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TJEKNAVORIANS TO DISCUSS 'CREDO,' 'RAVISHED ARMENIA' AT UCONN
Armenian Weekly
April 4, 2012
On Mon., April 16, noted filmmakers Alina and Zareh Shahan Tjeknavorian
will give the 2012 Alice K. Norian Lecture at the Zachs Community Room
at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Social Work. The
event is co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies
and Research (NAASR).
Alina and Zareh Tjeknavorian will speak on their film 'Credo,' based
on the 1919 classic film 'Ravished Armenia'.
The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. The Tjeknavorians
will then show and discuss their film "Credo," which they assembled
from remnants of the legendary silent film "Ravished Armenia," and
set to a soundtrack by Zareh's distinguished father, Maestro Loris
Tjeknavorian. The program will also include a performance of music
for piano and voice of selected Armenian folksongs interspersed
with Armenian Sketches for Piano "for my son Zareh Shahan" by Loris
Tjeknavorian, which will be performed by soprano Anna Hayrapetyan
and pianist Irma Vallecillo, of UConn's department of music.
Zareh Tjeknavorian has made a number of films that explore aspects
of Armenian history and culture. His most widely known film, the
documentary "Enemy of the People," explored Stalinist oppression
in Armenia, and was narrated by Eric Bogosian. He, along with his
wife Alina, have gone on to make a number of Armenian-themed films,
including a short lyrical film "Embers of the Sun" (2001) exploring
their interests in prehistoric Armenian monuments, and "Tigranakert:
An Armenian Odyssey," about the discovery of an ancient city in Artsakh
(Karabagh).
Their most recent film project focuses on the work of the Near East
Relief, an American-inspired organization that worked tirelessly
to aid all victims of the devastating effects of World War I and
its aftermath in the Middle East and the Caucasus. The survival and
eventual resettlement of the Armenian victims of the genocide would
not have occurred without the efforts of Near East Relief.
The Norian Lecture is supported by a bequest from Alice K. Norian to
the University of Connecticut to establish an endowment to be used
to educate students and the general public about Armenian culture and
history, and to gather Armenian Americans for both these purposes. The
Norian endowment supports three primary initiatives at UConn: the
annual Alice K. Norian Lecture; the Summer Field School in Armenian
Prehistory; and student and faculty exchange programs through the
School of Social Work at UConn and the Social Work Program at Yerevan
State University.
The event is free and open to the public, and takes place from 6-9
p.m. at 1798 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford, Conn. For more information,
call (860) 486-3152.
Armenian Weekly
April 4, 2012
On Mon., April 16, noted filmmakers Alina and Zareh Shahan Tjeknavorian
will give the 2012 Alice K. Norian Lecture at the Zachs Community Room
at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Social Work. The
event is co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies
and Research (NAASR).
Alina and Zareh Tjeknavorian will speak on their film 'Credo,' based
on the 1919 classic film 'Ravished Armenia'.
The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. The Tjeknavorians
will then show and discuss their film "Credo," which they assembled
from remnants of the legendary silent film "Ravished Armenia," and
set to a soundtrack by Zareh's distinguished father, Maestro Loris
Tjeknavorian. The program will also include a performance of music
for piano and voice of selected Armenian folksongs interspersed
with Armenian Sketches for Piano "for my son Zareh Shahan" by Loris
Tjeknavorian, which will be performed by soprano Anna Hayrapetyan
and pianist Irma Vallecillo, of UConn's department of music.
Zareh Tjeknavorian has made a number of films that explore aspects
of Armenian history and culture. His most widely known film, the
documentary "Enemy of the People," explored Stalinist oppression
in Armenia, and was narrated by Eric Bogosian. He, along with his
wife Alina, have gone on to make a number of Armenian-themed films,
including a short lyrical film "Embers of the Sun" (2001) exploring
their interests in prehistoric Armenian monuments, and "Tigranakert:
An Armenian Odyssey," about the discovery of an ancient city in Artsakh
(Karabagh).
Their most recent film project focuses on the work of the Near East
Relief, an American-inspired organization that worked tirelessly
to aid all victims of the devastating effects of World War I and
its aftermath in the Middle East and the Caucasus. The survival and
eventual resettlement of the Armenian victims of the genocide would
not have occurred without the efforts of Near East Relief.
The Norian Lecture is supported by a bequest from Alice K. Norian to
the University of Connecticut to establish an endowment to be used
to educate students and the general public about Armenian culture and
history, and to gather Armenian Americans for both these purposes. The
Norian endowment supports three primary initiatives at UConn: the
annual Alice K. Norian Lecture; the Summer Field School in Armenian
Prehistory; and student and faculty exchange programs through the
School of Social Work at UConn and the Social Work Program at Yerevan
State University.
The event is free and open to the public, and takes place from 6-9
p.m. at 1798 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford, Conn. For more information,
call (860) 486-3152.