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Experience “breathtaking fireworks of creativity” (La Monde) with Hamid Rahmanian’s newest
large-scale cinematic shadow play Song of the North. With more than 500 handmade puppets
and an original score by renowned Iranian composer Loga Ramin Torkian, you'll be transported
to a magical and ancient landscape, rich in history and lore in this epic love story adapted from
the Shahnameh (Book of Kings). Manijeh, a spunky heroine from ancient Persia, is on a mission
to prevent a war and rescue her beloved from her evil and unscrupulous father, King Afrasiab.
The thrilling multimedia adventure combines state-of-the-art animation with the age-old art of
shadow puppetry to showcase a collection of ancient Persian legends and Iranian national
treasures. Rahmanian is a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow whose films have screened at Venice,
Sundance, and Tribeca film festivals. Song of the North premiered in Paris, France followed by
the U.S. premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “The Persian soul and culture vibrate in
this original and poetic show” (Toute La Culture).
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University announced its 2023/2024 season of mainstage performances, featuring a diverse lineup of artists and ensembles across many genres, as part of Great Performances at Mason and the Family Series. Season subscriptions are currently on sale to Friends of the Center for the Arts.
Center for the Arts at George Mason University is at 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA.
Martha Graham Dance Company (4/13/24-4/13/24)
Mariachi Herencia de México (12/10/23-12/10/23)
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season (12/9/23-12/9/23)
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas (12/2/23-12/2/23)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Festive French Fare (11/26/23-11/26/23)
Chanticleer (11/25/23-11/25/23)
B – The Underwater Bubble Show (11/19/23-11/19/23)
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Renée Fleming (11/18/23-11/18/23)
Virginia Opera: The Barber of Seville (11/12/23-11/12/23)
Videos
Marjorie Prime
Prologue Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) | ||
Funny Girl
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (6/25 - 7/14) | ||
Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | ||
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
PHOTOS
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Problems Between Sisters
Studio Theatre (5/8 - 6/16) | ||
Frontieres sans Frontieres
Spooky Action Theater (4/25 - 5/19) | ||
Andy Warhol in Tehran
Mosaic Theater (5/29 - 6/29) | ||
Miami Madness
DC Arts Center (5/23 - 6/1) | ||
Rockville Musical Theatre presents The Little Mermaid
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (6/28 - 7/14) | ||
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