An Evening with Rumi
Persian Poetry Recitation
Thursday, March 10, 2011 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
JC Bistro
Iraj Anvar has been reading Rumi, Hafez, Ferdowsi and other Persian
poets for Iranian and American audiences for the past several years. In
1991, he received his PhD from NYU, where he has taught Persian
Language and Literature at the department of Middle Eastern Studies. In
2008, he was appointed to start a Persian program at Brown University
where he continues to teach Persian language and culture. Say Nothing,
Dr. Anvar’s latest selection of Rumi’s poetry, translated with Anne Twitty,
was published in 2008 by Morning Light Press.
Alan Kushan is an internationally recognized avant-garde "santurist" and the leading
exponent of the New Santur style. He has studied music composition in Zurich, Köln and
Berlin as well as in Canada and the United States; he has also studied with Sir Yehudi
Menuhin, Karlheinz Stockhausen and other master musicians.
This event will be in the JC BISTRO tonight at 7 PM. Following the performances, Persian sweets and refreshments will be served.
Hosted by Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (CAPEC) and the School of Music.
