Slideshow: 6th Annual Middle Eastern Festival
A performer from the Sayat Nova Dance Ensemble leads the audience in a line dance.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
The Pletenitsa Balkan Choir with the Berklee World Strings (directed by Eugene Friesen).
Photo by Kelly Davidson
Middle Eastern Festival founder Christiane Karam speaks to the crowd.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
Dancers from Boston-based Ludo Mlado light up the BPC.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
The Zulal Armenian A Cappella Folk Trio, backed up by Pletenista and the Berklee Middle Eastern Festival band.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
Acclaimed Armenian vocalist Aleksan Harutyunyan serenades the audience.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
The Sayat Nova Dance Ensemble.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
The Pletenitsa Balkan Choir, directed by festival founder Christiane Karam.
Photo by Kelly Davidson
Pianist Christina Azarian shines on the BPC stage.
Berklee's Signature Series returned to the BPC on March 3 for the sixth annual Middle Eastern Festival. This year's festival was dedicated to the music of Armenia, and featured special performances by acclaimed Armenian folk singer Aleksan Harytyunyan and Boston-based folklore dance ensemble Ludo Mlado. Other perfomances included the Sato Moughalian-directed Perspectives Ensemble, a cappella folk trio Zulal, and live painting by Kevork Mourad. It was truly a special night to celebrate Middle Eastern music and culture.
Click on the image above for a short slideshow of images from the concert.
Watch a performance from the festival by Berklee's Pletenitsa Balkan Choir here: