List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-08-27

March 18, 2005
Wigmore Hall, London
7:30 PM

You are cordially invited to join the Professional Iranian Networking Society's
tenth dinner gathering.
When: Friday August 27, 2004 @ 6:30 pm
Where: Shamshiry (The Private Room) 8607 Westwood Center Dr. Tyson's Corner, VA 22182
Phone: 703.448.8883.
Please RSVP by Thursday August 26. For more information, please visit:
www.pinsdc.net

AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2004

ASHBY STAGE THEATER (former Transparent Theater)
1901 Ashby Avenue Berkeley, California
Corner of Martin Luther King Way & Ashby (Ashby BART)
Wheelchair Accessible

Written by: Bahram Beyzaie
Translated by: Manuchehr Anvar
Directed by: Evren Odcikin
Light design : Jim Cave

Featuring: Ali Dadgar, D. Anthony Harper, Richard Louis James, Nicholas A. Olivero, Sara Razavi and Bella Warda

Production manager: Zahra Mahloudji
Stage manager: Sprandore Geford

Reservations: 510.595.4607 www.darvag.org

Friday, Saturday, Sunday from August 27 - September 18, 2004

Preview: Friday, August 27th 8pm $10.00
Open & Reception: Saturday, August 28th 8pm $20.00
General: Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 7pm $15.00

Darvag presents the Iranian master playwright Bahram Beyzaie's Death of Yazdgerd, a poetic and political work exploring the
cruel and tragic dynamics of a class-based society. The text is translated by Manuchehr Anvar, and will be directed by Evren
Odcikin: War is raging. King Yazdgerd's body is discovered in a run-down mill in the Iranian desert. Charged with murder, the
miller, his wife and his sickly daughter must tell their story to the commanders to escape torture and death. Who killed the
King? Was Yazdgerd indeed the revered God-King, or a puny, immoral man caught in the destructive whirlwind of his times? Echoes
of Greek tragedy haunt this drama of a family exposing its dark secrets in a time of war and poverty, weaving a web of mystery
tied to the fate of a nation under attack facing an unknown future.

Ghazal and Mozart’sRequiem

On August 27, the Mostly Mozart Festival examines the unexpected connection between
world music and the majestic requiem, one of Mozart’s final scores. The concert
opens with the ensemble Ghazal, featuring Kayhan Kalhor on kamancheh, Shujaat Husain
Khan on sitar and vocals, and Sandeep Das on tabla, performing meditative Indian and
Persian improvisations. Then the focus turns to the Requiem with distinguished
soloists performing with the Riverside Choral Society. The juxtaposition is
surprising and beautiful.

Pre-concert discussion with Louis Langree, Kayhan Kalhor, Shujaat Husain Khan and
Sandeep Das in Avery Fisher Hall at 7:00

Friday August 27 at 8:00
Ghazal
arr. Khan and Kalhor

Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Louis Langree – conductor
Lisa Milne – soprano
Jill Grove – mezzo-soprano
Christopher Pregardien – tenor
Nathan Berg – bass
Riverside Choral Society
Patrick Gardner – director
Mozart Requiem in D minor

Avery Fisher Hall (64th and Broadway)
Tickets: $25, 35, 50

For tickets call CenterCharge 212.721.6500 or visit the Avery Fisher Hall box office
or www.lincolncenter.org.