Armenia + Art = ArtavazdSource: http://www.montrerpatteblanche.fr/?p=480
Artavazd is 17. 6 years ago, he left Armenia, his home country with his family. Guarding subsidiary he continues to exercise a passion that began in Yerevan: the piano. Portrait.
We go to 16 hours to 4:20 p.m., still nobody. Call to Artavazd, he is playing the piano at the conservatory: he had not seen the hour turn, immersed in his scores. "Playing the piano, it is not just pressing buttons. We must live what we play, feel it. That is the most complicated. "The tone is set. Between
Artavazd Khachatrian and piano, it's been twelve years since it lasts. At age 5, he discovered the instrument and includes Tchaikovsky School of Yerevan, Armenia. Here he was born. A prestigious school for young musicians. Art is something of a family. "My father is a guitarist, my brother and my cousin dancing, my aunt made the piano, violin I have a cousin, a cousin choir" he admits shyly. The eyes and black hair, he talks about his journey shyly playing with a small spoon, staring into the wave, with a maturity confusing for a young 17.
In 2004, Artavazd, 11 years old, his parents and his younger brother leave their country towards France. Arrived in Bordeaux, they spend a few months away. The Reception Centre for Asylum seekers Bordeaux hosts then spent a year and a half. After many administrative procedures, "where he had complete records huge, with lots of details and documents to prove our identity," the family gets subsidiary protection. They now live in Eysines.
Every year they renew their residence permit. For that, he must "prove that we are well integrated." Not very complicated for them. The mother of Artavazd custody, the father must accompany youth to the music school a few hours a week. The little brother is at college and classical dance. Artavazd, it is in terminal "Techniques of music and dance "in high school Camille Julian.
His schedule is divided between current and long hours at the Conservatory of Bordeaux to work the piano. "I get up at 6 o'clock every morning and I go home around 23 o'clock. I spend my afternoons with the academy, to work. "Next year he wants to integrate the Conservatoire de Paris. "It will be very hard! There are hundreds of candidates admitted for 3 or 4. I am under no illusions. If it does not work I try to conservatories in Switzerland or Germany. "
It is well integrated in France, but still does not understand some differences cultural. "Here, young people are ashamed to listen to classical music. But it is the foundation of all contemporary music! We must master the classic play everything else. In Armenia, there is a big classical culture. And it seems normal to me! "
Speaking of culture, what are his favorite pianists?
"- It depends, each pianist is good in a composer.
- And you're good at what?
- It's not for me to say. I do not judge myself. I can not say "I play well," I think it's not for me to say. "
Humble. "I not experienced difficulties in life. People tell me that if I do not think so. He did not yet speak a word of French when he arrived. "Shy," he dared not speak at the beginning "not to make mistakes." Then he learned "with his friends." Now he feels well in France. But it will never feel truly French. "I define myself as Armenia is my background, I can not help it. " At home, the family speaks Armenian. "It's our language! And then my parents do not speak fluent French. They get along, but they have not fact that the work done enough to communicate. " Why coming in France? "It's something we've never spoken at home. I guess that's because it is the country of human rights, that they are better respected. "
This year, it becomes major. New administrative procedures were waiting to ask for his papers. "I do not know exactly when to apply OFPRA. I do not know how it will happen. I do not want to handle this. Paperwork and everything, I do not care too much. But it important anyway. I must put myself. " Armenia lacks. Unable to set foot there while under subsidiary protection. "is believed to apply for naturalization, but it is complicated, the steps are very long. When my father will have a more fixed, maybe ... "
Maud Rieu
Posted January 27, 2011 by Montrerpatteblanche.
Information:
"Subsidiary protection is granted, in France, a person who is not eligible for refugee status but is exposed in his country to one of the following serious threats:
the death penalty * *
torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading
* As a civilian, a serious threat, directly and individually against his life or person because of widespread violence resulting from armed conflict or international [1]. "
Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_subsidiaire_en_droit_fran% C3% A7ais_de_l% 27asile
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