Mohsen Namjoo and his band will be in DC at Capital Turnaround
to perform songs from the new album, Motantan, (To be fully released in March 2020) plus many classic favorite songs.
Mohsen Namjoo will be accompanied by:
Yahya Alkhansa | Drums
Sean Conly | on Bass
Anders Nilsson | on Guitar
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Location:
Capital Turnaround
770 M Street SE, Washington D.C.
Saturday, May 16, 2020– 19:00 to 10:30
Bahram Beyzaie is a dramatist and filmmaker, and undoubtedly one of the most important Iranian scholars of the performing arts of the twentieth century. He is a writer, director, playwright, essayist and, above all, an intellectual who has served and influenced his country through more than fifty books and eleven feature films. Beyzaie is a master of theatre and cinema, having produced work in both fields.In 2010, Bahram Beyzaie left Iran to teach at Stanford University in California.
This film focuses on his cinematic vision and style in the films he has written, directed, edited and produced between 1970-2009.
QA with the director (Bahman Maghsoudlou) will follow the screening.
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Location:
1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20052 – Room Number B12
Friday, December 13, 2019– 19:00 to 21:00
Once again Toranj proudly happy to have Iranian singer, songwriter, and lyricist Ali Azimi and his band in this area at Hoff Theater. Ali Azimi unveils his new album, “Az Eshgh” (Of Love And Other Evils) and performs songs from his new and previous albums. Ali Azimi was the band leader, principal singer, songwriter, and lyricist during his previous work with the Iranian rock band Radio Tehran and has defined a fresh sound and vibe in the Iranian alternative music scene.
Sunday, October 27, 2019– 19:00 to 21:00
After a very memorable and successful concert in Turin Italy, Touraj Organization is proud to support and sponsor the legendary, Faramarz Aslani, in Washington DC.
2 Feb 2019
Bahram Beyzaie will be introducing his highly acclaimed play “1001st Night”. The play will be performed by the talented Iranian actress, Mojdeh Shamsaie and it will be performed in Persian (no English subtitles). Directly following the performance, Mr. Beyzaie and Ms. Shamsaie will have a Q & A session with the audience.
“1001st Night” is the story of Jam’s two imprisoned daughters, Shahrnaz and Arnavaz, who keep Zahak busy for 1000 nights, until saviors finally arrive. They play is based on an epic poem from “Shahnameh” (The book of Kings), written by a famous Iranian poet, Ferdowsi.
15 Sep 2018 – 19:00 to 21:00
The event will be screening a movie directed by Dr. Bahman Maghsoudlou who won many awards internationally and just screened this movie in many famous festivals.
It is “an examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.”
Sheed Film in collaboration with Toranj proudly present:
Maziar Miri’s acclaimed 2017 film, Sara & Ayda starring:
Pegah Ahangarani, Mostafa Zamani, Ghazal Shakeri, Saeed Changizian, and Tina Pakravan.
Thursday, Oct 12th, 2017 8:00PM
Angelika Film Center of Mosaic Fairfax, VA
