The Persian Culture Festival at the University of Kansas explores diverse aspects of Persian and Persianate culture, including the arts, language, history and other important contributions, through a series of activities and events designed to both engage and educate.
With “Dance Through Time” Farima Berenji, internationally acclaimed dancer, takes the audience on a historical and artistic journey in movement. The voyage begins with the origins of dance in ancient Persia, through the classical period and the golden age of poetry, to the vibrant variations of the Silk Road (Tajik), and finally, Persian dance in the modern age.
Farima Berenji is an Iranian-born scholar and an award winning performing artist, instructor, dance ethnologist. She has performed and taught throughout Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East. Learn more at www.farimadance.com
