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PACSA ANNUAL CELEBRATION: SHADI AMINI
PACSA cordially invites you to our 7th annual celebration. We are excited to announce that this year's celebration will focus on "Music, Art, and Dance" in the context of womanhood and femininity.
Our special guest is singer and poet Shadi Amini, who will be performing with her band!
We are excited to continue expanding our efforts in introducing Iranian culture and heritage through a variety of cultural activities. Especially since USC is one of the world’s most diverse campuses, we hope to promote cross-cultural relations between Iranians and other nationalities.
This event was made possible by the generous support of Farhang Foundation.
Featuring Artists:
Dance: Kosar Abbasi
Live Painting: Bahareh Kamankesh | Mojgan Eghbal | Mahsa Far Tub
Video Projection: Shaghayegh Cyrous
Costume Design: Mahkam Khaki
When:
Friday, February 8th, 8:00 to 10:00 pm.
Where:
Tommy’s Place, University of Southern California
For tickets please follow this link

DOCUNIGHT
PACSA is honored to announce that this year we will work in collaboration with Docunight and the Kiarostami Foundation to screen documentaries on the first Thursday of each month. Docunight is a grassroots initiative to screen documentaries about Iran, or made by Iranians. Docunight screenings take place across many cities in North America, and we hope that the University of Southern California (USC) will become a distinguished center in Los Angeles. We are excited to share these documentaries not only with people who are familiar with them, but also with the community at large.
These events are sponsored by Farhang Foundation.
For information about the latest screening, please visit our Facebook page.
Featured
Panel discussion featuring Professors Hashem Pesaran, Mohsen Milani, and Laurie Brand.
Talk by Mohsen Namjoo: Rhythm in Persian Poetry with a Slant on Linguistic Poetry.
In spirit of Nowruz celebrations and family reunions, an exhibition displays of 20 prominent Iranian musicians whose music is interwoven in every Iranian’s day to day life, will take place throughout USC campus. On each stand, visitors can listen to music using the headphones or access the playlists on Spotify.
The outstanding Iranian documentary, Femininity, was screened exclusively for the first time outside of Iran. The screening was followed by a panel discussion about social issues faced by Iranian women, featuring Prof. Nayereh Tohidi (California State University, Northridge), Prof. Lisa Leeman (USC), Prof. Kevan Harris (UCLA) and Prof. Guilan Siassi (USC).
Professor Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak was PACSA’s Distinguished Lecture Series speaker for Spring 2018.
Sara Naeini & band were the performers for PACSA's annual concert.
An exclusive lecture on the intersection of Iranian folkloric and modern dance by the renowned connoisseur of Iranian Dance: Farzaneh Kaboli.
Talk and workshop by National Geographic's science journalist Babak Tafreshi.
Second round of creative writing workshops taught by Hossein Abkenar.
Panel discussion with Jonathan Rosenbaum, Homayoun Ershadi, and Anahita Ghazvinizadeh followed by the US premier of 24 Frames and screening of Taste of Cherry.
Talk followed by personal portfolio review session with Reza Deghati of National Geographic.
A performance by Tara Kamangar and Virgil Boutellis-Taft.
Screening of the Separation right before Asghar Farhadi's historical Academy Award.