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SUMMARY:Haft Dastgah\, Haft Gham: Music and Dances of the Seven Persian Dastgahs
DESCRIPTION:Poetry in Music and Motion for a Millennium \nAn online workshop for musicians and dancers with Persian dance scholar Farima Berenji and music scholars Dr. Lloyd Miller and Nariman Assad.\nA dastgah is one of the basic melody types of traditional Persian music as identified by music masters originating from the nineteenth century.  It is a melody type that serves as the basis for a performer’s extemporized pieces. Each dastgah has come to identify a mood\, color\, poetry\, song\, movement\, dance style\, and recognizable beauty in classical Persian dance.  \nLearn the character and history of each of the seven classical Persian dastgahs.  Includes lectures and music and dance improvisation workshops for a program of seven classes over seven weeks.  The program culminates in a student performance presented online.   \nRegistration\nMeets Saturdays for 7 weeks\, July 11 – Aug. 22.\n$150 for full 7 week course\, $25 per class otherwise.\nSimorgh Dance Company members are eligible for a discount. \nRegister \nFarima Berenj\nFarima Berenji Farima Berenji is an Iranian-born scholar and an award winning\, internationally acclaimed performing artist\, choreographer\, instructor\, lecturer\, dance ethnologist\, and archaeologist specializing in classical\, folkloric\, and sacred dances of Persia and the Silk Road. Her training spans a lifetime of intensive collaboration and research with master artists\, scholars\, and spiritual teachers worldwide. She is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective\, a worldwide collaborative devoted to teach dance technique\, interpret\, illustrate\, present\, and perform dances of the Silk Road. Farima performs\, offers workshops\, and lectures worldwide upon request and has appeared in the US\, UK\, Austria\, Czech Republic\, Turkey\, Mauritius\, and Iran. Read more.. \nDr. Lloyd Miller\nDr. Lloyd Miller Dr. Lloyd Miller received his PhD in Persian Language and Literature from the University of Utah after spending seven years living in Iran where he had a weekly prime time television program titled “Kurosh Ali Khan va dastan”. His program featured musicians and other artists from around the world. Lloyd was urged to leave Iran during the revolution in the late 70s\, though he had never planned to leave. An expert in world music including American jazz\, Lloyd has made numerous recordings. The most popular being “Oriental Jazz” first released in 1968 and recently re-released by Vinyl Me Please selling thousands of copies worldwide. A film about Lloyd’s extraordinary life\, including 6 years in Europe as a jazzman and university student where he played with some of the most well-known musicians of the time\, is soon to be released. Titled “” the film will be screened in Finland October 25 at the World Music Expo. It was in Paris that Lloyd met Dr. Daryush Safvat who became his lifelong mentor and who taught Lloyd the importance and significance of Persian classical music. Founder of Eastern Arts\, with the blessing of Dr. Safvat\, Lloyd has taught music\, philosophy\, history\, dance and culture to thousands of students at various universities for over 40 years.  Read more… \nNariman Assadi\nNariman Assadi Nariman Assadi was born in Hamedan\, Iran on January 1\, 1992. Raised in Tehran\, he always felt drawn to percussion instruments. At the age of thirteen\, he began studying tombak under Master Amir Mogharab Samadi. From 2008 to 2013\, Nariman performed at Vahdat Hall as a soloist and with the Persian Percussion Ensemble at Pars Academy\, the premier music academy for children. After mastering tombak\, he then began learning Daf under the great Master Bijan Kamkar. With a strong understanding of the daf and tombak\, Nariman started learning barbat (Oud) under Master Mohammad Firouzi. \nIn 2015\, Nariman immigrated to the United States. He immediately began his professional music career by performing and attending festivals. In 2017\, he started learning percussion performance and world music with Professor Daniel Kennedy at Sacramento State University. Along with being a member of various ensembles\, Nariman also teaches daf\, tombak\, and music for children.
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SUMMARY:Prayers and Whirling for Beruit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a prayer session and meditative whirling in memory of the casualties and widespread devastation caused by an unbelievable explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beruit.  Together we wish the people of Beruit healing in the face of this tremendous tragedy\, to all those who have been wounded or have had homes\, offices\, and property destroyed.  \nIf you wish to help the injured or affected please make a donation to \nLebanese Red Cross\nhttp://www.redcross.org.lb/SubPage.aspx?pageid=1370&PID=158 \nLebanese Crisis NGO\nhttps://lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/#donate
URL:http://farimadance.com/event/prayers-and-whirling-for-beruit/
LOCATION:San Jose\, CA\, San Jose\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation Gathering (Sema)
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