Dancers from Artsakh to win Grand Prix in international festival

AZG Armenian Daily #086, 13/05/2005

Karabakh diary

DANCERS FROM ARTSAKH TO WIN GRAND PRIX IN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

In “New Stars of Dance” international festival in Yalta dancers of Gyurjian dance school of Stepanakert (Nagorno Karabakh) won the Grand Prix and diplomas. Both the festival organizers and the participants were pleasantly surprised saying that such a dance program may well be represented in respectable festivals and pretend to more serious awards.

Forth in number, this international festival hosts participants from CIS countries and various regions of the Russian Federation. The festival always sent invitation to Artsakh’s dance group but the latter could not participate having no sponsors. This year, they managed to leave for Yalta only thanks to the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Nagorno Karabakh as well as Stepanakert Municipality.

The triumphant performance of Gyurjian school dancers won them an invitation for another festival coming June in Yalta. But it is very unlikely that they will take part in the festival due to financial problems. We can hope that the Artsakhi dancers will go on with their successful performance on international stages and will win more awards in honor of their school and Artsakh.

By Kim Gabrielian in Stepanakert