For the Yalda Culture Weekend 2021, EUIRANC proudly announced: a focus on Iranian women – through exhibitions, documentary viewings, a discussion on football, a book launch and a folklore concert by Maestra Sima Bina. The Culture Weekend was planned to show new perspectives on Iran usually not seen in the European media. It was akso meant to include the annual awarding of the Arvand Prize. The two-day event was postponed to summer 2022 due to the pandemic.
PROGRAMME
Saturday, 18 December 2021
„Anahita Arts of Asia“, Schlüterstraße 16, 10625 Berlin
| 17.00 h – 19.00 h | „S*HEROES – Die Nomadinnen Persiens (A Contemporary Multimedia Art Exhibition)” with works of Iranian nomad women with guided tour |
| 19.00 h – 20.00 h | Book launch – „Heartbeat of Iran“ by journalist Tara Kangarlou |
Sunday, 19 December 2021
Theater „Die Stachelschweine“, Europa Center, Tauentzienstraße 9-12, 10789, Berlin
| All day | Video on the different climates of Iran and exhibition of Iranian women artists |
| 13.30 h – 15.30 h | Germany premiere of the documentary Coup 53 and Q&A with the film director Taghi Amirani |
| 16.30 h – 18.30 h | Documentary about women’s football in Iran and panel discussion with the former national team player and FIFA licensed trainer Katayoun Khosrowyar |
| 19.30 h – 21.30 h | Iranian folklore concert with Maestra Sima Bina and Awarding of the Arvand-Prize for European-Iranian International Understanding |
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