singer Placido Domingo.

In honor of the famous tenor’s visit, before the meeting, the “Paros” chamber choir of the disabled performed songs by Komitas at the patio of the National Assembly. The Spanish tenor thanked the choir members and mentioned that he was impressed by the reception.
“This was a surprise for me,” said Mr. Domingo. Hovik Abrahamyan surprised the choir members by inviting them to take part in the tenor’s concert tomorrow, while Placido Domingo offered the choir to perform with him on stage.
After the performance, NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan and Placido Domingo held private talks.
Greeting the talented artist, Hovik Abrahamyan said the maestro’s visit is an exclusive event in Armenia’s culture. The NA Chairman mentioned that the great singer has many fans in Armenia and this is the best opportunity for them to hear high-quality classical music. Hovik Abrahamyan offered Placido Domingo to visit Armenia again and give a joint concert with his colleagues, including Charles Aznavour.
Placido Domingo expressed gratitude for the reception and mentioned that it was a great honor for him to be in a country with a centuries-old history and traditions and perform in front of an Armenian audience. He accepted the NA Chairman’s invitation to visit Armenia again and perform with Charles Aznavour with pleasure. The world-famous tenor also mentioned that he heads the “Our Europe” Association, which is involved in restoring and preserving world cultural heritage and expressed willingness to include the best historical-cultural values in the list of the association.

Source: A1plus.am