Santa Monica College Persian Club Norouz 1383 Annual Party
Santa Monica College Persian Club Presents NOROUZ 1383
Annual Norouz Party with DJ SHAAD, free FOOD, and much more...
When: Thursday March 18th 11:20am - 12:30PM
Where: Clock Tower, Santa Monica College
Contact: Sina Siar sina[at]smcpersianclub.com
For details: http://www.SMCPersianClub.com
Year: 2001 Running Time: 75 minutes Country: Iran Cast: With: Bahram Beyza’i, Peter Chelkowski, Jaber Anasori, Abdol-ali Khalili, Laleh Taghian
Showtime: Thursday, March 18, 2004 @ 5:35 pm Director: Parviz Jahed
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/film_info.asp?film_id=993
Screening With: Beyond
Description: TA’ZIEH or SHABIH-KHANI is one of the oldest and most authentic traditions of theater in Iran. It is a kind of theater is based on agonizing life stories and fables of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad.
Essentially, they are the events and atrocities that confront IMAM Hossein and his apostles in the Karbala desert during the Moharram of ’61 Hejry (Lunar Calendar). Although solely religious theatrics at its inception, TA’ZIEH soon thereafter encompassed other forms of Folklore, thus assuming an entertaining characteristic. Ancient Iranian rituals and ceremonies are at the root of TA’ZIEH, specifically Soog-e-Syavash (a sacred theatrical mourning ritual). Syavash was an Iranian mythological hero whose destiny was marked by tragedy and destitution. Upon his death, a mesmerizing hymn commemorated Syavash’s sad tale. The hymn maintained its importance up to the 3rd century (Hejry), apparently from the ALL-e-BOOYEH Dynasty and on. As a result of the growth of the Shi’ite movement it became a part of the Shi’ite Persian ritual.
During the Safavi-yeh Dynasty (10th century), TA’ZIEH’s popularity grew tremendously as it took a more theatrical form; by the end of the Zandi-yeh Dynasty (11th century) it taken on a form approximate to its contemporary one. Today, TA’ZIEH is not just an exhibition of religious narration. Composed simply, each TA’AZIYEH-Nameh (script), through a rhymed didactic presentation, independently expresses the various religious myths of Karbala’s ten day journey. The central theme of these plays is the conflict between good and evil, or right and wrong, persevering for the belief of Heavenly Justice. The protagonist of a TA’ZIEH prefers death over life lived under oppression.
Through a non-naturalistic approach, TA’ZIEH presents familiar concepts and ideas to its audience. Concurrently it does not use a symbolic language that needs interpretation. While the techniques of performance do not represent commonly understood everyday living experiences, the play is comprehensible to a lay audience through the use of costumes, decorations, accessories and props. TA’ZIEH, with its peculiar form of performance, confirming a kind of moral, religious and ideological order, is able to invoke an emotional reaction from the audience. They become engaged in a frame of mind that mourns Hossein’s martyrdom. As a member of the audience, one finds an intense connection between oneself and the actors. It is this emotional and spiritual relationship that is unique in the world of theater.
Shabeh Jomeh
Where: Shabeh Jomeh-Byzantium Jackson and Halsted, Chicago, IL
When: Thursday, March 18, 7:30 PM
DJ Sultan Spins after 9 PM