ARAX Dance - Ara the Beautiful (Ara Geghetsik & Shamiram)

King Ara the Beautiful is notable in Armenian literature for the popular legend in which he was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Shamiram (Semiramis) waged war against Armenia to win him. The dance recounts the love triangle between his Armenian queen Nuard and Shamiram. Ara stays loyal to his wife and country despite his infatuation with Shamiram. Music: Yerevan Etudes Op. 30, by Alexander Spendiarian Videography: InVision, Inc. Special thanks to Rubina Hovhannisyan for costume design and sewing, and