Sojourn at Ararat

About the French version recording

The French version of the play was recorded in Bordeau in 2007 during a performance tour including the La Criee, National Theatre in Marseilles and the St. Croix Cathedral in Paris as part of theYear of Armenia in France (L'Annee de L'Armenie). It will be available soon.

FEATURED POEMS

The original poems on which Sojourn at Ararat is based extend from pre-Christian Armenia to this day, including the Diaspora. They are the works of:

Vahan Tekeyan – Diaspora (1878-1945)
Parouir Sevak – Armenia (1924-1971)
Gevorg Emin – Armenia (1919- 1998)
Tanyel Varoujan – Diaspora (1884- 1915)*
Gregory of Narek – Armenia (951- 1003)
Nahapet Kouchak – Armenia (16th C.)
Siamanto – Diaspora (1875- 1915)*
Missak Medzarents – Diaspora (1886-1908)
Hovhanness Toumanyan – Arm. (1969-1923)
Yeghishe Tcharents – Armenia (1897-1937)
Avedik Issahakian – Armenia (1875-1957)
Hovhannes Shiraz – Armenia (1915-1984)
Silva Kapoutikian – Armenia (1919- 2006)
William Saroyan – Diaspora (1909-1981)
Zahrad – Diaspora (1924-2007)

TRANSLATIONS are by Gerald Papasian,
Nora Armani and John Papasian. Some free adaptations  have been made on existing translations to suit the performance needs.