Passport to Persian Calligraphy Performance Art fundraiser

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Dancer Kosar Abbasi performs, accompanied by Sina Gharavi on tar and Amir Aghayi on santur, as artist Mohtadi Mirak paints the words of Persian poet Rami (Robert_McKenzie)

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Artist Mohtadi Mirak, Conceptual traditional dancer Kosar Abbasi (Robert_McKenzie)

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Celebrated San Diego based Iranian musicians Sina Gharavi (on tar) and Amir Aghayi (on santur) (Robert_McKenzie)

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Robin Jones, Kelley Keatly, Pam Valinet (Robert_McKenzie)

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Example of a calligraphic composition (Robert_McKenzie)

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Rachelle and Michael Collier (Robert_McKenzie)

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Leila, Maryam, and Elaine Barjesteh (Robert_McKenzie)

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Ariel Asatryan, Founder/President of Encinitas Friends of the Arts Naimeh Woodward, Gabrielle Fish (Robert_McKenzie)

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Ali and Paymaneh Aminlari (Robert_McKenzie)

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Artist Mohtadi Mirak, Conceptual traditional dancer Kosar Abbasi (Robert_McKenzie)

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Example of a calligraphic composition (Robert_McKenzie)

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Michael and Rachelle Collier, Mark Wisniewski (Robert_McKenzie)

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Artist Mohtadi Mirak applies Persian calligraphy to dancer Kosar Abbasi, as a method to bring to life the inner character of the subject by using the human body as a canvas (Robert_McKenzie)

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Back row: Ruth Kuroda, Diane Stacey. Front row: Jim Murray, Lauren Jeffers, Patricia Dinsmore, Heather Gibb (Robert_McKenzie)

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Naomi Nussbaum, Hugo Navarro (Robert_McKenzie)

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Celebrated San Diego based Iranian musicians Sina Gharavi (on tar) and Amir Aghayi (on santur) (Robert_McKenzie)

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Rachelle and Michael Collier (Robert_McKenzie)

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Example of a calligraphic composition (Robert_McKenzie)

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Ali and Paymaneh Aminlari (Robert_McKenzie)

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Michael and Rachelle Collier, Mark Wisniewski (Robert_McKenzie)

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Ariel Asatryan, Founder/President of Encinitas Friends of the Arts Naimeh Woodward, Gabrielle Fish (Robert_McKenzie)

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Back row: Ruth Kuroda, Diane Stacey. Front row: Jim Murray, Lauren Jeffers, Patricia Dinsmore, Heather Gibb (Robert_McKenzie)

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Naomi Nussbaum, Hugo Navarro (Robert_McKenzie)

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Example of a calligraphic composition (Robert_McKenzie)

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Leila, Maryam, and Elaine Barjesteh (Robert_McKenzie)

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Robin Jones, Kelley Keatly, Pam Valinet (Robert_McKenzie)

June 27, 2022 1:14 PM PT

Encinitas Friends of the Arts, in partnership with the City of Encinitas, presented Passport to Persian Calligraphy Performance Art June 18 at the Encinitas Community Center. All proceeds from the event go towards public art and arts education in Encinitas.

The event featured music performances by celebrated San Diego and Orange County- based Iranian musicians, conceptual traditional dance by Kosar Abbasi, and masterful paintings of words from Persian poet Rumi by Los Angeles-based artist Mohtadi Mirak.

For more information on the Encinitas Friends of the Arts, visit EncinitasArts.org.

Photos by Robert McKenzie

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