· Folk
"Gutan" Folk Festival kicks off today
On August 26, at 7 p.m. the annual "Gutan" Folk Festival will take place in the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden. The festival is organized by the initiative of the “Mrro” Armenian National Art Center and the support of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts.
The objective of the festival is to preserve and spread traditional Armenian songs and dances, making them more them more recognizable to young people and passing them on from generation to generation.
The festival is organized with the following principles:
• Presenting traditional songs and dances as performed by folk groups according to their ethnic versions without any modern arrangements;
• Using national instruments exclusively (duduk, blul, shvi, zurna, pku, kopal, dhol, etc.) to invest in preserving the traditional Armenian melody and voice;
• Creating and screening films about the activities of the Armenian song and dance performers of our past, thus valuing their activity and contributions.
Throughout history, music and dance have served to bind the Armenian community together and create new identifies while paying homage to traditions of the past. Each year, musicians and dancers from all over Armenia come together in Cafesjian Center for the Arts to participate in the Gutan Folk Music and Dance Festival, with performances from each of the different regions of the country. The festival, which aims to preserve and disseminate traditional songs and dances, brings young and old to celebrate and learn together. Visitors can participate in the fun, singing along and learning traditional Armenian dance.
The objective of the festival is to preserve and spread traditional Armenian songs and dances, making them more them more recognizable to young people and passing them on from generation to generation.
The festival is organized with the following principles:
• Presenting traditional songs and dances as performed by folk groups according to their ethnic versions without any modern arrangements;
• Using national instruments exclusively (duduk, blul, shvi, zurna, pku, kopal, dhol, etc.) to invest in preserving the traditional Armenian melody and voice;
• Creating and screening films about the activities of the Armenian song and dance performers of our past, thus valuing their activity and contributions.
Throughout history, music and dance have served to bind the Armenian community together and create new identifies while paying homage to traditions of the past. Each year, musicians and dancers from all over Armenia come together in Cafesjian Center for the Arts to participate in the Gutan Folk Music and Dance Festival, with performances from each of the different regions of the country. The festival, which aims to preserve and disseminate traditional songs and dances, brings young and old to celebrate and learn together. Visitors can participate in the fun, singing along and learning traditional Armenian dance.
