Experience a culture beyond the headlines with "Play Hard Play Hard," a multicultural art project that combines thought-provoking theatre with global music from the Middle East & beyond. Its mission is to disrupt the traditional conversation around cultures often only discussed in the news. And how does "Play Hard Play Hard" achieve this? It offers a two-part experience: a play and a party.
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Azad Amin was born in 1986 in Tehran, Iran. He has been working as a professional documentary photographer since 2013.
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Xamoosh was born in 1989, Tehran. He is a self-taught artist who started graffiti by putting his signature on the walls of Tehran in 2007. With more than a decade of activity in the writing of Persian murals, he became one of the pioneers and influential in this area.
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Shahram was born in 1957 Shiraz, and he is a painter and film production designer. He has extensive experience working within the film production department on a film crew for 15 years. He has worked from a very early conceptual process collaborating with Iranian artists and filmmakers; Shirin Neshat and Shoji Azari on many film projects. Their film "Women Without Men" won the 2009 Venice Film Festival, Silver Lion, for best directing. Shahram worked closely with director Richard Raymond on the movie "Desert Dancer".
Continue ReadingBorn in 1985 in Shiraz, Boshra is an Iranian poet, writer, actress, and model who was first introduced to Persian literature by her grandfather before starting primary school. She developed a precocious love of poets such as Iradj Mirza and Parvin E'tesami whose work inspired her to write her own poetry from a young age. Boshra later studied Children's Literature and Theatre at the BIHE University and eventually left Iran for the USA in 2009 where she currently resides.
Negin Ehtesabian was Born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She is a contemporary artist, illustrator, and designer who is currently based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Labkhand Olfatmanesh’s photography explores themes of feminism, racism, and isolation, and how these forces take shape in the United States and her birthplace of Iran.
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Hemad Javadzade is an Iranian visual artist. He was born in 1984, currently lives and works in Istanbul-Turkey.
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A project that has been delivered by artists from twelve Middle Eastern countries with color pens and music to bring
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Every year, Iranians hold ceremonies in different cities across the country, including the capital, Tehran, to pay homage to the world-famous literary figure.
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