The Sassoun Dance Ensemble was established in 2004, under the guidance of Fr. Zareh Zargarian, Vicar and Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Armenian Church.
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Sevag Avakian
Assistant Director & Costume Coordinator: Sareen Avakian
Sassoun Dance Ensemble has performances annually, along with many other performances for various events, presenting traditional Armenian dances, as well as dances from other cultures.
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ANNUAL PERFORMANCES:
Season 1 (2004/2005) April 10, 2005
Season 2 (2005/2006) June 10, 2006
Season 3 (2006/2007) June 2, 2007
Season 4 (2007/2008) May 17, 2008
Season 5 (2008/2009) June 20, 2009
Season 6 (2009/2010) June 26, 2010
Season 7 (2010/2011) June 25, 2011
Season 8 (2011/2012) June 16, 2012
Season 9 (2012/2013) June 15, 2013
Season 10 (2013/2014) June 21, 2014 (Toronto) June 28, 2014 (Montreal) Featuring singer Ruben SasunCi from Armenia
Season 11 (2014/2015) June 13, 2015
Season 12 (2015/2016) June 11, 2016
Season 13 (2016/2017) June 11, 2017
Season 14 (2017/2018) June 9, 2018
Season 15 (2018/2019) June 8, 2019
INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES:
– ARMENIA & KARABAGH – 2010 “One Nation, One Culture” Festival
– NEW YORK, USA – 2012
– ARGENTINA & URUGUAY – 2013
– AUSTRALIA – 2015
– WASHINGTON D.C., USA – 2018 “Smithsonian Folklife Festival”
WITH WORLD RENOWN SINGERS:
– RAISA MKRTCHYAN – 2010
– INGA & ANUSH – 2012
– SILVA HAKOBYAN – 2013 & 2016
– RUBEN SASUNCI – 2014
– MONIKA NAZARYAN – 2018
– ARPI – 2018
– HAYK PETROSYAN (comedian) – 2019
– LILIT HOVHANNISYAN – 2019
FAMOUS STAGES:
– Canada’s Wonderland “Armenia Day”
– July 1st, 2011/2013/2015/2016/2017/2018 Canada Day Celebrations at Dundas Square, Downtown Toronto
– Armenian Heritage Night at the Raptors Pre Game Show at ACC – February 23, 2014
– Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) on the International Stage – August 23, 2014
– International Student’s Festival organized by the City of Toronto – September 27, 2014
– Richmond Hill’s “Taste of the Hill” Multicultural Festival – August 23, 2015 & September 25, 2016
OTHER PERFORMANCES:
– Holy Trinity Church Anniversary Celebrations
– “Exile in the Cradle” play
– Annual Carassauga Festival in Mississauga
– Khoren Mouradian’s “Harsi Bar” music video
– Harout Bedrossian’s “Ayo” music video
– Shirak Tatosian’s “Aysor” music video
– United Way event – Honouring of Waterloo Police Chief, Matt Torigian
– AYF Winterfest 2011, 2013 & 2015
– Armenia’s 20th, 23rd & 26th Independence Celebration, AYC, Toronto
– Charm of Song & Dance 2011, 2012, 2014 at UofT Hart House Theatre, organized by the Academy of Serbian Dance.
– Pangaea Multicultural Event – McMaster University in Hamilton
– Ottawa Armenian Festival, 2012
– Rev. Archpriest Zareh Zargarian’s 20th Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood
– Lousapem Theatre’s “An Unusual Day”, May 11 & 12, 2013
– Igranka Bulgarian Festival, June 22, 2013
– Unveiling of the “Forest of Hope” Memorial & Tree Planting Ceremony in memory of the Armenian Genocide – September 24, 2016