YEREVAN. – Dichters Dansen Niet (Poets Don’t Dance) group will perform at the Yerevan city Chamber Music House after Komitas in Yerevan at 7.00 p.m. on Monday in the framework of events dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing and UNESCO’s declaration of Yerevan to be World Book Capital 2012.

In the concert composition ‘From Chaos to Hope’ (‘No Chains’) a forte-piano, contra-bass, shaman drum, electronic sound system, as well as lyrics will sound. All this is accompanied by Komitas motives performed by the string quartet ‘Nairi’ and touches on themes of genocide, emotions and freedom.

Poets Don’t Dance group performs with the following staff in Yerevan:

Edwin Berg (Netherlands, Forte Piano)

Eric Sumeryan (France, Contra-bass)

Sainkho Namtchylak (Russia, shamanic vocals and tambourine)

Fred DB (Belgium, drums)

Serge van Duijnhoven (Netherlands, poetry, vocal)

Arlette van Laar (Netherlands, decor and design)

The world commemorates on April 24 the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century.

Commemoration actions are held in all states, people remember this monstrous crime against humanity as over one and a half million innocent Armenians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire, while hundreds of thousands were tortured and deported.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.