With the high auspices of the Minister of Culture Gabi Layoun, the dance unit of Hamazkayin presented the Knar Dance Group’s annual performances. The performances kicked off Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm at the Sagesse Theater in Beirut. A large audience attended the event which was dedicated to the memory of Felix Harurunyan, the late dance instructor of Hamazkayin.
Hovhannes Khachigian is the current dance instructor of the Knar Dance Group. With the two parts of the program the dance group featured the best of Armenian folk dances. The first part of the program had the theme of a traditional Armenian wedding, while in the second part the group performed a variety of dances, such as “Nino,” “Shalakho,” “Shirag,” “Sareri hovin mernen,” as well as an Arabic folk dance.
The Gayane Dance School of Hamazkayin took part in the program by performing three dances “Folk,” “Hayi acher,” and “Sartarabad.”
With this first show of this year Knar Dance Group of Hamazkayin gave the audience an opportunity to enjoy the art and high quality of Armenian dances and registered a new leap in the dance history of the Lebanese Armenian community.