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SUMMARY:Emruz Festival: Music Dance Theater Visual Arts MENA-SWANA
DESCRIPTION:A three day festival in NYC featuring plays\, concerts\, and films by artists of Middle Eastern\, Southwest Asian\, and North African descent. \nMay 1st: A night rooted in Iranian and Afghan Traditional Music \n1) Of Roots and Colors is a concert-length musical project that explores the cultural geography of Greater Iran through sound\, memory\, and shared musical lineage. Drawing on regional repertoires from Khorasan and Tajikistan in the northeast\, to Fars in central Iran\, and the Bakhtiari\, Luri\, and Kurdish traditions of the Zagros mountains\, the project asks: how do music and oral tradition preserve historical connections across regions\, languages\, and borders\, even as political boundaries shift?\nAt its core\, this work treats music as a living archive. Each piece reflects a distinct regional identity—mode\, rhythm\, poetic language—while revealing deep structural and aesthetic affinities that point to common roots. By placing these traditions in dialogue within a single performance\, Of Roots and Colors highlights both cultural continuity and difference\, inviting the audience to hear Iran not as a monolith\, but as a vibrant\, plural soundscape shaped by centuries of exchange. The project comes to life through carefully curated arrangements that respect the integrity of each tradition while allowing for subtle interaction among them. The performance unfolds as a journey from east to west\, with spoken contextual framing that situates each musical segment historically and culturally. Improvisation plays a key role\, echoing the oral transmission practices central to these traditions and allowing the musicians’ lived experiences to shape the performance in real time.Inspired by ethnomusicological research\, fieldwork\, and long-term engagement with regional musicians\, Of Roots and Colors is envisioned as both an artistic and educational experience—one that fosters listening across difference and re-centers music as a bridge between communities\, histories\, and shared cultural memory. \nPerformers:\nSirvan Manhoobi: Oud\nRoxana Sarrafi: Vocalist\nMehrpouya Daneshvar: Clarinet \n2) And the Mountains Echoed will be a live\, intimate performance centered on the Afghan rubab\, inspired by the themes of memory\, separation\, and enduring connection explored in And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. Rather than retelling the novel’s narrative\, the project will translate its emotional and psychological landscapes into sound—using music to explore how love\, loss\, and responsibility echo across generations and geographies.\nRooted in Pashto folk and Afghan classical traditions\, the performance will unfold through a series of improvisational movements. Melodic fragments will emerge\, repeat\, and transform\, mirroring the way memories are carried\, reshaped\, and preserved over time. The rubab will function as both melodic and rhythmic storyteller\, with its sympathetic strings and natural decay allowing resonance and silence to become active compositional elements. \nThe work will emphasize restraint and intimacy. Space\, breath\, and stillness will be treated as core musical tools\, inviting deep listening and reflection from the audience. Subtle rhythmic frameworks inspired by Afghan and Hindustani forms will support the melodic arc without overpowering it\, ensuring the rubab remains the central narrative voice. \nPresented with Emruz Festival\, And the Mountains Echoed will frame freedom as emotional and artistic openness—the freedom to hold complexity\, to honor inherited traditions while allowing them to evolve\, and to let a historical instrument speak vulnerably and honestly in the present. The performance will offer audiences a contemplative sonic space where personal and collective histories quietly resonate with one another. \nPerformers:\nSAHEL: Rubab\nShraman: Sitar\nDhruvin: Tabla \n3) A contemporary exploration of Persian music through original compositions and reimagined traditional material. Drawing from classical Persian forms\, regional influences\, and contemporary compositional approaches\, the program moves fluidly between intimate acoustic textures and more expansive ensemble writing. The music is shaped through varied instrumentation and evolving arrangements\, allowing melodic modes\, rhythmic structures\, and timbral colors to unfold in multiple dimensions. \nSantur serves as the central voice of the performance\, acting as a traditional instrument and a contemporary sound\, interacting with a flexible ensemble that may include strings\, winds\, percussion\, electronic elements\, or voice. Improvisation plays a key role\, creating moments of spontaneity and dialogue between musicians while maintaining a clear compositional framework. \nPerformers:\nHamidreza Maleki: Santour\nBehfar Bahadoran: Tar\nParisa Karimi: Kamancheh \nMay 2: Theatre\nThis evening of theater brings together three distinct works—a musical reading\, a short play reading\, and a fully staged theatrical piece—each exploring themes of displacement\, survival\, and hope. \n1) The night begins with a musical reading\, Cheeks Rosy From Slapping by PRETTY CRIME\, that blends storytelling and song to set the emotional tone. \n2) It is followed by a reading of Longest War by Humaira Ghilzai\, where two best friends\, Nargis and Pari\, stay connected across 7\,000 miles through a fragile WhatsApp call\, navigating life in America and Kabul under Taliban rule.Performers:\nAwesta Zarif\nSophia Tarin \n3) The evening culminates in KISMET by Didem Ruhi Karci and Talha Karci\, a two-person\, actor-driven play about a Turkish immigrant couple who unexpectedly find themselves on stage and begin performing their own journey from Istanbul to the U.S.–Mexico border. Using minimal props and direct address\, the piece moves between humor and heartbreak as it asks what it means to start over. Together\, these works offer a powerful\, multi-form portrait of migration\, identity\, and resilience. \nMay 3: Theatre and Music\nAn evening of theater and music offering distinct yet resonant theatrical forms—a modular\, multilingual experimental piece and a myth-based storytelling performance—each interrogating power\, truth\, and the politics of knowledge. \n1) Ceasefire Later! by Bazeed is a choreopoem built entirely from found and verbatim text\, tracing the narratives and propaganda surrounding the genocide in Gaza after October 7\, 2023. Structured in modules of varying lengths and performed in an order determined by the audience\, the piece unfolds as a fragmented collage of social media\, interviews\, movement\, and song\, resisting a fixed timeline and conventional theatrical form. \nPerformers:\nWaseem Alzer\nMette Loulou Von Kohl\nLour Yasin \n2) Following\, a solo piano performance by Niayesh Javaheri. \n3) Concluding the night with Testament of Bondar Bidakhsh by Bahram Beyzaie (directed by Nikta Sabouri) reimagines a Persian myth through the lens of naqqāli\, with two storytellers offering competing accounts of a king and his vizier. As Bondar’s invention—a world-seeing chalice meant for collective knowledge—becomes a tool of power and control\, the audience is positioned as witness and judge. Drawing parallels to contemporary technologies like AI and surveillance\, the piece explores who owns knowledge and how it is used. Together\, these works create a layered dialogue between past and present\, form and fragmentation\, storytelling and truth. \nPerformers:\nDario Ladani Sanchez\nAbraham Makani
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/emruz-festival/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Art Haus\, 24 Marcy Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Festival,In Person,Music,Theater
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SUMMARY:Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance & Kimono
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to experience the mesmerizing art of Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance & Kimono in a unique and captivating performance!\n\n\n\nPlease read the following carefully when making a reservation. \nPlease be sure to make a reservation through Eventbrite. However\, this does not guarantee you a seat. Seating for this performance is on a first‑come\, first‑served basis. Once the theater reaches full capacity\, no additional audience members will be admitted. If you wish to see the performance\, please arrive at the theater early. \nーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー \nPresented by Japan Performing Arts\, Inc. (JPA) \nJapan Performing Arts\, Inc. invites you to a free public program celebrating the beauty\, discipline\, and artistry of traditional Japanese dance and kimono culture. Join us for an afternoon that brings together classical performance\, cultural education\, and the elegance of handcrafted Japanese textiles. \n\n\n\nThis program will feature performances of traditional Japanese dance as well as a kimono showcase. \n1. Traditional Japanese Kabuki Dance \n2. Kimono Show \n\n\n\n\nJapanese Classical Dance Performance \nExperience three iconic works from the classical Japanese dance repertoire: \n\nFuji Musume (Wisteria Maiden)\nKomori (The Nursemaid)\nShichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune)\n\nThe program includes an introduction to each piece\, insights into the characters\, and explanations of how movement changes depending on the role. Costumes used in the performances will also be showcased. \nーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー \nAbout JPA’s Artistic Approach \nJPA’s Artistic Vision \nJPA is committed to honoring classical Japanese dance while also exploring new creative possibilities. Our dancers train rigorously in both traditional Japanese technique and Western dance forms\, allowing them to perform original works that blend classical foundations with contemporary movement. \n\n\n\nKimono Showcase \nAs part of our ongoing kimono presentation series\, this program will highlight the renowned Japanese craft of yūzen dyeing\, celebrated for its intricate designs and vibrant colors. Six models will appear on stage wearing kimono that exemplify this traditional art form. \n\n\n\n\nThe program will also include a live demonstration of dressing a model in a furisode\, the formal long‑sleeved kimono worn for special occasions.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/traditional-japanese-kabuki-dance-kimono/
LOCATION:Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Dance,In Person
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