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SUMMARY:Echoes of Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event.  \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\nEchoes of Solidarity\nComing Together with Music and Movement \n\n\n\n\n\nIn these challenging times\, coming together through music\, movement\, and shared artistic expression is one of the most powerful ways to nurture solidarity and human connection. Across cultures\, music and dance have long served as languages of resilience\, empathy\, and collective strength. \nJoin us for a journey of music and dance across the diverse cultural landscapes of the Middle East and Central Asia—from Iran to Afghanistan and beyond—featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest folk performers. Through rhythm\, melody\, and movement\, this gathering celebrates the bonds that connect communities and reminds us that even in difficult moments\, art can bring people together. \n\n \nFeaturing:\n \nNatalie Nayun – danceSirvan Manhoobi – oudAsaf Ophir – clarinetAmir Etamadzadeh – percussion\n \nSunday\, March 29\, 2026\nTime: 6:30 pm doors\, 7:00 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35\n \n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nNatalie Nayun is an international teacher and performer\, specializing in contemporary and folkloric styles from Central Asia and the Middle East. She holds a degree in modern dance from UC Berkeley and is a certified Franklin Method Teacher and comprehensive Pilates instructor. Natalie is the artistic director of Ballet Afsaneh and founder of Pomegranate Garden Dance\, an international online dance school featuring teachers and students from around the world. Her expertise includes Persian\, Afghan\, Tajik and Uzbek dance\, among other styles. She has been dancing for over 20 years and teaching for over 15 years.\nwww.nayundance.com \nSirvan Manhoobi is a Kurdish Iranian oud and tar player as well as a composer. He was chosen for the Best Soloist award at Iranian music festivals in 2006\, 2008 and 2009. After completing his MA in archaeology from Tehran University\, Sirvan moved to the United States and continued his musical career. He established the Bamdad Ensemble and collaborated with great artists such as Bijan Kamkar\, Aziz Shahrokh\, Ardeshir Kamkar and Ismaeel Sabour\, as well as the renowned Iranian director Bahram Bezraei in his play Tarabnameh (2016). Sirvan is currently beginning his PhD music studies at the University of California.\nwww.sirvanmanhoobi.com \nAsaf Ophir began his professional career in Israeli musicals\, playing in some of the most distinguished theaters in his home country. Having moved to the United States in 2014\, Ophir performs throughout the Bay Area in many Jewish\, Middle Eastern and Balkan productions\, as well as classical and jazz. He has shared the stage with artists such as Avi Kushnir\, Emel Mathlauthi\, Ustad Mahwash and Barbra Streisand. The San Francisco Chronicle writes: “Asaf Ophir gives the clarinet the timbre of a trumpet\, then a violin\, then a raspy scream… the instrument’s wail almost becomes too plaintive and beautiful to bear.”\nwww.asafophir.com \nAmir Etemadzadeh is a percussionist and educator\, specializing in Persian and Middle Eastern music traditions. With years of experience teaching Tombak\, Daf\, Darbuka\, Tar and other traditional instruments\, he has inspired students of all ages worldwide. Amir is the founder of Amir School of Music\, and the author of several instructional books on percussion. Beyond teaching\, Amir performs and collaborates with diverse artists\, exploring the healing power of music in community and therapeutic settings. His passion is to connect cultures and hearts through the universal language of music.\nwww.amirschoolofmusic.com \n\n\nEVENT DETAILS\n\nSunday\, March 29\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35 \n\nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nPurchase advance tickets for this event \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!                            
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/nowruz/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,March,Performing Arts
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