Norayr Mehrabyan Passes Away at 85

Norayr Mehrabyan, Honoured Artist of the Republic of Armenia, founder of the State Dance Ensemble of Armenia “Barekamutyun” and Honorary Citizen of Yerevan, has passed away at the age of 85.

Mehrabyan was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi and Mesrop Mashtots Medals of the Republic of Armenia. He made a significant contribution to the development of Armenian dance and the promotion of the country’s national dance heritage.

The staff of the National Centre of Folk Music and Dance has expressed its deepest condolences to Norayr Mehrabyan’s family, relatives, colleagues, students, and all those who appreciated his art, mourning the loss of a distinguished master of Armenian dance.