Art and Culture in a Salon Environment
Sunday, January 14th, at 5:00pm
Atelier 86 will be screening a rough cut of Vile Henchman‘s untitled 90 minute wedding comedy currently in post production. Director Jonathan Smith and many members of the cast and crew, will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion.
Cocktails and appetizers will be served. Admission is by private invitation.
Sunday October 15th, at 5:00pm
India’s extraordinary, historical relationship of intercultural coexistence is explored in an installation of 12 sculptures by Ghiora Aharoni, entitled The Road to Sanchi, which will be exhibited at the Rubin Museum, opening November 17, 2017.
[Read more…] about The Road to Sanchi: Exhibition Preview and Conversation with Ghiora Aharoni
Sunday, September 17th, at 5:00pm
In 301 A.D, Armenia was the first nation to accept Christianity as a state religion. This historic occasion took place well before the decree of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I who ordered all citizens of the Empire to be Christians. To date, Armenia is the easternmost country where Christianity is the National Church. Over the centuries, Armenians built elaborate religious complexes which housed senior and junior monks and facilitated self-sufficiency. They were centers of learning, secluded in faraway mountaintops and deep valleys.
[Read more…] about History Revisited: Armenian Monasteries with Şahan Arzruni
Sunday, April 9th, at 5:00pm
The poet Federico Garcia Lorca lived a fascinating life during a very violent time in Spanish history. The play will also be presented this summer as part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity at the Flamboyan Theater. Join the playwright, cast, and director for a reading of the play and discussion of the work!
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Admission is by private invitation.
This salon features a screening of french Left Bank filmmaker Chris Marker’s seminal short film, La Jetée. Pre-screening introduction and post-screening discussion will be lead by NYU’s Nicholas Birns, PhD. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Admission is by private invitation.
Ricardo Riethmuller‘s continuing workshop of Antigone. This reading will feature Mathew Minnicino‘s adaptation of Kenneth Cavander‘s translation of Antigone. Discussion with Messrs. Cavander, Minnicino and Riethmuller to follow along with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Admission is by private invitation.
A screening of a short film, The Hobbyist, (see: https://vimeo.com/168655872 or press kit) followed by discussion lead by the director, George Vatistas. Cast and crew will be in attendance. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served before and after the screening. Admission is by private invitation.
Reading of Kenneth Cavander’s translation of Antigone directed by Ricardo Riethmuller. The translation was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The reading will be followed by a discussion lead by Mr. Cavander, Mr. Riethmuller and actor Nina Smilow who plays Antigone. According to Mr. Cavander, the event is, to his knowledge, the world premier of this translation (albeit a very informal one). Admission is by private invitation.
Dr. Beth Cohen and Prof. Alan Shapiro (John Hopkins), both noted art historians, presented their recent research. Presentations included cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Admission was by private invitation. [Read more…] about Art presentations by noted scholars Dr. Beth Cohen and Prof. Alan Shapiro
Reception for pianist and dear friend, Sahan Arzuni, in honor of his being awarded the Presidential Movses Khorenatsi medal, the Republic of Armenia’s highest cultural award. Several leaders of New York’s Armenian community, including Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, attended. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were served. Admission was by private invitation.
