Armenian music and dances in Verona

Yerkir.am
April 01, 2007

A cooperation agreement was signed between the Culture Department of
the Municipality of Verona and the State Linguistic University after
V. Brussov. The agreement aims at discovering the two countries’
cultural similarities and developing cultural ties.

A group of young people from the University of Verona are involved in
the works of the intercultural center called Ramia’s House. The center
operates under the auspices of the Municipality of Verona. The young
people decided to cooperate with the students from the Brussov
University though the theater.

The students from the Brussov University will be able to stage some
performances in Italy. Student exchange programs will be organized for
students from Armenia and Italy that will foster cultural ties between
the two countries and will help the young people know the culture of
the two countries better.

Laboratories that will help the students develop their creative skills
were created in the framework of the first phase of the project. The
newly established theater is directed by the Italian director Aurelio
Sabatino and the head of the Ramia’s House Center Yelena Miliavaca.

In the framework of the cooperation agreement an event titled Meeting
Armenia was held at the E. F. Dall` Abaco Conservatory in Verona on
March 26. The event was organized in cooperation with the Ramia’s
House intercultural center and Alieno Theater.

Armenian songs and music were performed during the event. `Patranq’
(Fantasy) Band from Brussov University was invited by the Ramia’s
House to perform during the event. With this event the first step in
establishing cultural cooperation has been successfully made.

By Anna ZILFUGHARIAN