Documentation of Traditional Armenian Music and Dance

$69.3K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Armenia
Start Date	Apr 01, 2010
End Date	Dec 17, 2014
Duration	1,721 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77062-48`

Grant Description

To support the documentation of 20 Armenian dances and their associated music and traditions.

Dance has been an important vehicle for transmitting culture from one generation to the next and for preserving Armenian identity, particularly during the last century. This project includes the production of an instructional dance DVD for broadcast on Armenian television.