Listen to me as I--at first--stumble through a harrowing Armenian translation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. 

UN Declaration of Human Rights: Armenian

Recorded somewhere between the Bowl and House of Pies, September 2011.

I fuckin' love L.A.

A packed, sweltering Opera tonight. 2.5 hours of Sevag's poetry--recited sometimes on its own (my favorite reader at the 1 hour mark), sometimes set to music (kanun, oh, kanun). Here's the first half of the night.

Baruyr Sevag Tribute, Yerevan Opera House, Aug. 8, 2012

Anahid Yahjian is an independent writer, director and producer of narrative, experimental and documentary cinema. Since graduating with honors from Occidental College with a degree in comparative literature and film studies, she has split her time between Yerevan, Sofia (her birthplace), Los Angeles (her home), and New York City. She is committed to telling true stories—even if they come from her imagination.

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