Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Film documentary: “Caught Between Two Worlds” depicting the diverse lives of Iranians in the US


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Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Time: 8pm
Venue: Zora Art Space (315 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215, (718) 832-4870)
Ticket: donation

Caught Between Two Worlds is a documentary that depicts the diverse lives of Iranians in the US who make up a nation in exile. They live in Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C. and other US cities. Many of them left Iran after the 1979 revolution, the departure of the Shah and the start of the Islamic Republic. They are artists, political activists, journalists, academics, Moslem and Jewish, young and old. The film shows the complexities of the Iranian experience in the U.S. for those who have made it their home.

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Dance & music event: “Get Your Dance On” at Urban Zen!

Date: Saturday, January 29
 

Time: 6:30pm til 12am
 

Schedule:
6:30pm – Doors
7:00 – Evolver Activation: Yoga with Elena Brower, featuring Garth Stevenson and Laraaji
8:00 – 5Rhythms with Jonathan Horan
9:00 – Downstairs: DJ Dhundee, live drumming, live art, body painting, complimentary food & drink
Upstairs: Chill space featuring the Didge Project and guest artists, Healing Space featuring Brooklyn Acupuncture Project, Double Diamond Wellness, and Urban Zen’s Integrative Therapists
11:45 – Closing Ceremony with Parashakti and Wakia
 

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Music listings – 1/24 through 1/30

1. Arts For Arts Rucma Evolving Voice and Music Presents: 4 SETS OF MUSIC EVERY MONDAY NIGHT! A MINI JAZZ FESTIVAL EVERY WEEK!

Date:  Monday, January 24, 2011
Time: 7pm
Venue: Local 269 (269 E. Houston, NY)
Ticket: $10 per set/$15 for 2 sets/$20 for the night
Genre: Jazz/improve

Perfroming bands: Yoni Kretzmer Trio, Nora McCarthy-Dom Minasi-Ras Moshe, Avram Fefer & Charles Downs’ Centipede. Continue reading →

Music documentary film “Punk: Attitude” released on DVD!!!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy, more than any other genre of rock music. Punk: Attitude, which  was officially released on the 25th of April 2005 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the U.S.A.,  is a documentary film by UK’s DJ, musician and film-maker Don Letts.

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