Emruz Festival May 2022
Poster is designed and illustrated by Hoda Ramy
Emruz Festival is thrilled to present a one-week festival in partnership with Rattlestick Theater & St. John in the Village, May 1 - 8, 2022 in Manhattan, NYC.
Featuring the works of:
Diana Fathi, Mehrnoush Alia, Maryam Ataei, Julia Elihu, Shadi Ghaheri, Amir Farid, Raha Behnam, Neda Zahraie, Sina Pooresmaeil, Hiva Sedaghat & Ensemble Decipher, Esha Sadr & Ramin Etemadi, Azadeh Kangarani, Mahya Hamedi, Taraneh Mousavi, Martin Gohary, and Amir Nojan.
Emruz Festival is designed to illuminate the work of Iranian artists living inside and outside the United States. Emruz is a celebration of independent theater, dance, music, film, and performance with the goal of illuminating the daring works of emerging international Iranian Artists.
Those interested in attending will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for a single performance or purchase a festival pass to attend all events in an evening or multiple nights in a row.
MAy1, 2022
Diana Fathi & Greg T. Nanni
Open Mic
Opening Day
We invite you all to join us for a Sunday afternoon filled with multiple events.
* Open Mic with Emruz Friends: Sade Namei, Armin Antique, Kaveh Haghtalab, and Ali Hadian will present short musical and stand-up comedy performances. We open our invitation to all our audiences to join us and participate in the open mic if interested.
* Exhibition in the Gallery: Sara Meghdari’s photographic series titled "Zan" will be showcased in the gallery space
* 30-minute performance, “Thousand Paper Cranes”: a live interactive performance for kids and adults (age +2.5) created by Diana Fathi and Greg T. Nanni. It is believed that if one folded 1,000 paper cranes, one's wish would come true. The creative team behind “Thousands Paper Cranes” in collaboration with Emruz Festival are working towards the goal of folding one thousand paper crane for a child who currently lives in a war-torn country. Join us in making this wish come true. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Children under 15 get in for free!
Emruz Festival presents short film screenings created by female Iranian & Iranian - American filmmakers: Mehrnoush Alia, Maryam Ataei, Julia Elihu, and Shadi Ghaheri.
May , 2022
An Evening Piano Recital from composer Javad Maroufi.
Amir Farid
An Evening Piano Recital from Persian Piano Repertoire, including renowned composer Javad Maroufi.
A night of multimedia performances including Raha Behnam’s dance piece called “Void in Vignettes” and Neda Zahraie’s Hybric poetry titled, “Anamnése”.
Sina Pooresmael
May 4th at 7:00pm
Amrikayee is the story of a close-knit family navigating post-pandemic, post-Trump America and at its heart, a son who wants to make his father proud. This event is a reading created by Sina Pooresmaeil
A night of live art performances, by Hiva Sedaghat Sedaghat & Ensemble Decipher’s abstract dance piece, “The Sound Sleep Has Been Shattered”, Azadeh Kangarani’s self-referential play titled “Strung Up at the Airport”, and Esha Sadr & Ramin Etemadi Bozorg one time performance art piece titled “A DOCUMENT FOR A CERTAIN DEATH”.
A night of fusion from Iranian Folk music to Avant garde jazz, featuring Mahya Hamedi, Taraneh Mousavi, and Martin Gohary
Amir nojan
Sunday May 8th at 4:00 PM
The art of Improvisation in Iranian Classical Music: Solo Setar Performance by Amir Nojan