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JUNE 27-July 1; JULY 4-8 2018 LOG SHEET # SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: STAN ZIMMERMAN RECORDER 1 NAME: Hyura 1 FILE NAME: 0095.wav RECORDER 2 NAME: Hyura 2 FILE NAME: 0418.wav PRESENTER: Levon Abrahamian DATE/TIME: 12 nov/4 July 18 PROGRAM: STAGE: Hyurasenyak GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: Revitalizing Tradition: [[atrikethrough]] the knot [[/strikethrough]] CARVING & POTTERY [[2 columned table]] | Participants | Instrument/Occupation | | --- | --- | VA | [[strikethrough]] Lèvon [[/strikethrough]] VAHAGN AMIRYAN | woodcarver | brown VHZ | VAHAGN HAMBARDZUMYAN | woodcarver [[strikethrough]] potter | bald BH | BOGDAW HOVHAWNISYAN | stonecarver & musician/singer | [[strikethrough]] stone [[/strikethrough]] beret LA: intro's 3 participants. Three are revitalizing their crafts VA: Father was in museums. Taken at age 12 to state museum of woodcarving VHZ: favorite book was Robinson Crusoe. BH: Also a singer; sings "We are not running away from difficulties. We will overcome." & FATHER was stone cutter, FATHER WAS A MASON. Continuing a tradition. SINGS AGAİN. LA: woodcarving faded, then a burst of activity WHY? VA: In villages, tools & utensils need, in wood. Replaced by metal. Masters lost the tradition. In Stalin era, there values came back; many woodcarver were trained in state museum. VHZ: Similar story w/ pottery. Intellectuals brough back trad. values.