On occasion of the 120th anniversary of the great Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan, Yerevan Municipality initiated an exclusive cultural project. Khachaturyan’s ballet compositions are performed on the stage installed in Tumo park. The first ballet was “Gayane” performed by the ballet dancers and the orchestra of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after A. Spendiaryan.
The project is the first one not only in the cultural life of the city but in the region as well. More than 500 participants are involved in the project.
Deputy Mayors Tigran Avinyan and Stepan Machyan, members of the Council of Elders, art figures were present at the event together with hundreds of townsfolks and guests of the capital.
As Tigran Avinyan marked, today Khachatryan’s compositions can be enjoyed in a completely different environment – in one of the cosy nooks of our hometown instead of a concert hall. Besides being a unique composer, Khachaturyan is also Armenia’s ambassador throughout the world. Despite living most of his life outside Armenia, Khachatruyan was able to show the reach cultural heritage of our homeland through his music.
On June 7 and 8, ballet-lovers can enjoy the “Masquerade” and the “Spartak”. The event starts at 20:00.