The Iranian dance group Khorshid Khanoom (ms.sun) founded by Aram Bayat in 1988 in Montreal for children and adults. It is very important for the Iranian people to conserve their heritage and to teach their art to the next generation, especially given the situation in Iran (dance has been prohibited in Iran Since 1979). Iranian dance has a long and sacred tradition; it encompasses many varied and unique forms.
Khorshid Khanoom dance group has taken upon itself the responsibility of introducing traditional and folkloric Iranian dance to the young generation of Iranian Canadians, to citizens of the host country (Montreal, Canada) and to the world. Over the two decades, Khorshid Khanoom has worked in cooperation with Canadian & Iranian organizations to present Iranian dance around the country to people whom are unfamiliar of Iranian culture.
Over the years, Khorshid Khanoom has achieved tremendous success by providing instruction for a rapidly growing student body. The group has attracted much attention offering numerous independent performances on various occasions in Canada. U. S. and Europe.
Aram Bayat graduated from the Institution of Iranian National and Folkloric Dance in Tehran, and Professional Photography in Dawson College, in Montreal. She Continued her studies in the Digital Imaging and Sound program at Concordia University
Aram was forced to leave Iran in 1986 and finally established in Montreal in 1988 She found Khorsid Khanoom dance group in September 1988.
For almost Two Decades through a multitude of performances& productions she has continued to, develop and exercise artistic work. Her work utilizes formal contemporary art-making strategies while maintaining strong connections with Eastern tradition. The subject matter of her work covers a variety of issues ranging from cultural identity to personal explorations of gender, sexuality and social political commentary.
dances She have created & performed in Canada, the United States and Europe:
B.B.Baff (Dance on Bakhtiais Carpet) 2007
Stone, Ashes& Hasrat (unfulfilled disaier) 2005 and
Of Love, Peace and Joy 2002.
Blue Nostalgia (Roya-ye-Termeh-Aabi) 1999.
Maral’s Fairy Tail (ghesaye Maral) 1998.
La troupe de danse montréalaise Khorshid khanoum était du spectacle avec deux danses :
1- «Liberté ultime» (interprétation du poème de Nemat Mirza-Zadeh, poète iranien en exil)
Une version solo de cette danse a déjà été présentée à L’Université de Toronto en 2005. Cette fois-ci elle sera exécutée en groupe.
Durée : 6 minutes
Chorégraphe et directrice artistique: Aram Bayat
Assistante artistique : Katherine Gauthier
Assistante technique : A Sasnzadeh
2- «Un instant, une photo, une danse» (inspirée des photographies de Jahanguir Razmi)
L'instant où la victime dit NON au bourreau est sans doute l’instant de vérité où se dévoile la nature de l’homme : un être en essence libre.
Ignorance, sombres compromis ou bassesses et milles autres raisons innocentes peuvent obstruer la quête de la liberté. Mais l’être humain, doté de conscience et d’idéaux, par ses choix ultimes aux moments décisifs expose l’indéniable réalité de sa liberté.
L’histoire regorge de ces instants de vérité. Comme ce moment singulier de l’été 1979 au Kurdistan iranien, immortalisé par l’artiste photographe Jahanguir Razmi. L’être humain se dresse en héros en un instant de formidable liberté. Une photo a saisi l’instant. Et le groupe Khorshid Khanoum célèbre en danse cette victoire et son éternité.
Durée : 10 minutes
Chorégraphe et directrice artistique: Aram Bayat
Assistante artistique : Katherine Gauthier
Assistante technique : A Sasnzadeh
Danseurs:
Gisou Danesh, Caroline Gauthier, Daria Khadir, Samantha Lee Quinn , Abolfazl Keighobadi , Ailin Mir, Nima Machouf, Yalda Machouf, Azita Papaei, Atieh Riahi, Kayhan Razavi, Shahab Razavi, Sepehr Razavi, Ava Samimi, Aida Samim
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