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 ...

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 ...

On Saturday, May 30, the Tekeyan Cultural Association participated in the Pasadena Armenian Festival at Victory Park. Media ...

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. On an early Saturday afternoon in ...

Dancers dressed in royal blue and red taraz perform traditional Armenian dance during the opening ceremony of the annual Armenian History Month. (Meg Aghamyan / USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian ...

Darone Sassounian gasped when he finally found the record. For years, Sassounian had been on the hunt for “Sunrise,” a 1979 album from Armenian musician Avo Haroutiounian. The album was recorded and ...