GUTAN 2023August 26, 2023 GUTAN 2023 FOLK FEST OF ARMENIAThe festival will take place on August 26 at 19:00 p.m. in the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden. The festival is organized by the initiative of the “Mrro” Armenian National Art Center and the support of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts. The objective of the festival is to preserve and spread traditional Armenian songs and dances, making them more them more recognizable to young people and passing them on from generation to generation. The festival is organized with the following principles: • Presenting traditional songs and dances as performed by folk groups according to their ethnic versions without any modern arrangements; • Using national instruments exclusively (duduk, blul, shvi, zurna, pku, kopal, dhol, etc.) to invest in preserving the traditional Armenian melody and voice; • Creating and screening films about the activities of the Armenian song and dance performers of our past, thus valuing their activity and contributions. These groups will perform during GUTAN 2023: “Akounq” “Karin” “Sasna Tsrer” “Van” “Maratouktsiner” “Masounq” “Noubar” “Veradarts” “Menq enq Mer Sarere” | Artsakh “Ardvin” “Tavros” "Tarontsiner" "Areg" "Gorani" "Tsilq" Other materials from this section
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Admission and Hours
Cafesjian Sculpture Garden: always open. Escalator Gallery: everyday, 8:00-20:00. Exhibition Galleries, Museum Store and Visitor Center: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 10:00-20:00. The Center is closed on state holidays. From April 1 until October 31, CCA Museum Store, besides Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, will also be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 10:00am till 6:00pm.
CCA presented the project of Armenian National Pavilion within the framework of the 60th Venice Art Biennale
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