V&A PRESENTS FRIDAY LATE with MasterCard
In collaboration with Iran Heritage Foundation
Celebrate the ancient Iranian festival of Norouz, marking the beginning of the Persian New Year at the Spring Equinox. Come and join us for an exciting programme of films, music, poetry, workshops and contemporary art commissions.
Highlights include....
MUSIC & PERFORMANCE
Resonance FM: The Resonance Radio Orchestra
Engage with a specially-commissioned performance by Fari Bradley and the Resonance Radio Orchestra. Based on structures of traditional qawaali formats, voices and musicians call and respond between the balcony and the grand entrance.
Shahnameh: Xanthe Gresham and Arash Moradi
Enter the heroic drama of the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings. Performance storyteller Xanthe Gresham and musician Arash Moradi share stories from Iran’s beloved national epic, written in 1010AD by poet Firdawsi.
TALKS
Curator Talk: Light From the Middle East
Curator Marta Weiss offers an exciting preview of material from the forthcoming V&A exhibition of contemporary Middle Eastern photography Light from the Middle East (opening November 2012).
WORKSHOPS
Felt-Making
Make your own felt! Learn this ancient textile technique from the steppes of Central Asia, and create your own tiny masterpiece.
Spring Flowers and the Haft Sin
Spring has sprung! Come and make paper flowers for the Haft Sin table. The Haft Sin is set up in every home to welcome Norouz and always features spring flowers along with seven sacred objects which begin with the letter S in Persian – sib (apple), sabzeh (green shoots), sekkeh (gold coins)… Come and find out more!
FILMS
Short Films and Animation, curated by UK Iranian Film Festival
London Iranian Film Festival showcases award-winning Iranian cinema with this intriguing silent film loop, blending Short
Film with Animation, in an exploration of Iranian culture.
Tehran Taxi Winner of Best Documentary at the UK Iranian Film Festival 2011
Follow this charismatic and hilarious taxi driver as he traverses the busy streets of Tehran, picking up passengers and sharing with them his observations on modern life.
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