9 Parts of Desire

Playing at the Kreeger through Washington's Arena Stage from September 29 through November 12 will be author-actor Heather Raffo's play 9 Parts of Desire.

Press:
Washington Post
NPR
Curtain Up
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Tufts Observer
ANBA
Jewish Arts
Wall Street Journal
New York Times (PDF)
(more...)

HiJazz: Concert for Peace

Chicago's HiJazz -- whose members are Syrian, Armenian, Latin, and North American musicians -- continue their mission to build cultural understanding and peace with a performance of their high-energy music: traditional melodies and rhythms of the Middle East combined with the modern beat of Latin American music.

Performers:

• Omar Al-Musfi (percussion) *
• Kinan Abou-Afach (cello) *
• Robert Artinian (clarinet, saxophone)
• Hietor Gianizelli Garcia (drums, percussion)
• Brett Rowe (piano)
• Jack Zara (bass)

* Omar Al-Musfi and Kinan Abou-afasch also perform with Hewar and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tour:
Concerts for Peace 2006
2006.09.15: Chicago, IL
2006.09.17: Wooster, OH
2006.09.18: Pittsburgh, PA
2006.09.20: Lancaster, PA
2006.09.21: New York, NY
2006.09.22: New Haven, CT
2006.09.23: Lanham, MD

Tickets are $10: contact tour organizer Mel Lehman

Discography:
Modern Mijana (2005)

Details (date, time, venue):
September 23, 2006 (Saturday) 7:30 p.m. at the Capital Christian Fellowship (Lanham, MD - directions)

Behfar Bahadaran with Aatash

Children of Persia's Fourth Annual Fun Walk includes entertainment by Behfar Bahadaran and George Washington University's Aatash dance group. Please call (301) 315-0750 for more information.



September 17, 2006 (Sunday) 1:00 p.m. at Elm St & Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, MD

Silk Road Dance Company in Gul-E-Bakawali

Washington's Silk Road Dance Company and Lori Clark perform the Middle Eastern dances for Asha Vattikuti's Kathak presentation of Gul-E-Bakawali.

September 15, 2006 (Friday) 6:00 p.m. on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage

Silk Road Dance Company in Gul-E-Bakawali

Washington's Silk Road Dance Company and Lori Clark perform the Middle Eastern dances for Asha Vattikuti's Kathak presentation of Gul-E-Bakawali.

September 14, 2006 (Thursday) 6:00 p.m. on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage

Niyaz: Planet Arlington

September 2, 2006 (Saturday) 6:00 p.m. at the Iwo Jima Memorial