MARC CHAGAL FESTIVAL LAUNCHES IN YEREVAN

AZG Armenian Daily
10/07/2007

Festival dedicated to the 120th anniversary of famous painter Marc
Chagall opens in Yerevan on July 7-17.

"Taking into account the utmost necessity and actuality, as well
as importance that OSCE gives to issues concerning tolerance,
nondiscrimination, struggle against xenophobia and spread of tolerance
principles in modern world community, the OSCE Yerevan Office together
with state and non-governmental organizations of Armenia, including
"Menora" Cultural Center, supports and in every way assists the
realization of a long-term project, titled "Through Culture to
Tolerance"," Head of OSCE Yerevan Office Jeannette Kloetzer stated.

Presentation of a book by Karen Grigoryan entitled "Marc Chagall"
and premier of a short film -"Angel under Roofs" (music by Armenian
composer Villy Veiner) is scheduled within the framework of the
festival. V. Veiner said, the Armenian nation has unique traditions of
ancient national culture, music, architecture and fine arts… "This
nation has a highest taste for everything beautiful and is capable to
estimate the real culture at its true worth. Not long ago together with
Armenia the whole world marked the 100th anniversary of world-famous
Aram Khachatrian. Today Armenia pays tribute to great Chagall together
with the whole world," the composer underscored.