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Posted by Shiva June, at 01:23PM 02/22/08 and by 1 others:
PRODUCTION OF AWARD-WINNING EUROPEAN PLAY CONFRONTING PREJUDICE AND RACISM TO PREMIERE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA
Note: The Washington Theatre Group is pleased to announce the production of the award-winning play Dirt. The acclaimed heart wrenching one-man play from Austria, translated from German by VCU professor Paul Dvorak, will be performed by Shahin Shakibi, under the direction of Dr. David Levin. Performance premieres at the University of Maryland (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center), Friday, February 29, 2008, 8:00 PM. To purchase tickets http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2007/c/performances/performance?rowid=7083 Performances also at: GW University, Marvin Center (Betts Theatre) on Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:00 PM; Northern VA Community College Annandale Campus (Ernst Theatre) on Friday, March 21, 2008 8:00 PM; and Black Rock Center For The Arts, Germantown, MD on Saturday, April 5, 2008 8:00 PM. EMERGENCY DC Volunteer Group will host an informational table at each performance. 20% of ticket sales will be donated to the humanitarian organization EMERGENCY Dirt ("Dreck"), written by Austrian Playwright, Robert Schneider, premiered in 1992 in Vienna, where it was performed in German, its original language. In 1993, Dirt premiered in Hamburg, Germany at the Thalia Theatre and was awarded the Dramatist's Prize at the "Potsdam Theater Days", selected by the jury as the "best contemporary stage work." Schneider received numerous awards including the Premio Grinzane Cavour (the most important literary prize in Italy for foreign language literature) and the Prix Médicis ( Paris, France). Dirt was the most frequently performed solo show in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the 1990's. The influential German theatre magazine Theaterheute awarded Robert Schneider Best New Playwright Of The Year (1993) for Dirt. Haunting and compelling, Dirt is a telling story about racism and the havoc it wreaks in the human spirit. Dirt was translated by Dr. Paul Dvorak, who teaches German language and literature at Virginia Commonwealth University. He will be book signing on premiere night Feb. 29th. There will also be a Q/A period with the director and actor after each performance.
Posted by Shiva June, at 01:08PM 10/23/07 and by 1 others:
Demystifying Democracy - The 7 Ingredients of Influence
Note: The National Iranian American Council is rolling out a series of workshops to help the public better understand how local and federal political system works and how to ensure the public's voice is heard in a way that influences decision and outcome of political decisions. Please visit www.niaccouncil.org for more information.
Posted by Shiva June, at 04:20PM 10/14/07 and by 2 others:
Rojan & Shams Ensemble
Note: Rojan and Shams Ensemble peformed in Virginia on October 14th. Emergency USA, non-politcal humanitarian organization, was present at the event to increase awarenss of its work providing life support to civilian war victims. The concert was absolutely amazing and a success for both Rojan and Shams Ensemble along with Emergency USA. Please visit www.akoproduction.com, www.shamsensemble.com, www.emergencyusa.org or www.emergency.it
Posted by Shiva June, at 09:14PM 08/24/07 :
US 'sole survivor' to leave Iraq
Note: A US soldier is to return home from Iraq under a military proviso known as the "sole survivor" rule after losing both of his brothers in the war.
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Posted by Shiva June, at 01:23PM 02/22/08 and by 1 others:PRODUCTION OF AWARD-WINNING EUROPEAN PLAY CONFRONTING PREJUDICE AND RACISM TO PREMIERE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA
Note: The Washington Theatre Group is pleased to announce the production of the award-winning play Dirt. The acclaimed heart wrenching one-man play from Austria, translated from German by VCU professor Paul Dvorak, will be performed by Shahin Shakibi, under the direction of Dr. David Levin. Performance premieres at the University of Maryland (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center), Friday, February 29, 2008, 8:00 PM. To purchase tickets http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2007/c/performances/performance?rowid=7083 Performances also at: GW University, Marvin Center (Betts Theatre) on Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:00 PM; Northern VA Community College Annandale Campus (Ernst Theatre) on Friday, March 21, 2008 8:00 PM; and Black Rock Center For The Arts, Germantown, MD on Saturday, April 5, 2008 8:00 PM. EMERGENCY DC Volunteer Group will host an informational table at each performance. 20% of ticket sales will be donated to the humanitarian organization EMERGENCY Dirt ("Dreck"), written by Austrian Playwright, Robert Schneider, premiered in 1992 in Vienna, where it was performed in German, its original language. In 1993, Dirt premiered in Hamburg, Germany at the Thalia Theatre and was awarded the Dramatist's Prize at the "Potsdam Theater Days", selected by the jury as the "best contemporary stage work." Schneider received numerous awards including the Premio Grinzane Cavour (the most important literary prize in Italy for foreign language literature) and the Prix Médicis ( Paris, France). Dirt was the most frequently performed solo show in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the 1990's. The influential German theatre magazine Theaterheute awarded Robert Schneider Best New Playwright Of The Year (1993) for Dirt. Haunting and compelling, Dirt is a telling story about racism and the havoc it wreaks in the human spirit. Dirt was translated by Dr. Paul Dvorak, who teaches German language and literature at Virginia Commonwealth University. He will be book signing on premiere night Feb. 29th. There will also be a Q/A period with the director and actor after each performance.
Posted by Shiva June, at 01:08PM 10/23/07 and by 1 others:Demystifying Democracy - The 7 Ingredients of Influence
Note: The National Iranian American Council is rolling out a series of workshops to help the public better understand how local and federal political system works and how to ensure the public's voice is heard in a way that influences decision and outcome of political decisions. Please visit www.niaccouncil.org for more information.
Posted by Shiva June, at 04:20PM 10/14/07 and by 2 others:Rojan & Shams Ensemble
Note: Rojan and Shams Ensemble peformed in Virginia on October 14th. Emergency USA, non-politcal humanitarian organization, was present at the event to increase awarenss of its work providing life support to civilian war victims. The concert was absolutely amazing and a success for both Rojan and Shams Ensemble along with Emergency USA. Please visit www.akoproduction.com, www.shamsensemble.com, www.emergencyusa.org or www.emergency.it
Posted by Shiva June, at 09:14PM 08/24/07 :US 'sole survivor' to leave Iraq
Note: A US soldier is to return home from Iraq under a military proviso known as the "sole survivor" rule after losing both of his brothers in the war.
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