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SUMMARY:Voices Unveiled: A Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Voices Unveiled is an innovative music ensemble established in November 2022 by Ehsan Matoori\, a virtuoso santoor player and accomplished composer. Collaborating with two extraordinary Iranian female vocalists\, Maliheh Moradi and Mina Deris\, who recently relocated to the United States from Iran\, the ensemble brings a unique blend of talent and cultural richness to the stage. \nThe performance will be in Farsi and Arabic\, but you won’t have to speak either language to appreciate the music and its message: translation of the lyrics will be displayed on the large screen behind the stage. \nWhile the primary objective of Voices Unveiled is to poignantly depict the harsh realities and injustices experienced by Iranian women\, particularly those in the artistic field\, the ensemble also aspires to authenticate Iranian culture and art\, particularly during revered ancient celebrations like Yalda\, Nowruz\, Tirgan\, and Mehregan. \nThe performance will be followed by a reception with the artists\, with Persian tea and cookies. \nFor directions and parking information: https://ordway.org/visit/directions-parking/. \n\n\nGet your tickets here. \nPresented by the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/voices-unveiled-a-nowruz-concert-and-community-gathering/
LOCATION:Ordway Center for the Performing Arts\, 345 Washington St.\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55102
CATEGORIES:upcoming
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SUMMARY:Film: BELOVED (DELBAND)
DESCRIPTION:Life as a herder is hard and solitary\, but 82-year-old Iranian Firouzeh loves the ever-changing nature\, the hard life and her faithful cows. She hikes across the rugged landscape\, hauls bundles of wood and still nimbly climbs trees. Beloved follows this strong-minded woman as she toils in all seasons and tells the story of her life\, with work and fate as the dominant themes. When she was a young girl\, a marriage was arranged for her with an older man\, with whom she had 11 children. But not one of them comes to visit her now. Spending the winter in the low-lying village\, she makes fervent efforts to get closer to her kids. Nevertheless\, she looks forward to the prospect of spending another summer in the mountains with her cows\, ignoring well-meaning advice that she should simply retire.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/film-beloved-delband/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T150000
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SUMMARY:Film: THE STRANGER AND THE FOG (GHARIBEH VA MEH)
DESCRIPTION:Another holy grail of Cinema-ye Motafavet (Iranian New Wave) has been found and brought back to life. Impossible to see for decades\, Bahram Beyzaie’s dazzling Gharibeh va meh\, about a mysterious stranger arriving at a coastal village in a drifting boat and falling for a woman\, is now fully restored from original camera and sound negatives. \nIn this endlessly symbolic tale\, ghosts of the past\, narrow-minded villagers and forces beyond the control of the characters take the viewer into a dizzying labyrinth of rituals. In the film’s meticulously structured circular narrative\, characters\, times and spaces rhyme and mirror each other\, turning filmmaking into an act of dreaming. Gharibeh va meh and later Cherike-ye Tara represent one of the strongest duos of Iranian cinema; in both\, characters are the product of each other’s imagination before transitioning into myth. They also share the mysteries of the sea\, the use of pre-existing folk music instead of a musical score\, the presence of myth and symbolism\, heavy influence from Persian classical theatre and literature\, and giving prominence (in terms of both attention/desire and control) to strong-willed women who transcend the confines of the victimized women of 1970s Iranian cinema. –Ehsan Khoshbakht (for Il Cinema Ritrovato) \n\nThe Stranger and the Fog was restored in 4K using the original camera and sound negatives and was carried out at L’Immagine Ritrovata in 2023. Color grading was supervised by Bahram Beyzaie. With special thanks to Ehsan Khoshbakht and Mozhdeh Shamsai.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/film-the-stranger-and-the-fog-gharibeh-va-meh/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240113T180000
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SUMMARY:OPPONENT (MOTSTÅNDAREN)
DESCRIPTION:Official Selection for Sweden – Best International Feature Film\, 96th Academy Awards \nIn the aftermath of a devastating rumor\, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees\, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. \nDespite feeling powerless\, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum\, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumours start to resurface\, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/opponent-motstandaren/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240113T150000
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SUMMARY:Film: A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS
DESCRIPTION:Part art-heist\, part family drama\, part political thriller. In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary\, Sara Nodjoumi\, working with co-director and husband\, Till Schauder\, makes her directorial debut with this personal film\, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father\, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/film-a-revolution-on-canvas/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
CATEGORIES:upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T230911
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T214736Z
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SUMMARY:film: THE PERSIAN VERSION
DESCRIPTION:Coming from two countries at odds with each other\, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures\, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant\, Leila navigates her relationships at arm’s length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However\, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed\, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor). Punctuated by a bright color palette\, snappy comedic relief\, and vibrant dance numbers\, The Persian Version delivers an honest portrayal of a woman who remains unapologetically herself\, blended seamlessly into a heartfelt story about family\, belonging\, and the undeniable influence of pop music. \nWinning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at last year’s Sundance Film Festival\, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/film-the-persian-version/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T210000
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SUMMARY:2023/24 MSP Iranian Film Fest
DESCRIPTION:Note new dates: The 2023 MSP Iranian Film Showcase has been postponed\, and will be presented in partnership with the MSP Film Society\, January 12-14 2024 at The Main Cinema – 115 SE Main St\, Minneapolis. More details coming soon!
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/2023-msp-iranian-film-fest/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
CATEGORIES:upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T200000
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Mehregan Fall Iranian Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nWe are excited to announce the lineup for our 2023 Fall Iranian Culture Festival\, “Mehregan: A Persian Celebration of Love\, Kindness and Hope\, to be held October 7 at the new 526 Selby Ave.\, St. Paul event space. (Enter next to salon.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe doors will open at: 11:00 a.m. with: \n\n a display of Iranian tapestry\, embroidery and silver works\, from the collections of Niccu Tafarrodi.\n a chaikhaneh (tea house) featuring Iranian tea served from traditional Iranian samovars\, and sweets provided by the Southdale’s Luminous Cafe.\n\nLunch items will be available for purchase from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. \, including chicken or lamb skewers (koobideh) with flat bread. Cooked on an outdoor grill by master chef Alireza. \nThe afternoon program kicks off at 1:15 p.m. with a welcome by TCICC board chair Hossein Jalali. \n1:30 – 2:30 A special appearance by singer-songwriter-artist Marjan Farsad\, before she begins her national tour. She’s performing in the Twin Cities on November 5! \n2:30 – 3:30 Pianist Faraz Ghassemi performs a program of music inspired by his Iranian heritage\, including classical melodies\, pop favorites and original compositions. \n3:30 – 4:30 – the poetry of Omar Khayyam\, set to music like you have never heard it before! Setar master Dan Rein sings and plays the setar\, dotar\, and dotar banjo\, accompanied by Mikkel Beckman on washboard\, Sean Egan on bass clarinet and percussion\, and Matt Cartier (from the popular Americana / Roots  band Pert Near Sandstone) on  banjo. \n4:30-5:30 Classical Persian Dancer Parisa Naini and the Shirzan Dance Ensemble performing traditional Iranian folk dances. Just back from their appearance at the San Antonio\, Texas Mehregan festival! \n5:30 – 7:00 – light dinner fare for purchase\, including aush reshteh (barley noodle soup)\, meat cutlet sandwiches and kuku sabzi (Iranian veggie quiche). \n7:00 – Music on the cutting edge – a “telematic electronic ambient jazz composition with visual arts\,” performed by guitarist composer Niayesh Shababi on stage\, with Mohamad Nikpour connecting remotely from Quebec. \n8:00 p.m. – 9:30: dancing to Persian pop with DJ Mohammad Sargazi. \n\n\n 
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/twin-cities-mehregan-fall-iranian-culture-festival/
LOCATION:526 Selby Ave. \, St. Paul\, MN\, 526 Selby Ave.\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55102
CATEGORIES:upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230820T150000
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SUMMARY:Persian / Farsi Conversation Group
DESCRIPTION:Our next Persian / Farsi Conversation group gathering will be 1:30 PM on Sunday August 20 at the Luminous Cafe in the Southdale Center\, Edina. Persian pastries and maybe ash reshte (noodle soup) will be available for purchase. Let us know if you can join us!
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/13337/
LOCATION:Luminous Cafe\, Southdale Center\, Edinas
CATEGORIES:upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T200000
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SUMMARY:Persian Inspirations Concert
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance from the Persian world presented by the TC Iranian Culture Collective\, in Roseville’s Central Park! This year’s concert features singer Sear Azizi\, singing popular songs in Farsi\, Dari and Tajik\, accompanied by Rachel Molloy\, percussion\, and Milan Ebrahimi\, guitar. Plus a dance performance by Parisa Naini and the Shirzan Dance Collective. \nBring blankets\, lawn chairs\, picnic baskets\, grab a spot and enjoy the sights and sounds at this free event\, part of the Creative Crossroads series that features a different world region each Sunday evening.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/iranian-inspirations-concert/
LOCATION:Rog Amphitheater\, Roseville\, MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T130000
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SUMMARY:SEE YOU FRIDAY\, ROBINSON
DESCRIPTION:This film will be shown again on Thursday\, April 20 at 1:40 pm. \nFaced with a setback on one of her own films\, Mitra Farahani works as a sort-of cinematic matchmaker\, orchestrating a correspondence between beloved Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan and the legendary Jean-Luc Godard. \nThrough persistence\, talent\, and luck\, Farahani brings the initially reluctant filmmakers together through emails\, photos\, videos and letters.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/see-you-friday-robinson/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T215000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T235000
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SUMMARY:WORLD WAR III
DESCRIPTION:This film will be shown again on Wednesday\, April 19 at 1:30 pm\, and Wednesday\, April 26 at 9:40 pm. \nHouman Seyedi’s World War III\, a searing social critique\, captivated audiences at the 2022 La Biennale di Venezia\, and was Iran’s surprise entry to this year’s Academy Awards. \nShakib (Mohsen Tanabandeh) is a homeless man with a tragic past. He spends most of his time as a day worker\, taking any job he can get to earn enough money to spend time with a prostitute he has come to love. His most recent job is at a construction site\, which turns out to be the set of a film production about Nazi atrocities. Shakib and many of his co-workers are coerced into being extras in the film\, and then\, by way of an accident\, Shakib is cast against his will as Adoph Hitler\, sending him down a fateful and treacherous path.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/world-war-iii/
LOCATION:The Main Cinema\, 115 S.E. Main St.\, Minneapolis\, 55414
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230416T130000
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SUMMARY:Being an Iranian Jew in the Islamic Republic: Pivoting against a double erasure
DESCRIPTION:This talk will explore the ways Iranian Jews get to assert their place. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic\, Muslim identity became almost synonymous with the possibility of identifying as Iranian. Yet\, religious minorities exist in Iran today and are on a constant journey and struggle to find their voice and agency in the country. The pressures Iranian Jews face are unique but comparable to the ones faced by Armenians and Zoroastrians. This talk will offer ways to read the Jewish and other minorities in the context of contemporary Iranian society. \nLior Sternfeld is an associate professor of history and Jewish Studies at Penn State Unversity\, and the author of  “Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran\,” (Stanford University Press\, 2018).
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/being-an-iranian-jew-in-the-islamic-republic-pivoting-against-a-double-erasure/
LOCATION:325 Nicholson Hall\, University of Minnesota\, 216 Pillsbury DR SE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55455
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230325T210000
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SUMMARY:Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In observance of Nowruz\, the Iranian New Year\, the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective cordially invites you to “United For Freedom: An Iranian Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering\,” to be held Saturday\, March 25\, 5-9 p.m. in the theater of the Hopkins Center for the Arts\, 1111 Mainstreet\, Hopkins\, MN. The evening will feature performances by award-winning composer\, vocalist\, and setar virtuoso Fared Shafinury; and classical Persian dancer Parisa Naini and the Shirzan Dance Collective. Light Iranian hors d’oeuvres will be provided by Hemisphere Restaurants Catering\, with Persian sweets by Luminous Cafe. Buy tickets at bit.ly/NowruzMN2023.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/nowruz-concert-and-community-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220817T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220819T200000
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SUMMARY:2022 Twin Cities Iranian Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Twin Cities Iranian Film Festival will be presented in partnership with the MSP Film Society\, August 17-19 at MSP Film at The Main – 115 SE Main St\, Minneapolis. More details coming soon!
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/2022-twin-cities-iranian-film-festival/
CATEGORIES:2022 Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200916T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200916T183000
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SUMMARY:Juan Cole on his new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
DESCRIPTION:https://bit.ly/3h57MoP \n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor reading and talk by Juan Cole\, Professor of History at the University of Michigan.“’To read Juan Cole’s deft\, plain-spoken translation of the Rubáiyát is to find companionship\, to rejoin a thousand-year human conversation about how to endure\, enjoy\, and find a fleeting beauty in everlastingly dire times. The lucid\, cogent and mind-opening Epilogue is a kind of grace\, a gift freely given\, from one of our most astonishing and generous intellects.’”― Michael Chabon\, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Moonglow (2017)The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation from the Persian is available through your local bookstore or Amazon.com.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/juan-cole-on-his-new-translation-of-the-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200915T203000
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SUMMARY:Classical setar music of Iran with Dan Rein and Chris Gray
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3ax29NH \n\n\n\nShakopee native Dan Rein\,master of the Persian setar\, accompanied by percussionist Chris Gray\, will play improvisations based on the forms and structure of traditional Iranian music . Dan is the recipient of grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Jerome
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200912T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200912T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T230911
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SUMMARY:Niloofar Hadi Sohi performs new works by young Iranian composers
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3kTJwIp \nNiloofar 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) \nSee Less
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/iran-culture-week/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200910T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200910T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T230911
CREATED:20200819T181514Z
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SUMMARY:Prof. Shaherzad Ahmadi on the History of Iranian Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3iSVwZ1\nShaherzad 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?
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/prof-shaherzad-ahmadi-on-the-history-of-iranian-cinema/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200908T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200908T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T230911
CREATED:20200827T094419Z
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SUMMARY:Pardees Azodanloo on Architecture For/By Iranian Women
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link:https://bit.ly/3kP7wMZ \n\n\n\nPardees 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. 
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/pardees-azodanloo-on-architecture-for-by-iranian-women-3/
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