Iranian classical dance has mostly remained hidden from international audiences, as it has been practiced and developed mainly underground in Iran and the Iranian diaspora since the Islamic Revolution ...
Ever hear of choreophobia? From the Greek, it means “a fear of dance.” I’ve been thinking about choreophobia since reading about the case of Iranian American Mohamad Khordadian, a 46-year-old pop ...
At New York City's 2009 globalFEST, festivities began on an otherworldly note in Webster Hall's Marlin Room, when the Iranian father-son team Shanbehzadeh Ensemble unfurled a mesmerizing set of what ...
Leili Tajadod Pritschet has a story to tell. She'll tell it four times this weekend as part of the University of St. Thomas Sacred Arts Festival. It is a universal story of loss, healing and ...
Hope springs eternal — or at least for the past 3,000 years, by the Zoroastrian calendar. But at the SF Opera House, this will be its first bloom. The Presidio Dance Theatre’s annual Children’s Day ...
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian is awaiting trial for working with female dancers and singers after being arrested earlier ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. This entrancing concert brings together three brilliant musicians in the ...
Beloved by Iranian and Armenian fans worldwide, Martik Kanian, popularly known as Martik, is truly a musical icon. With his velvet voice (or “makhmali”), he blends poetic ballads, romantic guitar ...