In celebration of the United Nations (UN) Day, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN, in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday organized a performance at the UN Headquarters.
Armenia mission joins United Nations Day celebration at UN Headquarters
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 25, ARTSAKHPRESS: The event brought together a large number of delegates from the UN member states, and representatives of the UN agencies, academia and civil society. Fusing traditional Armenian performance art with modern dance interpretation, the event featured a preview of the world debut of HOKIS, a musical spectacle showcasing the talents of young participants of two of AGBU’s partner programs in Armenia: the AGBU Nork Children’s Center, and the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, in capital city Yerevan.
Premiering on Friday at the New York City Center, HOKIS is a reinterpretation of Armenian traditions at the cutting edge of digital and performing arts.
The performance opened with remarks by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Chief of Adolescent Development and Participation Unit of UNICEF Judith Diers, and HOKIS Creative Director and French-Armenian filmmaker Patrick Malakian.
“The UN is about the future, and the future of children,” Ambassador Mnataskanyan noted in his welcoming remarks. “They are inheriting the world from us, and this should remind us that we all have a duty."
