Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz
Zack Rogow
Poet of “Icarus” poem, Shahrouz Rashid
Choroegrapher Alex Ketley
Panelists:
Keynote Speaker, Moniru Ravanipur
Alex Ketley as Icarus
Music Rehearsals with composer Bobak Salehi, cellist Kristina Forester, percussionist Ian Ding and creator, Niloufar Talebi.
Director Nasser Saffarian deftly combines interviews with family members and peers with footage of Farrokhzad shot by Bernardo Bertolucci. Saffarian digs deep into her personal and professional life to uncover new information about this outspoken artist. A revealing look at her private world.
A landmark in Iranian cinema, and spliced with Farrokhzad’s narration of quotes from the Old Testament, the Koran and her own poetry, it is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of life.
“…a spectacular film…truly impressive” —Judy Woodruff, CNN
Feature Documentary of Middle Eastern teenagers who spend 3 weeks at camp with their “enemy”.
An acclaimed story-writer and novelist, Ahmad Mahmoud was born on December 25, 1931 in Ahwaz. In his youth he worked as a day laborer, driver, construction worker and suffered imprisonment for his political views.
“An authentic glimpse into the Under 30 generation that makes up 65% of Iran’s current population.”
Director Nasser Saffarian deftly combines interviews with family members and peers with footage of Farrokhzad shot by Bernardo Bertolucci. Saffarian digs deep into her personal and professional life to uncover new information about this outspoken artist. An exploration of her ground-breaking, controversial, and erotic poetry.
“Sometimes the further you go away, the deeper you go within.”
A Never before seen documentary of the secret rituals of the Kurdish Sufis.
A documentary about one of the most important Iranian poet and intellectual icon.
“A funny documentary that chronicles the fantasy of a Cab driver in Tehran that he will someday sing on stage with the famous singer, Aref”
Art Exhibit by Beyond | Persia, Hors d’œuvres (7pm)
A multimedia theatrical piece based on new Iranian poetry. Connects the myth of Icarus with the migration of Iranians, and the solitary journey of the artist/migrant in the quest for freedom. ICARUS/RISE begins after the fall and is the journey to self-possession, featuring the emerging voices of Iranian poetry, including Ziba Karbassi, Granaz Moussavi, Maryam Huleh and Shahrouz Rashid, the poet of “Icarus”.
View photos of the making of ICARUS/RISE
View a video clip of ICARUS/RISE
Created by Niloufar Talebi
Original Score by Bobak Salehi
Choreography and video by Alex Ketley
Percussion, Ian Ding
Cello, Kristina Forester
Lighting Design, Allen Willner
Dramaturg, Zack Rogow
Post-Show cast meet & greet, dance party
Art Exhibit by Beyond | Persia, Hors d’œuvres (7pm)
Post-Show cast meet & greet, dance party
Bookstore (11 am-4 pm)
Panel 1: “Literature and Performance” (11-12:15)
With Ram Devineni, Zack Rogow, Niloufar Talebi
Panel 2: “Iranian literature as World Literature” (12:30-1:45)
With Martin Riker, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Richard Jeffrey Newman
Keynote Talk (2-3:15)
Moniru Ravanipur: “Why is Iranian Literature not World Literature (yet)”
Book Signing (3:20-4)
Moniru Ravanipur, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Richard Jeffrey Newman, Ram Devineni, Shahrouz Rashid…
Gala Celebration:Reception and Art Auction (6-7)
Gala Dinner and Live Entertainment (8-11:30)