Photo courtesy of Fictionville Studio  Feathers Of Fire: A Persian Epic Directed by Hamid Rahmanian ©2016.  All Rights Reserved.  For More info, please visit www.kingorama.com

Shâhnâmè - A Persian Epic

Shadow Theatre

Love, adversity, heroism: immerse yourself in one of the most quixotic episodes of the Book of Kings, the founding epic of Persian culture, transposed for this performance into a prodigious shadow theatre animated through the grandeur of nature.

Saturday 15 December: The 6pm performance and the talk with Hamid Rahmanian at 4pm shall go ahead as scheduled.

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Iranian illustrator and director of animated films, Hamid Rahmanian has adapted for the stage the tale of Zal and Roudabeh, taken from a chapter of the legendary Book of KingsShânâmè by the poet Ferdowsi. This epic, written in the 10th century and considered to be one of the greatest Asian literary works, tells the mythological story of ancient Persia in verse including several tales of heroes and celebrated figures from Iranian history.


Created in 2016 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music under the original title Feathers of Fire, this performance uniquely mixes shadow puppet techniques, film animation and theatre. These multiple disciplines take on a lyrical life of their own on stage that tells of this founding epic of Persian culture, which has been continually read, recited and copied for over one thousand years.

In English with French surtitles

 

Closed on 08/12/2018:

  Visitors with tickets for Saturday 8 December who were unable to attend the rescheduled performance on Sunday 9 at 2pm may request a refund by sending their bank account details to regie[at]quaibranly.fr before 16 December.

 

  • PRODUCTION

    • Conceived, designed and directed by Hamid Rahmanian
    • In collaboration with  Larry Reed andShadowLight Productions
    • Original Music Loga Ramin Torkian and Azam Ali
    • Based on the book, Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
    • Avec Ya Wen Chien, Gabriela Garcia, Ariel Lauryn, Rose Nisker, Leah Ogawa, Fred C. Riley III, Mohammad Talani and Dina Zarif.
    • A Fictionville Studio and Banu Productions production
    • Co-production Ahmad Kiarostami
    • Created under the original title: Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic by Hamid Rahmanian

    www.kingorama.com

  • Duration:  01:15
  • Place:   Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss
  • TimeSlots:
    The Sunday 09 December 2018 from 14:00 to 15:10

    The Sunday 09 December 2018 from 16:00 to 17:15

    The Wednesday 12 December 2018 from 16:30 to 17:45

    The Thursday 13 December 2018 from 20:00 to 21:15

    The Saturday 15 December 2018 from 18:00 to 19:15

    The Sunday 16 December 2018 from 16:00 to 17:15
  • Accessibility:
    • Handicap moteur
  • Public:   All publics
  • Categorie : Events
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Shâhnâmè - une épopée persane | Spectacle au théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss
Amour, adversité, héroïsme : plongez dans l’un des chapitres les plus romanesques du Livre des Rois, épopée fondatrice de la culture persane, transposé pour ce spectacle en un prodigieux théâtre d’ombres animées grandeur nature. Six représentations, du samedi 8 au dimanche 16 décembre 2018 au théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss du musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac. Infos et résa sur http://bit.ly/Shahname L’illustrateur et réalisateur de films d’animation iranien Hamid Rahmanian adapte sur scène l’histoire de Zal et Roudabeh, puisée dans le légendaire Livre des Rois – Shâhnâmè du poète Ferdowsi. Considérée comme l’une des plus grandes œuvres littéraires d’Asie, cette épopée écrite au Xe siècle raconte en vers l’histoire mythologique de la Perse antique, incluant plusieurs contes de héros et de personnages célèbres de l’histoire iranienne. Créé en 2016 à la Brooklyn Academy of Music sous le titre original de Feathers of Fire, ce spectacle mêle de façon inédite techniques de marionnettes d’ombres, du cinéma d’animation et du théâtre. Ces multiples disciplines alimentent sur scène un souffle lyrique propre à conter cette épopée fondatrice de la culture persane, qu’on ne cesse de lire, de réciter et de copier depuis plus de mille ans.
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