Celebrating over 20 years of creative investigations, Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre (SZDT) is proud to present Moving Memories II: tracing experience through the Dance of Mugham, June 17 – 19, 2016 at the Aki Studio Theatre, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto. The program features Oyan! / Awakening alongside two new works by Artistic Director Sashar Zarif.
Following the success of its premiere performance in 2015, we are thrilled to be remounting Oyan! / Awakening, an international collaboration between Sashar Zarif and legendary composer/pianist Franghiz Alizadeh. A mystical journey portraying man's spiritual ascent through body, mind and emotions, Oyan! / Awakening is an innovative investigation of Mugham, a devotional integrated practice of poetry, music and dance, in a contemporary context. This international multi-disciplinary collaboration facilitates an encounter between remembering, perceiving, and imagining in time and space. Azerbaijani musicians Elnur Mikhayilov and Mughamist Mirelem Mirelemov will once again join Zarif for this special repeat performance.
The evening will also include two new works - a solo exploring human experience, memory, body, sound, and rhythms, performed by Zarif in the style of dance of Mugham in a contemporary/explorative format; and a quartet on four Toronto male dancers, Luke Garwood, Andrew Hartley, Darren Strong, and Corrado Cerruto based on Sufi and Shamanic rituals and exploring the experience of rituals on stage.
Following the success of its premiere performance in 2015, we are thrilled to be remounting Oyan! / Awakening, an international collaboration between Sashar Zarif and legendary composer/pianist Franghiz Alizadeh. A mystical journey portraying man's spiritual ascent through body, mind and emotions, Oyan! / Awakening is an innovative investigation of Mugham, a devotional integrated practice of poetry, music and dance, in a contemporary context. This international multi-disciplinary collaboration facilitates an encounter between remembering, perceiving, and imagining in time and space. Azerbaijani musicians Elnur Mikhayilov and Mughamist Mirelem Mirelemov will once again join Zarif for this special repeat performance.
The evening will also include two new works - a solo exploring human experience, memory, body, sound, and rhythms, performed by Zarif in the style of dance of Mugham in a contemporary/explorative format; and a quartet on four Toronto male dancers, Luke Garwood, Andrew Hartley, Darren Strong, and Corrado Cerruto based on Sufi and Shamanic rituals and exploring the experience of rituals on stage.
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