“Everything in dance is poetry. Every movement describes a story, a feeling. The dancer takes the audience into a world of fairy tales.” ~Farima Berenji
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Content Magazine Pick Up Party
May 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT
Farima Berenji and other South Bay artists are featured in interviews and photos in Content Magazine “Perform” Summer 2023 15.3:
A third-generation master cultural artist, Farima Berenji grew up in the light of her dancer mother and grandmother, literally dancing even as she learnt to walk. What puzzled her even then was how the matriarchs just seemed to accept the age-old traditions, and in turn, expected her to move to the melody without being able to explain why. Determined to find answers, Farima would turn to the sacred practitioners, the mystics, who were part of her learning eco-system.
That urge to dig deep, seek the truth, and understand the Why led her to pursue a degree in archeology in the US… Farima Berenji [is] founder and artistic director of Simorgh Dance Collective, anthropologist, archaeologist, and member of the International Dance Council CID UNESCO.
Farima wears the mantle of cultural ambassador with pride, aware of the enormous work ahead, committed to always stay in learning mode, adding, “The ancients said that when one stops learning, that is the end to life. Only 30 percent of history in Persia has been excavated, 70 percent remains to be found.
Written by Priya Das @priyadasmosaic
Photography by Cyntia Apps @cyntiaappsphotography
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Celebrate the release of issue Content Magazine 15.3, Summer 2023 “Perform,” highlighting three Content Emerging Artist Grant recipients and featuring select student artists from The Cilker School of Art and Design, the chair of the visual arts department, and Chancellor of the West Valley-Mission Community College District, with us at Cilker School of Art + Design, West Valley College.
The evening will feature an exposition showcasing the work of students graduating in art, architecture, design, and performing arts, including the Cilker Art & Design annual fashion show and work from other local artists featured in issue 15.3: Designer – Carlos Pérez | Photographer educator – Dan Fenstermacher | Painter – Renée Hamilton-McNealy | and Artist Rubén Darío Villa – Mr. Fuchila.