Nairi Khemichian, a sophomore majoring in health and the human sciences, said whenever she sees a shourtchbar — a traditional Armenian group dance where individuals form a circle — she joins in.

Sophia Chorbajian, cultural chair of the USC Armenian Students’ Association, performed a traditional Armenian dance called Shalaxo with the Ara Dance Studio, an Armenian dance group aiming to preserve ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Arax Armenian Dance Ensemble, named after the Arax River in historic Armenia, presents traditional Armenian folk dances as well as dances ...

Sona Nalbandian is performing “Kamancha” on the aptly named four-stringed instrument, the kamancha. As the fourth-year ethnomusicology student plays, I feel the history of an entire people in the ...

Armenian identity is not about place. And yet, it’s always about place. Through dance we nurture our Armenian identity, connecting communities around the world. Armenian villages are nestled in and ...

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The 18th annual Cleveland Armenian Festival will take place Sept. 20-22 at St. Gregory of Narek Armenian Church in Richmond Heights. On the second day of the festival, Sept.

Dancers from the Nairi Dance Group wore colorful costumes with elaborate embroidery and performed for a full house Sunday at the Alex Theatre. The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational Cultural Society, a ...

As the parish council treasurer of the St. Kevork Armenian Church, Ani Frankian serves as an informal ambassador for both her church and homeland at events like Saturday’s 2018 Houston Armenian ...

Armenian Church of Our Saviour at 87 Salisbury St., Worcester, brings back its fall festival this month. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22. This free admission ...