Current Projects
August 2020
April 2020
As part of Emruz Festival’s Virtual Mini-series, I am hosting a conversation with Bita Bell and Nava Behnam on Contemporary Dance and Iranian-ness. RSVP to attend the zoom call here.
February 2020
Photo by Amelia Golden.
Pleased to be teaching through FAILSPACE in March. Below are the dates, times and locations. You can register for the 4-week series or drop-in.
Sunday, March 1, 1p – 3p, Center for Performance Research (CPR)
Sunday, March 8, 1p – 3p, Center for Performance Research (CPR)
Sunday, March 15, 12p – 2p, Movement Research (MR)
Sunday, March 22, 1p – 3p, Center for Performance Research (CPR)
Visit FAILSPACE to register by clicking here.
October 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019 // 8p
Work in Progress, Movement Research at Judson Church
Saturday, October 19, 2019 // 7:30p
DJ Fesenjoon & Emcee Ntr0vrt (Raha Behnam + Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal) @ FAILSPACE Fall Party, The Woods Coop, Ridgewood, NY
Monday, October 21, 2019 // 6:30p
Studies Project: “Another world is not only possible…” // Artistry during challenging times
March 2019
It has been a really exciting winter and spring for me, this year of 2019.
I have had the great pleasure of working on a few different amazing projects. First off….
As a member of the FUTURE HISTORICAL SOCIETY I have worked with a group of about 25 amazing human beings with relationships to Ft. Greene, Brooklyn to develop a collaborative project that tells the story of this neighborhood and values the lives of ordinary peoples.
At the end of April, we are sharing our work with the public at BRIC in downtown Brooklyn, as well as at a number of incredibly special locations in Ft. Greene. We tell the stories of these amazing places and the tenacious, visionary people behind them.
In December, I also began working with the brilliant Hadar Ahuvia and a swell cast of people in“The Dances are for Us.” Hadar continues her examination of the early construction of Israeli Folk Dance but this time with a group of individuals with varying relationships to Zionism, Israeli dance, and folk traditions in general.
This work has taught me a great deal and resonated richly with my own explorations of the “folk” and cultural heritage. We will be performing at Danspace Project May 30, 31 and June 1. Get your tickets!
photo by Henry Amistadi
This summer, I will be back in Seattle finishing up the Open Source Forms teacher training, and can’t wait to bring it back to New York to share with you. Stay tuned for class information.
With love and affection,
Raha