“Berkeley Lecture Series” in partnership with “Iranian Student Alliance in America – ISAA” Present:
A Talk by Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam, Member of La Comédie Française,
Accompanied by Sahar Dehghan
Topic “Iranian Poetry, Dance and Art from a Historical, Sociological and Political Perspective.”
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Place: 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California, Berkeley
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Lecture in Persian
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· Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam is an Iranian modern dancer trained and based in Paris. A graduate in History of Art and Theatre from the University of Paris 8, he is choreographer, actor, and director. He has danced in Seven Pavilions of Love, Sohrab and Gordafarid, and Khosrow and Shirin. In addition, he is the founder and artistic director of Nakissa Art Company. http://www.shahrokh-nakissa.com/
· Sahar Dehghan has been studying Indian classical drama and dance under the great Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh Das, in India and in the U.S. She has also been a principal dancer of Ballet Afsaneh. She is currently based in Paris, working with Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam and Nakissa and is studying the philosophy and poetry of Hafez. www. sahardh.com.