Saturday, November 8 room Toboggan Décines (Rhône) was packed. More than 600 spectators were present to witness the spectacle of the stars of the Armenian song variety. The evening, organized by the “Armenian Nour ‘association, presented by comedian Ashot Ghazarian kept his promise. In turn, Vartan Badalian, Hamlet Kevorkian, Kohar HOVHANISSIAN and Aghassi Ispirian accompanied by dancers of the troupe of folk dances Nairi (Lyon) enchanted the room. The popular Kohar HOVHANISSIAN even down from the stage to invite the public to some kotcharis. For a few hours, the public-including a large part of Armenia-native was taken in the mountains and plains of Armenia. Mush in Van, Sasun in Van, Armenia was present at Décines. A successful evening with applause from delighted by this heat Armenian public. The president of the association “Nour Armenia” Vartouhi Sahaguian and Caroline Kennedy (Secretary) and Aline Kouyoumdjian (Treasurer) assisted by Anna Ham (representative of the Twinning Committee Décines) were widely praised for their initiative in favor dissemination of Armenian culture with these stars of Armenia in France found an opportunity to rediscover their art. Finally, late in the evening, the audience was invited to a photo-break action “Recognise the Armenian genocide.”
Krikor Amirzayan text and photo-reportage in Décines