List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-07-21
The Power of a Cliche: Representing Iranian Women
New York Saturday - July 21, 2007 04:30 PM
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) and ArteEast are proud to present an afternoon of spoken word performance with Haleh Anvari, photographer/writer from Iran. Haleh's performance will look at the ways in which Iranian women are represented both in the West and in Iran, focusing on the icon of the chador. Through her performance, she deconstructs the black chador as the preferred icon of the Western media and the Islamic Republic of Iran:
"Both camps use me as the icon for the clash of civilizations. One wants to protect my soul, the other wants to rescue it…so you see me in my total blackness on books and magazines. I sell copy, I sell an idea, and in the folds of my black chador I sell in one place two violently opposed ideologies which are set on an ugly collision course."
The performance is part of simultaneous art exhibitions this summer in Washington, DC and Tehran entitled: TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora ( www.iranianalliances.org/art.htm ).
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July 21, 4:30-6:00PM
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, NYC
filminfo@arteeast.org>
"Both camps use me as the icon for the clash of civilizations. One wants to protect my soul, the other wants to rescue it…so you see me in my total blackness on books and magazines. I sell copy, I sell an idea, and in the folds of my black chador I sell in one place two violently opposed ideologies which are set on an ugly collision course."
The performance is part of simultaneous art exhibitions this summer in Washington, DC and Tehran entitled: TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora ( www.iranianalliances.org/art.htm ).
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July 21, 4:30-6:00PM
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, NYC
filminfo@arteeast.org>
Abbas Kiarostami Films at Pacific Film Archive
Bay Area - East Bay Saturday - July 21, 2007 04:30 PM
Pacific Film Archive Presents:
Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker
July 7 – August 30, 2007
“We are living in the age of Kiarostami, but don’t know it yet.”—Werner Herzog
One of the most critically acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the past twenty-five years, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has captivated Western audiences with works of deceptive simplicity and indefinable poetry. We are proud to present this retrospective of his films, from early documentaries through his celebrated “Koker trilogy” and recent masterworks.
SATURDAY JULY 21
4:30 The Wedding Suit
(Iran, 1976)
An O. Henry–like story of a wedding suit “borrowed” from the tailor’s for a night explores the world of working youths in the shops and streets of Tehran. “Great suspense is built by purely visual means, recalling the apparent simplicity of neorealism.”—MoMA, N.Y. Repeated on Saturday, July 21. Preceded by shorts: Colors (Iran, 1976) and Solution No. 1 (Iran, 1978).
6:30 Close-Up
(Iran, 1990)
“Kiarostami, in semi-documentary mode, re-creates the true story of an unemployed dreamer—an ardent cinephile—who passes himself off as the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a fraudulent act that becomes both an homage and a fresh work of art.”—New Yorker. Repeated on Saturday, August 18. Followed by: Film School of Hossein Sabzian (Azadeh Akhlaghi, Iran, 2005)
The Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch) in Berkeley, CA. Advance tickets are available by calling (510) 642-5249. For more information, visit http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries
jalley@berkeley.edu>
Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker
July 7 – August 30, 2007
“We are living in the age of Kiarostami, but don’t know it yet.”—Werner Herzog
One of the most critically acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the past twenty-five years, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has captivated Western audiences with works of deceptive simplicity and indefinable poetry. We are proud to present this retrospective of his films, from early documentaries through his celebrated “Koker trilogy” and recent masterworks.
SATURDAY JULY 21
4:30 The Wedding Suit
(Iran, 1976)
An O. Henry–like story of a wedding suit “borrowed” from the tailor’s for a night explores the world of working youths in the shops and streets of Tehran. “Great suspense is built by purely visual means, recalling the apparent simplicity of neorealism.”—MoMA, N.Y. Repeated on Saturday, July 21. Preceded by shorts: Colors (Iran, 1976) and Solution No. 1 (Iran, 1978).
6:30 Close-Up
(Iran, 1990)
“Kiarostami, in semi-documentary mode, re-creates the true story of an unemployed dreamer—an ardent cinephile—who passes himself off as the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a fraudulent act that becomes both an homage and a fresh work of art.”—New Yorker. Repeated on Saturday, August 18. Followed by: Film School of Hossein Sabzian (Azadeh Akhlaghi, Iran, 2005)
The Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch) in Berkeley, CA. Advance tickets are available by calling (510) 642-5249. For more information, visit http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries
jalley@berkeley.edu>
The Power of a Cliche: Representing Iranian Women
New York Saturday - July 21, 2007 04:30 PM
Salaam doostan-e aziz!
As you may have seen in the Washington Post recently, IAAB's Camp Ayandeh was a great success! Thanks for your support that helped to make the camp possible, and to all of you who sent messages of support to the campers on our camp blog. Also in the Post recently was IAAB's TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora, which has opened successfully in both Washington, DC and Tehran to critical acclaim. The openings of the two simultaneous exhibitions drew more than 500 people and the show has been covered widely in the Washington Post, Northern Virginia Magazine, and WETA. The exhibitions, held concurrently at the Ellipse Arts Center in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the Nikzad Gallery in Tehran, will run through August 4th. Please see IAAB's website for information on supplemental events in both locations.
In conjunction with the exhibition, IAAB is proud to present three multi-city events with Haleh Anvari, exhibiting writer/photographer from Iran. Information for these events is below -- we hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you in New York and Washington, D.C.!
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) is proud to present:
The Power of a Cliche: Representing Iranian Women
Please join us for three evenings of spoken word performances with Haleh Anvari, photographer/writer from Iran.
The performances, in Washington, DC and New York City, are part of simultaneous art exhibitions this summer in Washington, DC and Tehran entitled TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora (http://www.iranianalliances.org/art.htm).
Haleh's performances will examine the ways in which Iranian women are represented both in the West and in Iran, focusing on the icon of the chador.
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Performance Schedule
* Saturday, July 21st (New York City)
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
*Co-sponsored by ArteEast
4:30-6:00 PM
**All events free and open to the public! Please direct any questions to: narges@iranianalliances.org
As you may have seen in the Washington Post recently, IAAB's Camp Ayandeh was a great success! Thanks for your support that helped to make the camp possible, and to all of you who sent messages of support to the campers on our camp blog. Also in the Post recently was IAAB's TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora, which has opened successfully in both Washington, DC and Tehran to critical acclaim. The openings of the two simultaneous exhibitions drew more than 500 people and the show has been covered widely in the Washington Post, Northern Virginia Magazine, and WETA. The exhibitions, held concurrently at the Ellipse Arts Center in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and the Nikzad Gallery in Tehran, will run through August 4th. Please see IAAB's website for information on supplemental events in both locations.
In conjunction with the exhibition, IAAB is proud to present three multi-city events with Haleh Anvari, exhibiting writer/photographer from Iran. Information for these events is below -- we hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you in New York and Washington, D.C.!
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) is proud to present:
The Power of a Cliche: Representing Iranian Women
Please join us for three evenings of spoken word performances with Haleh Anvari, photographer/writer from Iran.
The performances, in Washington, DC and New York City, are part of simultaneous art exhibitions this summer in Washington, DC and Tehran entitled TRANSFORM/NATION: Contemporary Art of Iran and its Diaspora (http://www.iranianalliances.org/art.htm).
Haleh's performances will examine the ways in which Iranian women are represented both in the West and in Iran, focusing on the icon of the chador.
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Performance Schedule
* Saturday, July 21st (New York City)
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
*Co-sponsored by ArteEast
4:30-6:00 PM
**All events free and open to the public! Please direct any questions to: narges@iranianalliances.org
HUGE INTERNATIONAL PARTY AT CLUB Privé THIS SATURDAY. 3 LEVELS...PERSIAN, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, & HIP-HOP/SALSA. DJ Ramin, Nik, Raffy, & DIMITRIS MYKONOS!!!
Bay Area Saturday - July 21, 2007 08:00 PM
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