Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective

Niloofar Hadi Sohi performs new works by young Iranian composers
2020-09-12 19:30 - 20:30 UTC | Online
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3kTJwIp
Niloofar Hadi Sohi principal violist with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, formerly with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, performs new works for viola and piano by young Iranian composers, accompanied by pianist Jordan Buchholtz.The compositions include:From one land to the other/از دیاری به دیاری دیگر (Setareh Shafii Tabatabai)Enticing (Pouria Khadem)A Persian illumination (Pedram Babaei)Shour Afarin/ شور آفرین (Ali Akbar Ghorbani)
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Prof. Shaherzad Ahmadi on the History of Iranian Cinema
2020-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3iSVwZ1
Shaherzad Ahmadi is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Professor Ahmadi’s talk will offer a history of Iranian cinema, beginning with the first talkie, ”The Lor Girl.” I will examine the themes that animated Iranian cinema in the Pahlavi period as well as the transformation of the medium in the post-revolutionary period. The lecture asks, ”How did film express Iran’s national aspirations, gender roles, and class tensions?” ”Why did film become such an important art form in the post-revolutionary period?” and ”How did Iranians challenge Hollywood’s dominance in the industry?

Pardees Azodanloo on Architecture For/By Iranian Women
2020-09-08 17:30 - 18:30
Zoom link:https://bit.ly/3kP7wMZ

Pardees Azodanloo holds an Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and currently works for DES Architects and Engineers in San Mateo, CA. She will talk about some famous and successful female architects who are working in Iran and internationally, and show some of their projects. Her talk will also go into more in depth on some specific projects such as the rehabilitation of Tehran’s Main Bazaar, that were not only designed by female architects, but also have had a positive impact on women’s experience in that space.
