A grand gala was held in Yerevan on September 9 to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society. The event took place at the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre. Government ministers and representatives of ministers were among the guests.
A display in the theater’s foyer featured a selection from Hamazkayin’s prodigious publishing efforts in literature, children’s books, and other fields.
Meguerditch Meguerditchian, chairperson of Hamazkayin’s Central Executive Board, spoke at the event, as did Giro Manoyan, member of the ARF Bureau and director of the party’s political affairs office.
The gala featured a medley of musical and theatrical performances with the participation of the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre, the Hamazkayin Sos Sargsyan State Theater, the Yerevan State Pantomime Theatre, the Barekamutyun Armenian State Dance Troupe, the Prof Art Dance Studio, the National Chamber Choir of Armenia, the Only Girls band, Emmanuel Hovhannisyan and Friends on the duduk, and the Sasna Tsrer Folk Ensemble. An animated film prepared by the MushRoom advertising agency was shown. The program was conceived and directed by Vardan Mkrtchyan.