PRESS RELEASE
Hamazkaine Armenian Educational
& Cultural Society- ‘Sevan’ Chapter
682 Cabramatta Road Bonnyrigg,
NSW, AUSTRALIA 2177
Contact: Giragos Bakalian
Tel: 61 414 951 301
Fax: 61 2 9837 7379
Email: s_demirian@hotmail.com
PRESS RELEASE
Australia to Send 42 Dancers to Armenia
Sydney, Australia – The Hamazkaine Armenian Sevan Dance Ensemble will
be sending 42 of its senior dancers from Australia on the 20th June
2006 in an unprecedented tri-nations tour to participate in the
official Armenian Cultural Festival performances in Armenia and
Artsakh between the 25th and 30th of June 2006 and on return will go
on to perform at dedicated concerts in Lebanon and Syria.
This is a momentous occasion for all Australian-Armenians primarily
because an Australian Armenian group has never before performed in
Armenia, Lebanon or Syria. Being the first Australian group to do so
will no doubt pave the way for more Australian-Armenian cultural
groups to follow suit – strengthening the growing bond between the
Armenian Diaspora and their Motherland. The 42 dancers eager and
enthused to perform in front of fellow compatriots in Armenia, Lebanon
and Syria will be accompanied by 7 officials, including organisers and
their dance instructor, and 24 supporters during their 3 week long
tour.
The Sevan Dance Ensemble, established in 2003 has come a long way in
the past three years, staging numerous performances including guest
appearances at several Australian cultural dance festivals, two
devoted annual concerts and performing at Ara Gevorgian’s – ‘Meg Azk,
Meg Joghovoort, Meg Hayrenik’ April 2006 concert organised by the
Hamazkaine ‘Sevan’ Chapter of Western Sydney- which happened to be the
largest Armenian concert ever held in the Asia Pacific.
The Australian-Armenian community is very proud of its youth, its
energetic organisations and the support of each and every Armenian in
Australia. The Hamazkaine Sevan Dance Ensemble’s tri-nations
performance tour is just proof of the promising future the blossoming
Armenian community in Australia.
Hamazkaine ‘Sevan’ Chapter
Sydney, Australia
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress