AKM on Stage Winter Spring 2016

WINTER | SPRING 2016 on stage AGA KHAN MUSEUM PERFORMANCES The Vahdat Sisters

Shujaat Khan

Ramneek Singh

Kiya Tabassian GREAT POETS SERIES It is impossible to speak of the arts of Muslim civilizations without considering the art of poetry: for centuries, poets have influenced music, dance, and visual art in all its forms. This four-part series showcases great poets from Rumi to Hafiz Amir Koushkani through inspiring performances by international artists. WELCOME Interested in adding a pre-show dinner to your ticket? Visit agakhanmuseum.org for details. Illuminating unexpected connections between diverse evolving cultures: it’s what performing arts Reflections on Sultan Shah Khatayi performed Reflections on Rumi performed at the Aga Khan Museum is all about. Our winter/spring 2016 programming is no exception. by Constantinople and Albayrak Brothers by the Vahdat Sisters A Great Poets Series launches our live program in January, providing a glimpse of mystical Istanbul Saturday, January 23, 8 pm Saturday, April 16, 8 pm through the music of Alevi brothers Hüseyin and Ali Riza Albayrak. Shujaat Khan and Ramneek Tickets starting at $40 adults, $32 students/seniors. Tickets starting at $55 adults, $44 students/seniors. Singh take this series into the spring, exploring the poetry of Kabir and Amir Khusrau. 10% off for members! 10% off for members! Ali Riza and Hüseyin Albayrak are modern-day Described as “transformative” by Songlines magazine, Also this January, we continue Seeing Beyond the Visible: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami, a major troubadours and heirs of the Ashik tradition in Anatolia. the incomparable voices of sisters Mahsa and Marjan retrospective in our auditorium that provides insight into Kiarostami’s poetic and probing gaze. Together with Kiya Tabassian and Pooria Pournazeri, Vahdat unite with kamancheh, piano, and percussion For visitors to the installation Doors Without Keys, this series also deepens an appreciation of just virtuosos of setar and tanbour, they have mapped out a to deliver exquisite interpretations of Rumi’s poetry. how multidisciplinary Kiarostami’s body of work truly is. voyage into the heart of Anatolia and Persia via the Our World Music Series presents outstanding international performers and opportunities for us passionate poetry of Sultan Shah Khatayi. Reflections on Kabir and Khusrau performed to partner with like-minded cultural organizations here in Toronto. If you missed the exceptional by Shujaat Khan and Ramneek Singh performance by DakhaBrakha in our inaugural season, you now have the chance not only to hear Reflections on Hafiz performed Friday, April 29, 8:30 pm them perform their own music, but also to experience their incredible multimedia presentation by Amir Koushkani Ensemble and Rumi Canada Tickets starting at $65 adults, $52 students/seniors. of the silent film classic Earth (1930) in its Toronto premiere. Saturday, March 12, 8 pm 10% off for members! Tickets starting at $45 adults, $36 students/seniors. Master sitarist Shujaat Khan and singer Ramneek Singh, Don’t miss our exciting new year which explores the work of exemplary artists who show us the 10% off for members! known for her pure, meditative style, interpret the works myriad ways that cultures communicate through the performing arts! Just in time for March Break! A stellar musical line-up of two beloved Sufi masters in the same evening.

— including Amir Koushkani (tar, vocals), Siavash Kaveh In partnership with Amirali Alibhai (kamancheh), and Bamdad Fotouhi (tombak, daf) — Head of Performing Arts celebrates the Sufi poet Hafiz, animated by the mystical whirling dance of Farzad AttarJafari.

2 AGAKHANMUSEUM.ORG WINTER | SPRING 2016 3 Where is the Friend’s Home? Through the Olive Trees

SEEING BEYOND THE VISIBLE POP-UP PERFORMANCES THE FILMS OF ABBAS KIAROSTAMI Back by popular demand: Save with a Series Package! Single screening tickets a series of informal performances Enjoy a remarkable film series — programmed to complement Abbas Kiarostami’s Order in-person or call $15 adults by emerging and local musicians evocative installation Doors Without Keys — and gain invaluable insight into the 416.646.4677 ext. 7700. $12 students and seniors in unusual settings. Look (and listen) for music in the galleries,* work of this versatile artist, poet, and filmmaker. Not available online. $13.50 members Must be purchased before January 28 at 8 pm. $10.80 Student/Senior members courtyard, atrium — and, Selected by veteran film curator and film festival programmer Peter Scarlet (co-curator of Doors Without Keys), in warmer months, the $120 adults the screenings take place in two locations at the Aga Khan Museum: in our upstairs gallery and in our auditorium. Aga Khan Park! $108 students and seniors Special discount for Please see page 6 for a full film schedule. $108 members “The Koker Trilogy” Marathon March Break $92.20 Student/Senior members The Aga Khan Museum and TIFF are co-presenters of this series, as well as The Wind Will Carry Us: The Films March 27, 12–6 pm Saturday, March 12– of Abbas Kiarostami, a retrospective of Kiarostami’s films screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox curated by James Quandt Sunday, March 20 at See all 12 Kiarostami screenings Buy tickets to all three films (Senior Programmer, TIFF Cinematheque). Visit tiff.net for details! 11 am, 2 pm, and 3 pm from January 28–March 27 and receive 10% off! *Only gallery performances plus . . . Single screening tickets also available. • Receive one free Museum admission require Museum admission. Supported by Screening Series Co-presented by • Receive a 50% discount on parking Supported by for all screening days!

4 AGAKHANMUSEUM.ORG WINTER | SPRING 2016 5 GALLERY SCREENINGS AUDITORIUM SCREENINGS Ongoing to March 27 January 28–March 27 Included with Museum admission After a special evening screening on January 28, make Explore Doors Without Keys, then view a scheduled Sundays your day to visit the Museum! Have lunch, selection of Kiarostami’s shorts and features in an explore our exhibitions, and enjoy a matinée of one of exclusive screening area adjacent to the installation.* Abbas Kiarostami’s unforgettable films. Seeing Beyond the Visible: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami will culminate The Experience (Tajrobeh) with a rare one-day marathon of “The Koker Trilogy” on December 15–January 3 March 27.* 1973, 56 min. The Traveler (Mosafer) 1974, 71 min. ABC Africa Thursday, January 28, 8 pm January 5–24 2001, 84 min. Homework (Mashgh-e Shab) 1989, 86 min. Sunday, January 31, 2 pm Five January 26–February 14 Close-Up (Namay-e Nazdik) 1990, 98 min. Kassé Mady Diabaté DakhaBrakha 2003, 74 min. Sunday, February 7, 2 pm

10 on Ten Taste of Cherry (Ta’m-e Gilas) 1997, 99 min. February 16–March 6 Sunday, February 14, 2 pm 2003, 87 min. The Wind Will Carry Us (Bad Ma Ra Khahad Bord) Roads of Kiarostami 1999, 118 min. WORLD MUSIC SERIES March 8–27 Sunday, February 21, 2 pm 2007, 32 min. Our World Music Series begins with a welcome introduction to the music Ten (Dah) 2002, 94 min. *Film schedule subject to change. For full film synopses Sunday, February 28, 2 pm of Mali and the much-anticipated return of an unstoppable Ukrainian quartet. and the latest updates on film programming, please visit agakhanmuseum.org. Shirin 2008, 91 min. Interested in adding a pre-show dinner to your ticket? Visit agakhanmuseum.org for details. Sunday, March 6, 2 pm

Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) 2010, 106 min. Kassé Mady Diabaté — DakhaBrakha — Showcase Performance Sunday, March 13, 2 pm Showcase Performance Saturday, April 23, 8 pm Saturday, April 9, 8 pm Tickets starting at $50 adults, $40.50 students/seniors. Like Someone in Love 2012, 109 min. Tickets starting at $50 adults, 10% off for members! Sunday, March 20, 2 pm $40 students/seniors. This self-described “ethnic chaos” band took the Aga Khan Museum 10% off for members! stage by storm in October 2014. Don’t miss what promises to be another For almost half a century, Kassé utterly original performance! “The Koker Trilogy” Marathon Mady Diabaté has been recognized Sunday, March 27, 12–6 pm as one of West Africa’s finest singers. DakhaBrakha Presentation of Earth — Film Screening & Performance A descendant of the most distinguished Sunday, April 24, 3 pm “The Koker Trilogy” includes: griot family of the ancient Manding Tickets starting at $40 adults, $32 students/seniors. Where is the Friend’s Home? Empire, the Diabatés of Kéla, he has 10% off for members! (Khaney-ye Dust Kojast) helped shape Malian music. Aleksandr Dovzhenko’s silent film Earth (1930) has long been recognized — 1987, 83 min. alongside Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein and Man with a Movie In partnership with Life and Nothing More . . . Camera by Dziga Vertov — as one of the great Soviet-era films. Experience its ( . . . Zendegi va Digar Hich) power with a score performed live by DakhaBrakha in this Toronto premiere!

1992, 91 min. In partnership with Through the Olive Trees (Zir-e Derakhtan-e Zeytun) 1994, 103 min.

6 AGAKHANMUSEUM.ORG WINTER | SPRING 2016 7 Jalal Nuriddin

Eve Egoyan Devaki Pandit

Raags of the Gharana Tradition Earwitness 2016 CO-PRESENTATIONS Literally meaning “family,” a gharana in North Indian Showcase Performance co-presentation classical music refers to a musical style that has developed with Toronto Images Festival Each season, the Aga Khan Museum over a certain period of time in various regional centres. Thursday, April 21, 8 pm Hear a group of India’s finest musicians representing four Tickets starting at $35. is pleased to join with local cultural different gharanas — Imdadkhani, Agra, Benaras, and 10% off for members! organizations to present innovative Jaipur — perform raags (melodic scales) that are special How can a piano become a visual instrument as well as a performances that tap into the city’s to their traditions. musical one? In this exciting installment of her “Earwitness” series, pianist-composer Eve Egoyan partners with See both concerts and save! dynamic world music scene. renowned Canadian artists Nicole Lizée, Michael Snow, Packages starting at $81 for adults, $72 for members. John Oswald, and David Rokeby to debut a live Ramesh Mishra Dispatches From Tomorrow PROGRAM 1 multimedia performance on a grand Yamaha disklavier. Saturday, February 6, 9 pm Evening Raags This event takes place at the Harbourfront Centre — Saturday, April 2, 7 pm Brigantine Room. Tickets starting at $45 adults, $41 members. Tickets $20. Anupama Bhagwat (sitar), Waseem Ahmed Khan (vocals) National Canadian Film Day 10% off for members! Wednesday, April 20, 2 pm Grandfather of Rap, Jalal Nuriddin, one of the founders of PROGRAM 2 $10 adults, $8 students/seniors the influential group The Last Poets, is joined on stage by Afternoon Raags Members free! Malik Al Nasir, a protégé of Gil Scott Heron, accompanied Sunday, April 3, 3 pm Join us in the Aga Khan Museum Auditorium for an by exceptional Canadian artists. Hosted by Northern Griot Tickets starting at $45 adults, $41 members. afternoon screening celebrating Canadian cinema. Network, this landmark spoken word performance celebrates Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Devaki Pandit (vocals) Check agakhanmuseum.org for updates. the rich tradition of Muslim artists in the history of hip-hop and spoken word, and is sure to inspire.

This program is presented in partnership with Harbourfront Centre as part of the Kuumba Festival.

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