Rumi: Song of the Reed in Irvine, California

Chapman University
The Iranica Institute
Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture,
UCI Iranian Studies, UCLA
and Pacifica Institute

Present

Rumi: Song of the Reed

In Celebration of the Great Master’s 800th Birthday.
A Day of Dance, Poetry Reading, Lectures, and Classical Iranian Music.

When: Saturday, October 20, 2007
Where: Chapman University, Orange, California & University of California, Irvine

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Program Details

I. Morning Session Hosted by Pacifica Institute

Place: Kennedy Hall 237 A and B(In the Law School located at the corner of Glassell and Sycamore)Chapman University, Orange, California

9 am - 9:30 am: Guests Arrive – hot coffee/tea available
9:30 am: Introductions and Overview of the Day.
10 am – 12 pm: English Language Panel
1. John Ishvaradas Abdallah, Author and Past President of South Coast Interfaith Council (SCIC): “A Sufi's Ruminations on One World Under God”
2. Documentary Film of a play about the Whirling Dervishes
3. Atilla Kahveci, Vice president of the Pacifica Institute:“In The Footsteps of Mowlana”

Lunch Break 12 pm – 1 pm: Participants can visit one of the many restaurantsin Old Town Orange

II. Afternoon Session
Hosted by Chapman University (Center for Global Education, Wilkinson College of Letters and Sciences, & Department of English, WCLS), Iranica Institute, and Iranian Studies, UCLA

1:00 – 2:00 pm: Zuleikha in Concert:“Jewels from the Heart. A performance of dance, story, music, and poetry”Place: Wallace All Faiths Chapel

Short Break
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Coffee/tea/lemonade and cookiesPlace: Kennedy Hall 237 A and B

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: English Language PanelProf. John M. Moyne, author: “In the Garden of Angels.”Prof. Hossein Ziai: “Reading Rumi’s Poetry.”
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Persian Language PanelProf. Nasrin Rahimieh: IntroductionsProf. Hossein Ziai: “Overview of Rumi and Introductions.”Pari Iranmanesh: “Aql-e Ma'ash az Didgah-e Mawlavi dar Asr-e Hazer.”Shervin Emami: "Mawlana, Forough, Tavallodi Dobareh."

[Both sessions are free and open to the public]

III. Evening Session
Hosted by Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture,University of California, Irvine

An Evening of Persian Music with Hossein Omoumi and Friends
Time: 8:00 pm
Place: Claire Trevor Theatre UC, Irvine Campus
Featuring
Guest Artists:
Mehrdad Arabi, tombak and daf
Amir Koushkani, tar and setar
Kourosh Taghavi, setar and robab
Jessika Kenney, vocal

$12 General Audiences/$10 Seniors/$8 Students

Call Theatre Box Office 949-824-2787 to order tickets(open between 12- 4 pm weekdays)

For further information, please contact the following:
For Chapman University locations: http://www.chapman.edu/CGE/or 714-744-7858

For UC, Irvine locations: http://www.humanities.uci.edu/persianstudies/or (949) 824-1662