Shahnameh Tale: Zahhak – 2nd Showing
Saturday, March 9, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Studio Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre
5040 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M2N 6R8
60 Min
Duration
ASL
Language
Canada/USA
Region
All Ages
Suitable for
«شاهنامه: داستان ضحاک»، نمایشی‌ست با زبان دیداری از داستان های افسانه‌ای-حماسی شاهنامه با هنرنمایی داگلاس ریدلاف در دو نقش فریدون و ضحاک، به همراه سایه‌بازی با عروسک به کارگردانی مریم حفیظی‌راد. این برنامه مرزهای زبانی را در ایجاد ارتباط درمی‌نوردد و داستانی جذاب را از طریق زبان دیداری، حرکات صورت و بدن به تصویر می‌کشد. از شما دعوت می‌کنیم تا برای تماشای این برنامه‌ی هنری-داستانی بدون کلام در جشنواره نوروز ۲۰۲۴ به ما بپیوندید. فرصت دیدن این برنامه‌ی منحصر به فرد را از دست ندهید.
“Shahnameh Tale: Zahhak” is an epic tale from Shahnameh (the Book of Kings) with Douglas Ridloff portraying both Zahhak and Fereydun in a stunning display of Visual Vernacular (VV) and an invigorating shadow puppetry directed by Maryam Hafizirad. Discover how VV transcends language barriers, painting vibrant stories through expressive gestures, facial movements, and body language. Join us in this unique journey of narrative art at Tirgan Festival 2024, where story-telling comes to life without a single word. Don’t miss this captivating experience!
Discover the timeless fight for justice and freedom in one of Persia’s epic myths.
Master Visual Vernacular Performer: Douglas Ridloff
Scriptwriter: Maral Mamaghani
Director: Maryam Hafizirad
Creative: Maryam Hafizirad, Maral Mamaghani
Video Projection Designer: Laura Warren
Musician:
Makeup artist: Alma Fehri
Coordinator: Mabelle Rutledge
Producer: Tirgan Centre for Art and Culture, and Deaf Culture Centre, Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
Location: Meridian Arts Centre - Studio Theatre, 5040 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 6R8
Date: March 9 and 10, 2024
VV Performance Time: 15 minutes
Shadow Puppetry Workshop: 45 minutes
Ages: 9- Adult*
*DISCRETION: This production contains material of a highly sensitive nature, including blood and violence that may be triggering to some.
- Be at the venue 15 minutes before the show.
- NO LATECOMERS POLICY in effect.
- PLEASE NOTE: Online tickets are only valid until 5 minutes before the start of the show. Upon your late arrival, the seat will be allocated to the first available patron at the door.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Studio Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre
5040 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M2N 6R8