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Events
- May 6, 2012 San Jose, CA
Festival of the Silk Road - 2012 Year of the Dragon!
Sunday, 7pm Concert --- 3:00pm Silk Road Bazaar and Folklore Fun in the gardens. VIEW POSTER & Information
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Road, San Jose CA 95116
Fun for the whole family!! Afsaneh Art & Culture Society - Ballet Afsaneh presents a concert of Dance, Music & Poetry from Central Asia and the Silk Road.
Bay Area dance and musical guests unite to celebrate the rich cultural traditions of the Silk Road in an evening concert, as well as not-to-miss pre-performance fun from 3:00pm with folk dancing, cultural exhibits and the Silk Road Bazaar with traditional clothing, art, and light refreshments. A spectacular Chinese dragon will make a grand appearance during the evening concert to honor the Chinese Year of the Dragon. In a joyful convergence of ancient and influential cultures, the Festival of the Silk Road brings together an inspired roster of dance and musical artists including Ballet Afsaneh, Anuradha Nag - Tarangini School of Kathak Dance, Yore Turkish Folkdance Ensemble, the award-winning Chinese Performing Arts of America, and Niosha Dance Academy. Esteemed musical guests include: the Zaryab Persian Music Ensemble with Neema Hekmat, Moses Sedler and Master Persian Percussionist Pezhham Akhavass, Turkish Black SeaMusic group with Aycan Yeter on tulum bagpipes, Da! Mozem - Balkan Folk Music.... and many more!
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $18 Kids, Students & Seniors, $35 Sponsor (Includes preferred seating)
Purchase by phone: (800) 838--3006 (24/7 hotline) Online Tickets
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- June 19, 2011 San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival - Ballet Afsaneh performs Roya - the Dream
Sunday Afternoon, 1pm Concert MORE INFORMATION
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum Theater, 701 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Ballet Afsaneh represents the diversity of Persian dance in both the folkloric, celebratory Qashqa'i and an iconic Nouveau Classical dance, that creates an imaginary world filled with magical creatures. The accompanying live music by Zaryab Ensemble is just as diverse, featuring the sorna, a double-reed woodwind; the dahol, a large bass drum; and the santur, a 72-stringed hammered dulcimer.
Also appearing on the same program will be Gamelan Sekar Jaya - Balinese orchestra and dance, Kiyonomoto Ryu USA Classical Japanese dance, Jenny Fong - Chinese soloist, audience members will be invited to get up and dance during special participatory segments in the program.
“What other city in the world has anything like the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival?”
-- Alastair Macaulay (New York Times)
Tickets: $12 - $24 Purchase Tickets
This year's San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival presents a record 750 artists representing cultures from all around the world in month-long schedule of SF & East Bay performances. Read more about the Ethnic Dance Festival....
- May 7, 2011 San Jose, CA
Festival of the Silk Road - 2011
Saturday, 8pm Concert --- 6:30pm Silk Road Bazaar VIEW POSTER & Information
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Road, San Jose CA 95116
Fun for the whole family!! Afsaneh Art & Culture Society - Ballet Afsaneh presents a concert of Dance, Music & Poetry from Central Asia and the Silk Road.
Phenomenal Bay Area dance and musical guests unite to present a vibrant exploration of the rich cultural traditions of the Silk Road, as well as a not-to-miss pre-performance bazaar including traditional clothing, exhibits, art, and refreshments. In a joyful convergence of these ancient and influential cultures, the Festival of the Silk Road brings together an inspired roster of dance and musical artists including Ballet Afsaneh, Yore Turkish Folkdance Ensemble, the award-winning Chinese Performing Arts of America, Khukh Tenger - Mongolian Dance Group, Shahrzad Dance Company, and Niosha Dance Academy. Esteemed musical guests include: the Zaryab Persian Music Ensemble, Ebrahimi Brothers, Turkish Classical Music group, Chinese Performing Arts Music Ensemble .... many more!
Tickets: $18 General Admission, $12 Kids & Seniors, $25 Sponsor (Includes preferred seating)
Purchase by phone: (800) 838--3006 (24/7 hotline) Online Tickets
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- March 26, 2011 Fresno, CA
Jashne Norouz - Celebration of Persian New Year
Saturday March 26, 7:00pm - Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno: 2672 East Alluvial Ave., Clovis CA 93611
Concert performance of traditional Persian dance and Music with Ballet Afsaneh and Zaryab Ensemble celebrating the Persian New Year - Spring Equinox. A free concert made possible through the very generous support of the Iranian Culture and Art Club of Fresno, the Unitarian Universalist Church, and the James Irvine Foundation. More information....
Tickets: Admission is FREE
For Information Call: (559) 709-3851
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- February 5, 2011 Sacramento, CA
Jashne Zamin - Celebration of Planet Earth
Saturday February 5, 8:00pm - University Theatre @ Sacramento State University (Shasta Hall - 113)
Concert performance of Persian dance and Music with Ballet Afsaneh and Zaryab Ensemble, presenting both traditional and innovative work. More information....
Tickets: $15 Advance - $20 @ the door
Tickets ONLINE
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- February 12, 2011 Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University: Pan Asian Music Festival - Ballet Afsaneh and Asian Masters
Saturday February 12, 8:00pm - Dinkelspiel Audtitorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
A panoply of musical cultures unite as the dynamic Bay Area-based Ballet Afsaneh showcase folkloric and classical dances of Central Asia such as Tajikistan, Afghanistan,and Uzbekistan alongside performances by Mongolian, Tibetan, and Japanese soloists, including Ko Ishikawa, Nanjid Sengedorj, and Tibetan singer Reshi Tsering Tan. More information....
Tickets: $10/$5 Buy TicketsOnline
For Information and Tickets by phone: (650) 725-ARTS
- November 20 & 21, 2010 San Francisco, CA
Encounters: New Moon on the Silk Road
Saturday November 20, 8:00pm - Sunday November 21, 3:00pm Cowell Theater Fort Mason Center
Acclaimed world dance ensemble Ballet Afsaneh unites leading Bay Area artists in an evening of exhilarating and innovative new dance works. A stellar cast of 20 musicians and dancers explore cultural confluence and exchange inspired by the historic Silk Road. More information....
Tickets: $22 Advance - $25 @ the door ($18 - $22 Senior/Student)
Tickets ONLINE
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- September 19, 2010 Berkeley, CA
Beneath the Persian Sands - Persian music and dance performance
Sunday September 19 @ 8:00pm Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley CA 94702
Zaryab, Persian music ensemble and Ballet Afsaneh present an unforgettable evening of exquisite Persian Music and Dance, unlocking hidden treasures from an ancient past.
Dance artists: Miriam Peretz, Farima Berenji & Leila Sadeghi - with members of the Afsaneh Dance Academy
Musicians: Kaveh Hedayati - setar, Babak Tamaddon - guitar, Pedram Heydari - kamanche, Fares Hedayati - tonbak/daf, Farshad Madhi - ney, Neema Hekmat - santur
Tickets: $10 Advance - $12 @ the door
Call to reserve Tickets: (510) 525-5054
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- June 26 - 27, 2010 San Francisco, CA
Ballet Afsaneh performs for San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival - Palace of Fine Arts Theater
Saturday 2:00pm & 8:00pm, and Sunday 2:00pm
Ballet Afsaneh will premiere a suite of Afghan traditional dances commissioned by World Arts West for the 2010 festival entitled Parwaz - Fly Free. Accompanied by world class masters of Afghan music, Homayun Sakhi on rubab and Salar Nader on tabla. More information about the 2010 SF Ethnic Dance Festival
Along with Ballet Afsaneh the weekend performances will feature dance and music from China, Cambodia, Puerto Rico, Zimbabwe, the Middle East, Eurasia and more...
Tickets: $22 - $44 (reserved seating)
Purchase by phone: City Box Office 415.392.4400 -- OnlineTickets
- May 8, 2010 San Jose, CA
Festival of the Silk Road - 2010
Saturday, 8pm Concert --- 6:30pm Silk Road Bazaar VIEW POSTER
Fun for the whole family!! Afsaneh Art & Culture Society - Ballet Afsaneh presents a concert of Dance, Music & Poetry from Central Asia and the Silk Road.
A stellar cast of Bay Area world dance and music groups, a pre-performance Silk Road Bazaar - Art Exhibit, and many special guests..... more information
Featuring performance groups representing Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, China, Tajikistan, Indonesia and more...
Tickets: $18 General Admission, $12 Kids & Seniors, $25 Sponsor (Includes preferred seating)
Purchase by phone: (800) 838--3006 (24/7 hotline) Online Tickets
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- February 27, 2010 Mountain View, CA
Celebration of Planet Earth - Harmonizing artistic elements from Persia and the West
Saturday, 3pm Concert 5-7 Wine Reception. 7:30pm Concert VIEW POSTER
Afsaneh Art & Culture Society - Ballet Afsaneh presents an unprecedented alliance of international artists promoting peace and environmental consciousness with breathtaking music and dance performances. The concertat Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts intimate Second Stage Theater features the collaborative work of Neema Hekmat, Moses Sedler, Pourya Khademi, vocalists Salar Khoshfahm and Sonja Drakulich, percussionist Ali Bazyar, poetry recitation - Adeleh Moghaddam, and theaterical narratives by Iman Oskoorouchi and Hamed Rastegarpour.
Dancers:
Miriam Peretz , Hannah Romanowsky, Mariam Gaibova of Ballet Afsaneh.
Audiences for both the 3pm and 7:30pm performances are invited to a wine reception with the artists. Reception is 5-7pm between the two concert performances, and is included with your ticket.
Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts - 500 Castro St. Mtn View, CA 94041Tickets: $35 (Includes Reception) Purchase by phone: (650) 903-6000 Online Tickets
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- December 6, 2009 San Francisco, CA
Ballet Afsaneh at Golden Thread Productions: ReOrient Forum
Sunday, 3:00pm
Ballet Afsaneh performs at the tenth anniversary celebration of Golden Thread, SF's preemmanent Mid-East theater production company. The ReOrient Festival(Nov 19 -Dec 13) and the ReOrient Forum all weekend Dec 5th & 6th at Theater Artaud. Sunday @ 3:00pm Ballet Afsaneh will showcase both traditional and contemporary works by featured dance artists/choreographers Miriam Peretz, Wan Chao Chang, and director Sharlyn Sawyer. They are joined for this program by special musical guests- percussionist Pezhham Akhavass, and cellist Moses Sedler, Neema Hekmat, Kaveh Hedayati, Pourya Khademi, and poetry recitation by Adeleh Moghaddam. VIEW POSTER
Where: Project Artaud Theater, 450 Florida St, San Francisco CA 94110
Admission: $12 - $25 More Information - Tickets
- September 19, 2009 Fresno, CA
Ballet Afsaneh at the Tamejavi Festival
Saturday, 10:00am - 9:00pm
Ballet Afsaneh performs at the annual Tamejavi Festival at the Fresno Art Museum, along with artistsrepresenting the Hmong, Indigenous Mexican, Filipino, Native American and African American communities. Festiva presentations include theater, dance, music, poetry and multimedia. Cultural Kitchen food bazaar, children's activities, craft exhibits, films and more.
Where: Fresno Art Museum, Radio Park - 2233 N. First Street - Fresno, CA 93703
Admission: FREE! More Information
- May 2, 2009: San Jose, CA Festival of the Silk Road VIEW POSTER
Dance, Music & Poetry of Iran, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, India.... VIEW VIDEO
Afsaneh Art & Culture Society presents Ballet Afsaneh, and a stellar cast of Bay Area world dance and music groups, a Silk Road bazaar - Art Exhibit, and many special guests.....
Doors open at 6:30pm - come enjoy the Silk Road Bazaar and Art Displays before the concert.
Concert at 8:00pm - Featuring dance artists: Ballet Afsaneh, Chinese Performing Arts of America, Wan-Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Niosha Dance Academy. Musical guests: Persian music by Neema Hekmat - Pourya Khademi - Kaveh Hedayati - Fares Hedayati - Shadi Vaezzadeh, Tameem Afzali & Friends Afghan Music Ensemble, as well as Mohammad Ebrahimi & Farideh Louie.
Where: Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose, CA
Tickets: $25 General Admission - BUY TICKETS ONLINE - Order Tickets by Phone( 24hr hotline!): (800) 838-3006
Produced in association with Chinese Performing Artists of America, Wan Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Niosha Dance Academy, Iranian Federated Women's Club-Payvand School, Arts Council Silicon Valley, Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of San Jose.
- April 23, 2009 Live on KPFA Radio 94.1 FM
10am-12pm Music of the World with Stephen Kent
Neema Hekmat & Friends, Persian Music Ensemble playing live on air. Tune in and win a free set of festival tickets!
- April 26, 2009: Berkeley, CA Afghan Culture Show: Past, Present and Future of Afghanistan
4:00 - 8:00pm
Celebrate the beauty and cultural heritage of Afghanistan with Musical Guest Performers, Poetry, Dance Performance by Ballet Afsaneh - Traditional Attan, Fashion show by AFGclassics, fabulous AFGHAN FOOD, Intellectual-Activist Speakers. Where: Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley DIRECTIONS
Tickets: $10 at the Door
Contact: (949) 521-1306 or Email for Information
Presented by the UCB Afghan Student Association, in association with UC Berkeley Near Eastern Studies Department and ASUC.
- April 5th & 7th , 2009: San Rafael, CA The Rite of Spring -- Ballet Afsaneh at the Marin Symphony
6:30pm - Pre-Concert Presentation with Ballet Afsaneh and conductor Alasdair Neale
7:30pm - Marin Symphony Concert
Join conductor Alasdair Neale and Ballet Afsaneh at 6:30 for the pre-concert presentation demonstrating the ancient Central Asian roots of Stravinsky's ground breaking symphony The Rite of Spring, then sit back with us and enjoy the concert, as Maestro Alasdair Neale conducts the Marin Symphony Orchestra in three beautiful symphonic works.
More information...
Where: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center - 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael CA 94903
Tickets: $65
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