The Art of Expression: Essential Persian Gestures and Expression in Dance
Sat, Mar 12, 2022 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
Tickets ($22.85) here.
Beginning Persian dance technique and choreography with emphasis on gestures.
About this event
Hands, arm, body movements and gestures are essential elements in all forms of Persian dance to convey the passion and story. Classical Persian poetry and dance requires subtle, intricate, and alluring gestures and symbolism. In folkloric dances, hand and arm position and movement portray the character of a people–their lifestyle and traditions. Gestures portray the profoundness of the Divine in sacred dance. Finally, gestures are an important part of the playful and interactive nature of contemporary Persian dance.
Discover and unleash in your dance the secrets of finger, hand, and arm expressions for all styles of Persian dance: classical, sacred, folkloric, and contemporary.
- Week 1: Ornate Gestures – Hands and fingers, Arms and upper body expression
- Week 2: Expression of Motion
- Week 3: Body language, facial expression, and narrative
Farima will also teach a beautiful new choreography.
Class is in San Jose, CA. If you are in the vicinity and wish to attend in person contact us at info@farimadance.com
Part of the Essentials of Persian Dance series.
Farima Berenji
Farima Berenji is an award winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, choreographer, instructor, lecturer, dance ethnologist, and Sufi master specializing in classical, folkloric, and sacred dances of Persia and the Silk Road. Her training spans a lifetime of intensive collaboration and research with master artists, scholars, and spiritual teachers worldwide. She is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective, a worldwide collaborative devoted to teach dance technique, interpret, illustrate, present, and perform dances of the Silk Road. Farima is the first Iranian-American woman honored to be a TEDx dance speaker and performer. Farima is a member of the International Dance Council (CID – UNESCO), UNESCO, the National Folk Organization (NFO), and Eastern Arts. http://farimadance.com
