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Crisis of Contemporary Art


What issues does the contemporary art attempts to solve, are these issues available to us? Is there any crisis in the contemporary art? How does the crisis of political thought impact on art? The topic is discussed by art critic Seda Shekoyan and artist Arman Grigoryan. The conversation is lead by Anna Sargsyan.
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Crisis of Theatre


Re-imaging of certain types of art is an immediate issue all over the world. It is normal and natural for the given era's humanitarian thought to overcome the conflict of the old and the new. However, with that missing, the local issue can grow into a cultural and public crisis. Henrik Hovhannisyan, corresponding member of NAS, Doctor of Fine Arts, and Ara Khzmalyan, Doctor of Fine Arts converse about the crisis of theatrical thought. The conversation is run by Anna Sargsyan
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Crisis of Public Education


What mentality does the modern public school shape, what values lie in the foundation of out nurturing, what is the model Armenian school. Within the scope of the topic “Crisis of Thought”, the issues of public schools are addressed by the ethnologist Ruzanna Tsaturyan and the programmer Aram Apatyan. The conversation is conducted by Anna Sargsyan.

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Protection of Children’s Rights


Despite the fact, that children react faster to the changing life, we are still rather conservative in respect to our attitudes and methods of growing them. And no matter how often we emphasize the requirement of realisation of our rights by referring to this or that law and regulation, every one of us understands and applies the concept of children’s rights dependings on the circumstances or simply our mood. Nonetheless, we all love our children and try our best to protect them. Ruzanna Baghdasaryan, Chairwoman of “Manana” Youth Educational Cultural Center, and Shaghik Marukhyan, World Vision Armenia Operations Manager, discuss issues related to the protection of children’s rights, attitude to and responsibility for children. The conversation is conducted by Anna Sargsyan.

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Crisis of Economic Thought


No matter what successes our human and financial capital sees in this or that corner of the world, we still do not anyhow manage to live in a “modern and attractive” country. What conclusions in respect to our artistic thought can be drawn when observing the structure of economy and budget? Within the scope of the topic “Crisis of thought”, Ashot Khurshudyan, PhD in Economics, and economist Hayk Balanyan discuss the quality of economic thought. The conversation is conducted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Arshak Fetvadjian


19th century is an era of disruptions and separations of Armenian identity. New names emerged in the Western Armenian, Eastern Armenia and Diasporan Armenian cultures. There were artists among them that got unfairly forgotten because their creations never obtained "Armenian citizenship". One of them was an intellectual, painter Arshak Fetvadjian.
Arshak Fetvadjian is a virtuoso aquarellist. He is the first Armenian painter to make the architectural monument serve as a material for painting. Fetvedjian's series of "Ani Cathedral" and "National Costumes", as well as 1500 pencil drawings of architectural monuments are held among the collections of National Gallery of Armenia. Part of these monuments no longer exits.
Fetvedjian is also the author of the currency and postage stamps of the first Republic of Armenia.
His own biography is a dramatic one and rather interesting...

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Crisis of Thought in Cinematography


Within the scope of the topic “Crisis of Thought”, the film critic Raffi Movsisyan and art critic, writer Arpi Voskanyan discuss the tasks of modern cinematography and the cultural policy in the sphere. What themes are raised by the modern films and to what extent they express public relationships? Who makes investments in the film production, what role does the mentality of the customer play? The conversation is conducted by Anna Sargsyan.

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Counterpoint


The film is a distant conversation between two believers. Members of Armenian Church, well-known artists Daniel Yerazhisht and Michael Mkrtchyan, present their substantially different perceptions and approaches on the issue of religious tolerance. The video has been produced with the scope of the project "Promoting Religious Tolerance in Armenia".
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Victory as Capital


The topic of the historical and symbolic meanings of the victories won in May is one so frequently discussed among us. It is natural and even necessary. How does the military victory become a guarantee of the future and transformed into moral and social capital? Did our public life, starting from art and literature to the institutional structures, have the victory go through the digestion of thought, what are the shortcomings we have in this respect? These issues are discussed by ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan and publicist Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

Sergey Mergelyan


“Mergelyan Institute” is known to everyone in Yerevan, however, the biography of one of its founders – Sergey Mergelyan, is practically unknown to the wider public. In 20, the Armenian mathematician became the youngest Doctor of Science in Mathematics in the USSR. In 21, he won the most honorable prize – the prize of Stalin. Then, as young as in 28, he became the youngest corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences in the USSR.