The SF Examiner calls it “…the festival’s crown jewel…is ICARUS/RISE, which bridges the legend of the mythological figure with the migration of Iranians in search for freedom…”

ICARUS/RISE is a provocative and emotional multimedia theatrical performance of new Iranian poetry, translated, created, directed and performed by Niloufar Talebi, with original score by Bobak Salehi, and choreography and video by Alex Ketley, featuring Chloe Felesina as Icarus. The 10 artists on stage tell a story, woven of poems featured in BELONGING, connecting the myth of Icarus with the migration of Iranians, and the solitary journey of the artist/immigrant 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, Abbas Saffari, Jamshid Moshkani and Shahrouz Rashid, the poet of “Icarus”, as well as the poetry of Mina Assadi, and Yadollah Royaii.

ICARUS/RISE is available for touring. Contact us for bookings.

The making of ICARUS/RISE

Video Clips from ICARUS/RISE

Below you can view footage from the live performance of Four Springs, which premiered on January 25, 2004, at ODC Theater in San Francisco, and later performed at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell, CA on May 15, 2004. Four Springs was directed by Zara Houshmand, co-produced by the Translation Project and Afsaneh Art and Culture Society. Four Springs was based on the poetry of Partow Nooriala, Abbas Saffari, Ziba Karbassi, Majid Naficy, Reza Framand and Saghi Ghahraman. Midnight Approaches, our DVD of short films was based on Four Springs.

	Narcissus Flower ( Quick Time | Windows Media )
	Gravequake ( Quick Time | Windows Media )
	Saturday Night Dinner ( Quick Time | Windows Media )
	Night ( Quick Time | Windows Media )