ArmInfo. The State Ensemble of Armenian Folk Song and Dance "Altounyan", which is part of the National Ensemble of Folk Music and Dance of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, will go on a tour of France.
The ensemble will perform 20 to 25 concerts.
The tour has been organized by the S.A.S SPECTACLES DE TOUS PAYS. The tour title is "Spectacle au pays d'Aznavour"
The tour has been organized with the sponsorship of the Armenian Embassy in France and of the French Embassy in Armenia.
The Tatoul Altounian ensemble was founded in 1938, it brought together folk music and dances from different regions of Armenia. The composer Alexander Alexanyan and the choreographer Edward Manoukyan assisted Tatoul Altounian. In 2018 it received the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the best folk group at the Armenian Folk Music Awards ceremony.
"This very popular show will offer you the prettiest costumes from their cultural world with the exceptional and professional gestures of a state troupe," reads an announcement by S.A.S SPECTACLES DE TOUS PAYS.