Current Project
Homeland
Past Projects
October 2, 2011 - Homeland Variations
Toronto Small World Music Festival
Enwave Theater
_______Homeland Variations is the original score of Homeland, a Dora-nominated for original _______music composition by Reza Moghaddas and directed by Setareh Delzendeh in the fall _______of 2010.
_______Homeland Variations explores the journey of seeking and accepting home.
_______Homeland is a multi-faceted examination of the meaning of home in a hybrid setting of _______physical performance, live music and documentary film. This contemplative journey of _______words, sounds, and movements, makes one rethink the definition of home.
Produced by Godot Art Productions
Setareh Delzendeh: Script Writer, Director, and Designer
Reza Moghaddas: Bass, Keyboards, Tanbour
Lisa Patterson: Saxophone, Duduk, Keyboards, Vocals
Kousha Nakhaei: Violin, Kamancheh
Lorenzo Castelli: Drums, Percussion
Hamsseh Daneshzad: Daf, Vocals
Bahareh Yaraghi: Actor/Performer
Special thanks to Chikako Nagayama, Alan Davis, Lisbeth Fishman, Soheil Parsa, Kundra Fatheringham, Lawrence Hill, Mina Sarlati, Mohammad Fotovat, Shahrzad Mojab, Frieda Forman, Maylat Mesfin, Juana Awad, Eddy Robinson and Tatiana Jennings for sharing their precious life experiences in the documentary film.
Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters:
Shahrvand Publication,
Mater Touch Painting,
Housain Shoaienia,
Future Land,
Zinat Rafiamanesh,
Ali Vakili,
Niloofar Vafaei
September 9 – 17, 2011 – Homeland
at Vancouver Fringe Festival
Revue Stage
Granville Island Public Market Building
____Homeland is a multi-faceted examination of the meaning of home in a hybrid setting of ____dance, live music and documentary film. The spoken, and often unspoken, words of the ____personalities in the film are translated into a solo dance and physical theatre against the ____beat of drums and flow of electronic sequences performed by two musicians on stage. ____This contemplative journey of words, sounds, and movements, makes one rethink the ____definition of home.
Produced by Godot Art Productions
Setareh Delzendeh: Script Writer, Director, and Designer
Bahareh Yaraghi:Actor
Reza Moghaddas: Music Composer and Sound Designer
Lorenzo Castelli: Percussions
Lida Nosrati: Artistic Associate
Reza Moghaddas - Setareh Delzendeh: Film Edit
Special thanks to Chikako Nagayama, Alan Davis, Lisbeth Fishman, Soheil Parsa, Kundra Fatheringham, Lawrence Hill, Mina Sarlati, Mohammad Fotovat, Shahrzad Mojab, Frieda Forman, Maylat Mesfin, Juana Awad, and Tatiana Jennings for sharing their precious life experiences in the documentary film.
October 28- November 6, 2010 - Homeland
-------A multi-faceted examination of the meaning of home in a hybrid setting of dance,
-------live music and documentary film
-------at Theatre Passe Muraille - Backspace, Toronto, Canada
Written & Directed by Setareh Delzendeh
Performer: Megan Nadain
Music & Sound Design: Reza Moghaddas
Percussions: Lorenzo Castelli
Stage Manager & Artistic Assistant: Lida Nosrati
Choreography: Setareh Delzendeh & Megan Nadain
Set & Costume Design: Setareh Delzendeh
Video Edit: Reza Moghaddas
Graphic Design: Homeira Rezaei
Set and Costume Assistant: Siamak Delzendeh
Generously supported by: Saghi Jaihoon, Farhang Sajed, Homeira Rezaei, Astrid Janson
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August 2010 Soley & Karevan Ensemble
A fusion music performance combining Persian melodies, jazz and electronic The Mod Club, Toronto, Canada
Soleiman Vaseghi (vocals)
Reza Moghaddas (Bass and Keyboards)
Amir Rahbar (Piano and Keyboards)
Michelle Colton (Percussion)
Kousha Nakhaei (Kamancheh & Violin)
Lisa Patterso (Saxophone & Vocal)
Araz Nayeb-Pashaei (Tombak & Daf)
March 2009 Less Than a Half
A multi-lingual physical performance with sound and video installation
Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Writer and Director: Setareh Delzendeh
Translator: Lida Nosrati
Performer: Juana Awad
Sound Designer and Composer: Reza Moghaddas
Video Art: Setareh Delzendeh and Reza Moghaddas
Graphic Designer: Ali Kamran
Photographer: Reza Vazizri
Voice Over: Jennifer Stock, Roshan Ahmadvand, Yohannes Ayalew, Olga Fedorenco and Chikako Nagayama
May 2009 Persian Versions
A fusion music performance in collaboration with Small World Music
Lula Lounge, Toronto, Canada
Soleyman Vaseghi (Soley): Vocals
Reza Moghaddas: Piano, Bass
Alan Davis: Drums, Percussion
Kousha Nakhaei: Kamancheh, Violin
Wajma Soroor: Vocals
Shahin Fayaz: Taar
Araz Nayeb Pashaei: Tombak, Daf
February 2008 Winter Nowruz
A fusion music performance in collaboration with Small World Music and CBC Radio 2
Lula Lounge, Toronto, Canada
Soleyman Vaseghi: Vocals
Reza Moghaddas: Bass
Amir Koushkani: Taar
Alan Davis: Drums, Percussion
Neil Gardiner: Keyboards
Wajma Soroor: Vocals
Sina Salimi: Santoor
Rouzbeh Hariri: Daf, Tombak
September 2007 Mamak Khadem
A fusion music performance in collaboration with Small World Music
Enwave Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Mamak Khadem: Vocals
Jamshid Sharifi: Keyobards
Reza Moghaddas: Bass
Dimitris Makhlis: Oud
Ole Mathisen: Clarinet
August 2006 Black Shroud
A Theatre in collaboration with Nakissa Art Company
Isable Bader Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Writer: Mirzadeh Eshghi
Director: Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam
Performer: Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam
Behi Janati Ataei
Hamidreza Javdan
Organizer: Setareh Delzendeh
Graphic Designer: Takin Aghdashloo
Mahmoud Schricker and Shahrzad Mojab were instrumental in mounting this project.