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Volume 7, No. 2        j|,e newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization Armenian Studies Program
February, 1986 and Armenian Studies Program CSUF, Fresno, CA 93740
ARMENIAN    ACTION
Spring schedule set for ASO
Bozigian to instruct Armenian dance class Balakian, Baloian featured in poetry reading
Tom Bozigian, one of the world's
foremost teachers of Armenian folk dance,
will conduct an instructional workshop
on Saturday, March 8 in the CSUF South
Gym. The one day workshop, which
includes a morning and an afternoon
session, will be followed by a lecture and
film presentation.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the
Armenian Students Organization and the
Dance Club of California State University,
Fresno.
Born in Los Angeles, Bozigian was
raised and educated in Fresno. Armenian
song and dance played a distinct and
unique role during his youth. Much of his
time was spent with immigrants, from
whom he learned many regional dances of
Armenia. He graduated from Fresno
State with a B. A. in Russian Area Studies
and an M.A. in Education.
During a two year stay in Soviet
Armenia, Bozigian graduated from the
State Choreographic School Sayat Nova.
In coordination with the University of
Yerevan Ethnographic Institute, he also
researched songs and dances of the Armenian S.S.R. interior.
His teaching has taken him to most
continents of the world, and he has
choreographed many Armenian dances
for stage presentations. He has worked
with such performing ensembles as Arax
of Fresno, Aman of Los Angeles, Duguene
University Tamburitzans of Pittsburgh,
International Dance Theater of Amsterdam, and Nayiri of Paris.
Bozigian continues to add to his repertoire and still spends time with immigrants
to learn and preserve the historical dances
of Armenia. "Many of the dances that the
immigrants brought over are being lost,
especially now that the number of original
immigrants is getting fewer and fewer," he
said during last year's visit to CSUF.
In addition to dance workshops, Bozigian offers volleyball clinics, Russian and
Armenian language and history classes,
music courses, and prepared lectures for
colleges and universities. He also conducts
weekend camps throughout the U.S. and
has made several records for Armenian
dance.
On Sunday, March 9, a rare and special
poetry reading will be held in the Lyles
Theatre of the Fresno Metropolitan Museum.
Peter Balakian of New York and James
C. Baloian of Fresno will read from their
selections of modern Armenian poetry,
which include some of their recent works.
This will be the first time the two poets
have appeared together. "I think it's great
that Peter and I can get together and share
our thoughts. I look forward to talk to
him," said Baloian.    The program will
In addition to conducting Armenian
dance workshops, Tom Bozigian researches traditional dances and is a lecturer of
Armenian history and language.
Bozigian has taught at CSUF many
times. Armenian and non-Armenian
students attending last year's workshop
learned such dances as Heenk ou Meg
("Five and One"), Kocharee ("Goat
Dance"), Loosvee Shoghov ("Moonlight
Dance"), Harsnee ("Wedding Dance"),
Miserlou, Ambee Dageets ("From Beneath
a Cloud"), Sulemani, and Tamzara.
Introducing and assisting Bozigian this
year will be Roy Moz, who teaches various
dance courses for the CSUF Physical
Education Department.
Students are encouraged to enroll for
the entire workshop, since different dances
are taught in morning and afternoon
sessions. The lecture and film presentation
which follows the afternoon session will
highlight Bozigian's world travels.
To enroll for the workshop see the
advertisement on page 10. For further
information concerning the workshop call
Barlow Der Mugrdechian at 294-2669, or
Roy Moz at 294-2005.
Ensemble
to appear
April 25th
By Karen DeOrian
Assistant Editor
The Ensemble de Musique Armenienne is planning its California premier
for the spring of 1986.
The Ensemble was founded in Paris
in 1976. The four member ensemble
performs Armenian troubador and
folk music.
The Ensemble de Musique Armenienne has performed widely throughout
Europe and has toured the U.S. twice,
in 1983 and 1984. In the past few years,
they have played at Carnegie Hall, The
Opera Comique (National Theater of
Paris), The University of Michigan,
Festival Marseille sur Mediterranee,
The Gulbenkian Foundation of Lisbon, Ateliers d'Ethnomusicologie in
Geneva, and Cornell University. Their
performances have been also broadcasted on Radio France Musique and
on French television.
The first California concert of the
1986 tour will be in Fresno on Friday,
See Ensemble, Page 9
ASP raises over $100,000 for Peters fund
drive; valley raisin growers donate $50,000
The Armenian Studies Program of
California State University, Fresno revealed that contributions by Armenians
for the Leon S. Peters Business Building
and the adjacent Valley Business Center
have soared over the $100,000 mark.
Participation in the fund drive began in
1985 and was spearheaded by the efforts
of Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Coordinator
of the Armenian Studies Program, assisted
by Program lecturer Barlow Der Mugrdechian.
Soon after the campaign had begun it was
learned that the new Leon S. Peters
Business Building would house the offices
of the proposed Center for Armenian
Studies. The move will enhance the
visibility of the already prestigious Armenian
Studies Program at CSUF, making it the
focus of Armenian research in California
along with the UCLA Armenian Studies
Program.
Organizations as well as individuals
have made three year pledges in this truly
community effort.  Groundbreaking is to
begin in Spring 1986 and completion of
See PETERS, page 11
begin at 7:30 p.m. and is co-sponsored by
the Armenian Students Organization and
the Fresno Metropolitan Museum.
Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Coordinator
of the Armenian Studies Program, will
also present an illustrated lecture, "Inscriptions in Armenian Art", on March 2.
Dr. Kouymjian's lecture will begin at 4:00
p.m. in the Lyles Theatre and is free to the
public.
The reading and lecture are part of
"Weavers, Merchants, and Kings: The
Inscribed Rugs of Armenia", the first
major exhibition of Armenian carpets in
North America. Weekly programs focusing on Armenian culture have been
planned to run from February 16 through
April 13. The remaining schedule of
lectures, performances, and films is as
follows:
Feb. 16, 2:30 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Diamonds, Dragons and Crosses: The
Art of Armenian Rug Weaving", an
illustrated lecture by Dr. Lucy Der Manuelian.
Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Lost Treasure: The Story of Armenian
Art", an illustrated lecture by Dr. Lucy
Der Manuelian.
Feb. 22, 2:30 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Armenians and the Oriental Rug", an
illustrated talk by Leymel Amirian.
March 2, 2:00 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Arax Armenian Folk Dancers", a live
performance with Richard Hagopian and
his choral ensemble.
March 16,1:00 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"The Making of Oriental Carpet", a film.
March 23, 2:00 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Collecting Rugs—A Connoisseur's Perspective", a lecture by Arthur Gregorian.
April 6, 2:00 p.m. (Lyles Theatre)
"Armenia Today", an illustrated lecture
by Dr. Arra Avakian.
April 13, 2:00 p.m.
"Armenian Rugs: A Comparison Between
Nineteenth Century and The Classic Rugs
of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries", an illustrated lecture by Dr.
Murray L. Eiland.
Admission for all programs, with the
See Poetry Reading, page 11
From left to right, Haig Sahatdjian, Victor Sahatdjian, and Sarkis Sahatdjian. The
Liberty Bell, seen in the background, is the Victor Packing trademark.
Inside
Action:
Letters ...Page 2
Editorials ...Page 3
Musa Dagh:
The fight for survival
...Page 5
Gourgen Yanikian
...Page 6 & 7