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Festsilkroad-2011Program.Pdf Program Tribute to Tajikistan Ballet Afsaneh & Afsaneh Dance Academy Gulkhor - Dance from the Kulob region in Southern Tajikistan Khorezm - Lively dance from the Khorezm region, in present day Uzbekistan Shodiana - Solo Tajik dance accompnied by doire Maida Maida - Contemporary Kulobi dance Choreography/Soloists: Miriam Peretz & Mariam Gaibova Music: Salokhiddin Fakhriev - doire Songs: Gulkhor & Maida - by Shabnam Sorayo Khukh Tenger Mongolian Folk Ensemble Greetings - Mongolian nomads are well known for their polite and whole hearted hospitality. This dance shows eloquently the warmth and welcoming. Hundetgeliin Jalam Khar - The horse has strong inner connections to its birthplace, this performance shows a horse, sold to a place thousands of miles away, that is running back to the place it was born. Niosha Dance Academy Gol-e-Hamisheh Bahar - Contemporary Iranian dance. Music: Arian Band Lavand - Contemporary Iranian dance. Music: Bijan Mortazavi Ronak - Folklore dance from the Azeri & Kurdi traditions Music: Bijan Mortazavi Choreography: Niosha Nafei Jamali Zebek Dances Yore Folk Dance Ensemble The Zeybek dances come from western Turkey, near the Aegean Sea. Arising from epic tales of heroism they the pride, confidence and courage of the Western Anatolian people. The word “Zeybek” refers to the protector of people and the dancers depict the confidence of such heroic figures in these dances. Dancers: Miray Simsek Dervisoglu & Ozan Anac, Deniz Askin, Arkin Terli, Banu Altindag, Esra Kose, Yasemin Ersoy Soloist: Yunus Sasmaz Duet: Emine Saritas Cukur & Tolga Cukur Silk Road Fantasy Chinese Performing Arts of America The ancient Silk Road was once the trade and culture thoroughfare connecting China to the Middle East and Europe. Silk Road Fantasy, a cross-cultural performance by three performing art groups in Silicon Valley echoes the influence of ancient Persia (now Iran), on the culture of China. Musical Guests Iranian Musicians of Silicon Valley Farideh Louie - vocals, Malihe Farahmand - daf, tonbak, & dohol; Omid Sadravi - daf; and Ali Naderi - santur California Chinese Music Ensemble Duny Lam - yangqi; Yong Ping Tian - er-hu; He Cheng Liu - pipa; Zhang Yu - suona; Judy Chen - pipa; Cassi Chen - er-hu Dancers of Chinese Performing Arts of America (CPAA): Zhou Hui, Jie Huang, Michelle Xu, Yao Na, Virginia Jian, Christina Cheng, Wen Long Sun, Xing Jiu Liu, Rong Ke Guo, Shuai Chen Choreography: Ann Woo 2 Intermission - 20 minutes Roya - The Dream Ballet Afsaneh and the Afsaneh Dance Academy Qashqa’i Folk dance - Afsaneh Dance Academy & Danceversity Students Lively dance of the Turkic nomads from South Western Iran. Afsaneh - Classical Persian Dance, Ballet Afsaneh “Rest yourselves, while I tell you a story about our people . A legendary dream (Roya-e-Afsaneh) Of the beautiful land of wine, poetry, and love.“ A blue scarf becomes the wind-lofted dome of the heavens, and candle flames recall Zoroastrianism’s eternal fire. Magical figures appear, with fairy-like pari, soloist Mariam Gaibova performs the dance of the peacock Raghse Tavus, and Miriam Peretz performs a solo to haunting music, “Chahar Mezrab.” Inspired by images and iconography from Persian decorative art, medieval paintings, and classical literature the Afsaneh story is a dream of a legendary Persian past. Choreography: Sharlyn Sawyer and Miriam Peretz Music/Composition: Zaryab Music Ensemble, Neema Hekmat - santur, Pourya Khademi - violin, Sonja Drakulich - vocals, Ebrahimi Brothers, Mohammad Ebrahimi - tombak and sorna, Mehran Ebrahimi - daf and dahol Uzundara - Armenian Dance Helene Eriksen - Soloist Causasian style traditional wedding dance from Armenia. Tolou - Sunrise Shahrzad Dance Company In the style of classical Persian dance, this piece embodies the sensation of watching the sun rise: the slow transformation of the sky from dawn to light, the freshness of early morning air, and the warm and playful effect of the sun on nature. Dancers: Rebekah Fessenden, Kim Ganassin-Mendes, Anna Greenberg Spirit of Shamans Khukh Tenger - Mongolian Ensemble Mongolian nomads worship Eternal Blue Sky, where all spirits of ancestries are, and the message from blue sky is passed through the shamans. Karadeniz - Black Sea Yore Folk Dance Ensemble A suite of dances from the Black Sea region of northwestern Turkey. Dance movements depict images and stories of fishing and the sea, featuring the sharp, fast footwork famous from the region. Dancers: Emine Saritas Cukur, Tolga Cukur, Deniz Askin, Arkin Terli, Banu Altindag, Esra Kose, Yasemin Ersoy Duet: Miray Simsek Dervisoglu & Ozan Anac Lighting Design Sound Engineering Patty-Ann Farrell, Julian DeAmicis Tesser Call, Brian Walker Production Managers Production and Development Isaac (Emily) Frank, Betsy McMahon Janine Ryle 3 Performers Ballet Afsaneh Sharlyn Sawyer, Director - Miriam Peretz, Assistant Director Hailed by San Francisco- dance critic Alan Ulrich as “The top tier of world dance in the Bay Area….” Ballet Afsaneh was founded in 1986. The profes- sional performance ensemble of the California nonprofit Afsaneh Art & Culture Society, the ensemble presents over twenty performances annually in theaters, educational institutions and Central Asian community events; locally in the Bay Area, throughout the US, and abroad. Ballet Afsaneh seeks to promote positive visibility for the Central Asian community, preserve cultural assets for future generations, and to enrich the legacy of the expressive arts on the world stage. www.dancesilkroad.org Dancers: Farima Berenji, Emelie K. Coleman, Mariam Gaibova, Miriam Peretz, Hannah Romanowsky, Leila Sadeghi, Kristen Sague, Roz Samimi, Lisa Tilton, Parousha Zand. Afsaneh Dance Academy Miriam Peretz, Director Dancers: Claire Ajideh, Juliana Hebenstreit, Masha- Loukianenko, Lina Nazar, Chantal Schoenherz, Marta Serra Marti, Carolyn Uno. DanceVersity - Rachael Greer, Sage LaCroix, Manami Takashina, Lucia Riera Chinese Performing Arts of America Ms. Ann Woo, Director Since 1991 Silicon Valley based Chinese Performing- Arts of America (CPAA) introduces Chinese culture as an integral part of American society through the performing arts. CPAA presents these arts of exceptional beauty and richness so that such cultural treasures can be shared by the world. CPAA’s repertoire is as abundant, diverse and colorful as China itself, and includes dance, music, martial arts, and acrobatics, in delightful and enchanting performances. CPAA artists perform original choreography, music and traditional works informed by the rich 5,000 year history of Chinese arts. The principal dancers of CPAA are graduates of the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, professionally trained in Chinese dance, drama, martial arts and western dance arts. www.chineseperformingarts.org For tonight’s performance CPAA is joined by local music ensembles; Iranian Musicians of Silicon Valley and the California Chinese Music Ensemble. Ebrahimi Brothers Mohammad Ebrahimi,- multi-instrumentalist Mehran Ebrahimimi, percussion Mohammad came to the US in 1984, and with the partnership of his younger brother Mehran, began to perform at local weddings, engagement parties and traditional Persian functions, bringing smiles and heart warming memories to all in attendance. Today the Ebrahimi brothers are often sought for traditional Per- sian events, as well as performing in international folk music venues. They also provide expert instruction for those interested in learning to play the traditional Persian instruments. www.bazmband.com Helene Eriksen A teacher and choreographer- of traditional dances of the Balkans and Islamic Orient. Helene lectures and publishes on dance ethnology and costume studies. She has conducted many research projects in Bulgaria, ex-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt, the ex-USSR, Tunisia and Morocco. Helene studied Dance Ethnology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and as a doctoral candidate in Folklore, Slavistics and Tur- cology at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany. She performed with AVAZ International Dance Theater, Gypsy Dance Company and Jasna Planina Ensemble. After a year at the Folkdance Academy in Plovdiv, Bulgaria she was a guest of the Turkish State Folkdance Ensemble in Ankara. She di- rected her own ensemble Raqs-e Hilal in Germany and currently directs Helene Eriksen’s Traditional Dance Theater, in Seattle. She is in demand as a soloist and guest lecturer throughout the world. www.helene-eriksen.de 4 Khukh Tenger (Blue Sky) Mongolian Folk Dance Group Oyuntsetseg Damba, Director- Khukh Tenger group, meaning Blue Sky, is now established in San Francisco California. dedicated to promoting Mongolian culture by telling the story of Mongolian history and livlihoods through the arts. Through their cultural performances the group also seeks to contribute to conservation efforts and raise awareness about the pristine state of Mongolia’s environment. Members of Khukh Tenger are internationally recognized professionals and Mongolian State Merited Artists. They have received numerous international awards and have performed to promote Mongolian culture in Russia, China, South Korea, North Korea, USA, Belgium and Turkey. Miriam Peretz Assistant Director Ballet Afsaneh Director Afsaneh- Dance Academy Miriam is- an internationally acclaimed performing artist and instructor. She was a principal dancer with Inbal Ethnic Dance Theater in Tel Aviv, and is now assistant artistic director, principal dancer and featured soloist with Ballet Afsaneh. Under
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