PAST PERFORMANCE: Festival of the Silk Road: Saturday, May 8, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 2010, 6:30pm to 11:00pm at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA

Concert of Dance, Music & Poetry from Central Asia and the Silk Road.
Fun for the whole family!!
A stellar cast of Bay Area world dance and music groups, a Silk Road bazaar - Art Exhibit, and many special guests.....
Dance, Music & Poetry of Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, China, Tajikistan, Indonesia and more...

Featuring concert performances by Ballet Afsaneh - the Bay Area's critically acclaimed Silk Road performance ensemble, Yore Turkish Folk Dance Ensemble, Chinese Performing Arts of America, Wan Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Niosha Dance Academy. Musical guests include: Homayoun Sakhi and Salar Nader Afghan Ensemble, Persian music by Neema Hekmat - Pourya Khademi, Salar Khoshfahm & Ali Bazyar, Salokhiddin Fakhriev Tajik/Uzbek percussion, celebrated guest artist Moses Sedler on cello, vocalists Bon Singer of Ya Elah, and Sonja Drakulich of Stellamara.... many more!

Concert starts @ 8pm
Don't miss the Silk Road Bazaar at 6:30pm, Arts, Crafts and cultural exhibits.

Produced by the Afsaneh Art & Culture Society in association with Yore Turkish Folkdance, Chinese Performing Artists of America, Wan Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Company, Niosha Dance Academy, the Arts Council Silicon Valley, and the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of San Jose.

Tickets: $18 General, $12 Children & Seniors, $25 Sponsor
By Phone: (800) 383-3006 (24/7 Hot Line)
Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/105709

Info on the Ballet Afsaneh Website: http://www.dancesilkroad.org

Artists Websites:
Homayoun Sakhi - http://www.myspace.com/homayounsakhi
Salar Nader - http://www.salarnader.com
Moses Sedler - http://www.mosessedler.net/biography.htm
Pourya Khademi - http://myviolin.org/Current/index.html
Sonja Drakulich - http://stellamara.com/
Yore Turkish Folkdance Ensemble - http://www.yoredance.org/index.php
Wan-Chao Dance - http://www.wanchaodance.com/
Chinese Performing Arts of America - http://www.chineseperformingarts.org/
Niosha Dance Academy - http://www.niosha.com/
Shahrzad Dance Company - http://dancepersian.org
Bon Singer - Ya Elah - http://www.myspace.com/yaelah1
Ballet Afsaneh - http://dancesilkroad.org/ballet_afsaneh.html

Doors will open at 6:30pm for the Silk Road Bazaar, come enjoy the beautiful location at the Mexican Heritage Plaza and the wonderful arts on display. Performance begins at 8:00pm, all seats are general admission - open seating.

Friday March 12, 2010 at 8 pm in Santa Clara, CA: Peace and Love for the Universe

Celebration of Peace & Love, produced by Pezhham Akhavass, one of the foremost percussionist and musicians in the world today, will be a unique and captivating experience for fans of beautiful live music and dance.

This exclusive one night only show features some of the most talented musicians and dance in Persian and world music today which include: Pezhham Akhavass (Tombak, Daf), Jesse Shehan (Indian tabla/saxaphone), Faraz Minooei (santour), and Behfar Bahadoran (tar).

Mystical dance, directed by Miriam Peretz, with dancers Hannah Romanowsky, Farima Berenji and Leila Sadeghi of Ballet Afsaneh will transport you. Seated in the beautiful Mayer Theater of Santa Clara University, this concert will celebrate the beauty of peace and love, and be a night to remember.
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased online via:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93031
For questions, contact: pezhham@gmail.com
Promotional Video:

Friday, March 12, 2010, 8 pm
Mayer Theater at Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA
Phone: 408-364-6013
Email: pezhham@gmail.com
Bay Area - Peninsula

Sunday December 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm: Ballet Afsaneh at Golden Thread Productions: ReOrient Forum

Ballet Afsaneh performs at the tenth anniversary celebration of Golden Thread, SF's preeminent Mid-East theater production company.
The performance will be on day two of the ReOrient Forum, Sunday December 6th, in Theater Artaud @ 2:30pm.
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 Shadi Vaezzadeh.

Where: Project Artaud Theater, 450 Florida St, San Francisco CA
Admission: $12(student) - $25
MORE INFORMATION & TICKETS

Sunday November 15, 2009: Silk Road Dance at the Union City Library

3:00 - 4:00 PM
Please join us for an afternoon of Persian and Afghan Dance at the Union City Library by Ballet Afsaneh, a nonprofit performing arts company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company performs the dance, music, and poetry of the historic Silk Road Regions of Central Asia along with contemporary work based on classical themes. Since 1986 they have performed at major theaters, museums, universities and festivals throughout the U.S.
From the historic crossroads of Eurasia to the intersecting diversity of a new America, Ballet Afsaneh www.dancesilkroad.org programs present eloquent testament to the unique Central Asian expressive arts. Dance is the universal language... Through our dance education children and adults develop appreciation and technique, as well as a deeper understanding for world cultures.
Dancers: Miriam Peretz (photo), Farima Berenji, & Leila Sadeghi
Location:
Alameda County Library UNION CITY BRANCH
34007 Alvarado-Niles Rd.
Union City, CA 94587
Google Map
Phone: 510-745-1464
TTY 888-663-0660
Library Website
Remind Me

August 1, 2009: Peace and Love for Iran

I will be performing this weekend with Persian classical musician Pezhham Akhavass and other principle dancers from Ballet Afsaneh.

Tickets are $30-40

For tickets, go to:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/73311