I-Armenia iphetha imicimbi yezokuvakasha nezohwebo ephumelelayo emadolobheni amathathu ase-US

IKomidi Lezokuvakasha Lombuso lase-Armenia, kanye nabamele imikhakha ezimele embonini yezokuvakasha yase-Armenia, babambe iqhaza esontweni lemihlangano nemicimbi emadolobheni amathathu ukukhulisa ukwaziswa ngomnikelo wezokuvakasha wamagugu ase-Armenia. Umcimbi ofinyelela kuvuthondaba eWashington DC ubandakanya ukuvakashela iSmithsonian Folklife Festival eNational Mall, ekhombisa amagugu amasiko ase-Armenia kulo nyaka.

Uchungechunge lwemicimbi luqale eBoston ngoMsombuluko, ngoJuni 25, ngokuqokwa kwabezindaba zezokuvakasha kanye nokuhlangana kwabamele ezokuhweba bendawo e-AGBU. U-Hripsime Grigoryan, ongusihlalo osanda kuqokwa weKomidi Lezokuvakasha Lombuso lase-Armenia, wamukele izivakashi ngenkulumo ezokwethulwa lapho beya khona, eqala uchungechunge lwemihlangano yokuhweba yokufundisa kanye nezikhathi zokuxhumana nabalingani bemboni yezokuvakasha base-Armenia.

NgoLwesibili, ngoJuni 26, iKomidi Lezokuvakasha Lombuso lase-Armenia labamba iqhaza komunye umcimbi wokuhweba ngezokuvakasha ekomkhulu le-AGBU eNew York City, okwalandelwa ukwamukelwa kwabezindaba okwakuhanjelwe izintatheli zezokuvakasha. Ngaphezu kokubuka konke okwakwenziwe nguGrigoryan, ababekhona nabezindaba baphinde bathola ukwethulwa ngumbhali nomlobi wezinkondlo wase-Armenia owathola umklomelo, uPeter Balakian. UBalakian uxoxe ngomlando namasiko ase-Armenia acebile, kanye nemizamo yakhe yokuthola izwe lomlando womndeni wakhe, i-Armenia, nokuxhumana kwakhe ne-Armenia diaspora eMelika.

Ngenkathi iseNew York, ithimba laseMy Armenia liphinde laqhuba usuku lokuqokwa kwabahwebi bezokuvakasha ngoLwesithathu, ngoJuni 27 nabaphathi bezokuvakasha ababalulekile.

Kusukela eNew York City, uhlelo lwaya eWashington DC ngoLwesine, Juni 28, emhlanganweni walo wokugcina wokuhwebelana ngezokuvakasha eSoorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church kanye nokwamukela i-cocktail evulekile ku-Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Umkhosi waminyaka yonke we-Smithsonian Folklife ukhiqizwa yi-Smithsonian Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage futhi ukhiqizwa ngokubambisana ne-National Park Service. Kungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi isiko lase-Armenia lethulwe kabanzi kulo Mkhosi. I-AGBU iphakathi kwabaxhasi bale festivali.

Le micimbi ibihlelwe yi-My Armenia Programme, okuwuhlelo lwezokuvakasha lwamagugu ngamasiko oluxhaswe yi-US Agency for International Development (USAID) futhi lwasetshenziswa yiSmithsonian Institution, futhi ibibanjwe yi-Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), okuyinhlangano yamasiko ase-Armenia. ENew York City.

"Ukusingatha lolu chungechunge lwezehlakalo kuhambisana nenhloso yethu ukufundisa konke ngamasiko nomlando wase-Armenia," kusho uNatalie Gabrelian, uMqondisi Wezemfundo Ehlukile ye-AGBU. "Ukukhuthaza intshisekelo yabangaphakathi embonini yezokuvakasha ebheke e-Armenia nakho konke okumele ikunikeze umhlaba kubalulekile ekuqhakambiseni ezokuvakasha nokuzibeka ebalazweni labahambi."

"Lokhu bekuwumsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu wokuqwashisa nge-Armenia njengendawo yokuvakasha," kusho uGrigoryan, uSihlalo weKomidi Lezokuvakasha Lombuso lase-Armenia. "Ngokusebenzisana kwethu ne-My Armenia Programme kanye neSmithsonian Folklife Festival, kube yinhlonipho ukuthola ithuba lokuqhubeka nokwabelana ngomyalezo wethu nabathengi base-US nokukhuthaza abahambi baseNyakatho Melika ukuthi bavakashele indawo yethu yamasiko emangalisayo."