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Maria Munõz
Informa Madrid - España
Banafsheh Sayyad en Madrid/ 7 de Marzo/ Chakra del Corazón y Ritual Sufí
From: María Muñoz mariaestrelladivina@hotmail.com
To: Oriental Danza oriental@egrupos.net
Date: Sat, Feb 6, 2010 10:17 am


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Fri, 02/05/2010 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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INTO THE VAST in Murcia, Spain
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Wed, 03/03/2010 - 8:00pm
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The Mystical in Dance Part I in Dusseldorf, Germany
Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:30am - Sun, 02/14/2010 - 1:00pm
Trance-n-dance and Drum Ritual in Dusseldorf, Germany
Sat, 02/13/2010 - 4:30pm - Sun, 02/14/2010 - 7:00pm
Mystical Persian Dance & Flamenco in Dusseldorf, Germany
Sat, 02/20/2010 - 10:30am - Sun, 02/21/2010 - 1:00pm
The Mystical in Dance Part II in Dusseldorf, Germany
Sat, 02/20/2010 - 1:30pm - Sun, 02/21/2010 - 4:00pm
Trance-n-dance and Drum Ritual in Dusseldorf, Germany
Sat, 02/20/2010 - 4:30pm - Sun, 02/21/2010 - 7:00pm
Contemporary Mystical Persian Dance in Venice, Italy
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 7:00pm - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 10:00pm
Contemporary Mystical Persian Dance in Vienna, Austria
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
Trance-n-dance and Drum Ritual in Vienna, Austria
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Chakra Embodiment: HEART in Madrid, Spain
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Sufi Ritual in Madrid, Spain
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
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Mystical Persian Dance & Flamenco in Santa Monica
NEW SESSION: Ecstatic Dance Revolution
Sacred Feminine Workout
Mystical Persian Dance & Flamenco in Santa Monica
NEW SESSION: Ecstatic Dance Revolution
Sacred Feminine Workout
Mystical Persian Dance & Flamenco in Santa Monica
NEW SESSION: Ecstatic Dance Revolution
Sacred Feminine Workout
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Banafsheh Sayyad

"Part whirling dervish, part flamenco femme fatale" (Los Angeles Times), the award-winning work of Iranian-born Banafsheh Sayyad communicates the universal message of Persian Mysticism in a passionate yet meditatively fluid way, an interplay between trance and directed movement. Her explosive movement is sensual and ritualistic, an organic trance of impeccable technique gone wild, while staying in touch with the inner landscape. She reconnects us with the power of the ancient priestesses, here to vitalize, liberated and heal. Banafsheh draws from her extensive background in Persian dance, Sufi ritual, Tai Chi and Flamenco to present a new form, rooted in tradition yet universal, "fusing ancient forms with a postmodern punch" (Los Angeles Times). Her movement is comprised in part by the Persian alphabet she has translated into gestures and movement, which when put together one dances out words and poetic stanzas, often taken from the works of the great mystic poet, Rumi, whom she has lived with extensively, resonating with his fierce yet gentle essence that beckons each and everyone to break through conformity and limitation to find their own individual glory.

Internationally known for her innovative movement vocabulary and high artistic and educational standards, Banafsheh is one of the few bearers of the authentic Persian dance form in the world and considered a pioneer in Contemporary Persian dance. Banafsheh’s form is what “for the first time one could call contemporary or modern Persian Dance– a dance with its own artistic language, neither Eastern like Arabic and Indian nor Western as in Flamenco, or Modern European. The dance form created by Banafsheh Sayyad can only be called the Banafsheh Dance, representative of Persian culture much like how Flamenco is particular to Spanish culture...” (prominent Iranian critic, Shokooh Mirzadegi).

The daughter of the legendary Iranian filmmaker, theater director and actor, Parviz Sayyad, Banafsheh is a recipient of the prestigious James Irvine Foundation grant in Dance. She holds an MFA in Dance from UCLA where she taught Mystical Persian dance. She has studied with some of the great masters in dance and choreography including Antonia Rojos, Victoria Marks, David Rousseve and Donna Uchizono. Also an acupuncturist, Banafsheh draws from her knowledge of Persian mysticism and the Taoist view of the internal functioning of the body to discover movement that is at once healing, self-illuminating and connected to spirit. Banafsheh's work has been presented extensively in festivals and by presenters in North America, Europe and Australia where she has gained tremendous audience and critical acclaim.

Banafsheh teaches workshops in Dance of Oneness® across North America, Europe and Turkey including Esalen Institute in California and Kripalu Center in Upper Massachusetts, where she taught recently with the well-known mystic and scholar, Andrew Harvey. In addition to workshops in Mystical Dance & Ritual, Dance of Oneness includes a workshop featuring live music called TrancenDance & Drum Ritual drawing from ancient and mystical Persian movement and rhythm. This workshop has a large educational component on Rumi and Mysticism and works very well in conjunction with her performances. Banafsheh also gives talks and lecture/demonstrations on Persian Dance and Sufism.

Banafsheh is available for solo performances; with the live music of ZARBANG; ensemble work with her company NAMAH; guest appearances with dance and music ensembles; and workshops as well as choreography commissions.

“Part whirling dervish, part flamenco femme fatale, sensuous and audacious, Sayyad’s dance is a mesmerizing foray into the body as trance mechanism; a DNA strand, supple, fluid and noble, come to life.”
Los Angeles Times

“Sayyad’s body moved in trance, exuding a supernatural power as the vortex which seemed to take the submitting body higher and higher became really perceptible. At the end in a spectacular finale she improvised on a flamenco-rhythm, and dance movements from the Middle East merged together with Iberian