Persian New Year at Los Angeles County Museum of Art

REMINDER: Please note that the Sat 3/14 Djanbazian Dance Company; Zal & Rudabeh performance @ LACMA is currently "SOLD OUT". (this was a FREE event, but required a ticket)

If you don't have "reserved FREE ticket(s)" at the LACMA box office or in your hands, you won't be able to enter the auditorium.

You are welcome to join the Sun, 3/15 events with Professor Banani and Namâd Ensemble @ 1 p.m., which don't require tickets and are FREE.
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Come and join the Farhang Foundation’s celebration of Nowruz (Persian New Year) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), FREE to the public, as part the museum’s In Celebration of Persian New Year; Focus on the Art of Iran from the museum’s permanent collection and learn more about the Farhang Foundation and how you can become part of our organization.

Our mission at the Farhang Foundation is to support the study and research of Iranian History, Art, and Culture in all its rich diversity in cooperation with academic and cultural institutions, while promoting and celebrating the art, culture and heritage of Iranians for the benefit of Iranian-Americans in Southern California, as well as the community at large.

To learn more about the Farhang Foundation and to join our network, please visit: http://www.farhang.org.

Saturday March 14 (SOLD OUT)
1:00-2:45 p.m.
Djanbazian Dance Company:
A Zal & Rudabeh Performance
(Bing Theater)
(SOLD OUT)
Free: tickets required—available at the Museum Box Office or by calling 323-857-6010
You may pick up your tickets any time before the 14th from the box office during regular museum hours. They also take phone reservations- phone hours are 11:30am to 7:30pm everyday except Wednesdays.

Sunday March 15
1:00 -3:00 p.m.
Significance of Nowruz Tradition
Professor Amin Banani
Namâd Ensemble
Classical Persian Music
(LA Times Central Courtyard)
Free: no reservations—limited seating and standing room

In addition, the weekend programs will highlight Iranian cultural traditions, including a Nowruz “Haftseen” table on the beautiful grounds of LACMA, available to the public for viewing.

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Comment by Farhang Foundation on March 10, 2009 at 11:56am

Please note that the Sat 3/14 Djanbazian Dance Company; Zal & Rudabeh performance @ LACMA is currently "SOLD OUT". (this was a FREE event, but required a ticket)

If you don't have "reserved FREE ticket(s)" at the LACMA box office or in your hands, you won't be able to enter the auditorium.

You are welcome to join the Sun, 3/15 events with Professor Banani and Namâd Ensemble @ 1 p.m., which don't require tickets and are FREE.

Comment by Farhang Foundation on March 4, 2009 at 8:35pm

For tickets, please contact LACMA, as outlined on the details above. You only need tickets for 3/14 event. Thank you!

Comment by Mina Katani on February 28, 2009 at 2:26pm

I have accepted the invitation. How would I get my free tickets. Can any one help?

Comment by Sara Hosseinizad on February 25, 2009 at 1:58pm

Some info on Namâd Ensemble and their concert, Ossyan, on March 15:

Ossyan (rebellion): classical Persian music by Namâd Ensemble breathes new life into the works of rebel Iranian poets, Forough Farrokhzad and Siavosh Kasraei

For the first time ever, the famous and daring poetry of Farrokhzad, will be put to classical Persian music by Namâd Ensemble.

Namâd Web site: www.namaadensemble.com

Namâd Ensemble connects contemporary audiences to classical Persian music. It was formed by five outstanding musicians who create original compositions based on both the modern and classical poetry of Iran. Passionate and haunting melodies that are performed by Kourosh Taghavi on the Setar, and Saeed Kamjoo on the Kamanche and Queychak, poetically fuse with percussions by Mehrdad Arabi and Afshin Mehrassa colorfully creating the needed space in which the beautiful voice of Khosro Ansari tells the stories of our times.

Namâd Ensemble has toured extensively throughout California performing its original compositions. They have released their first album, OSSYAN, based on the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad and Siavash Kasraei (both contemporary poets of Iran.)