Artist of the Month
Iraj Golzari
Iraj Golzari is one of Iran’s leading ceramics artists. Golzaris spends most of his time near the historical city of Hamedan, whom many believe to be one of the ancient world’s centers of ceramics.
Lalejin (Lalajin and local name: Lalin) is one of the towns near Hamadan. According to the official data, Lalejin has approximately 14,700 inhabitants. This town is known as the center of pottery and ceramics in the Middle-East.
80 percent of Lalejin’s population are potters, ceramists and related jobs. Lalejin is one of the important centers of pottery and ceramic productions in Iran and in the world. The products of Lalejin artists are very various and include the different kinds of luxury consumption earthen wares.
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Dancers
Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam graduated from University of Paris VIII with a degree in History of Art and Theatre. He specializes in Middle Eastern folklore and mystical dance and has a deep interest in Indian, Indonesian and Flamenco dances.
Shahrokh joined the renowned Theatre du Soleil in 1991, where he played lead roles in Ariane Mnouchkine’s productions of “Tartuffe” “La ville parjure” and “Les Atrides”.
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Leilah was born in New York of Iranian parents, although she has been based in Spain for the last seven years. At a young age, she became interested in the dance world studying ballet, jazz and tap in the Professional Children´s program at New York´s distinguished Broadway Dance Center.
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Afsaneh Art & Culture Society (AACS) serves the Central Asian, Iranian- and Afghan-American communities and people who appreciate art from all cultures. AACS programs provide eloquent testimony to the unique Central Asian expressive arts and promote appreciation for the diverse expressions of our mutual humanity.
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“Part whirling dervish, part flamenco femme fatale, the award-winning work of Iranian-born Banafsheh Sayyad communicates the universal message of Sufism in a physically explosive yet quietly intuitive way, an interplay between trance and directed movement. Banafsheh draws from her extensive background in Persian dance, Sufi ritual, Tai Chi and Flamenco to present a new form, rooted in tradition yet universal, “fusing ancient forms with a postmodern punch” - Los Angeles Times.
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Shahrzad Dance Academy (SDA) is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1996 by Shahrzad “Shazzy” Khorsandi.
SDA provides formal training in Persian dance to students ages 4 and up. These students learn Persian dance technique, as well as performance training, and perform in various festivals in addition to annual company recitals.
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Niosha Dance Academy (NDA) was founded in 1991 by Niosha Nafei, to teach traditional and modern Persian/Iranian Dance to groups of students as well as individual instruction. Students of Niosha Dance Academy perform regularly in both Persian/Iranian as well as multi cultural dance events.
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