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LONDON-NEW YORK-NICOSIA-ATHENS
HandMaid Productions
Present
By Annabel Knight
Persia, 1848
A woman dared to do an extraordinary thing…
And nothing was ever the same again
This is the story of the wife who
guarded her,
The sister who loved her,
The merchant who heard her voice,
And the maidservant who hitchhiked across the desert to see her
One last time...
One Woman performs sixteen
characters
in a poignant adventure about the short but brilliant life of
19th Century Persian poetess and mystic, Tahirih.
Challenging the religious fundamentalism in Iran at that time, she
heralded a new age of emancipation for women.
Her most defiant and symbolic act was her decision to appear unveiled in
public.
Thursdays-Sundays, 19th May to
19th June 2005, 9pm
Athinais Cultural Centre
34 -36, Kastorias, Botanikos, Athens, tel: 210 348 0000
Directed by Judy Boyle
Performed by Shirin Youssefian Maanian
Lighting design by Eleftheria
Deko - Lighting designer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Set and costume design by Maria Chaniotaki
Original Music by Karen Solomon
Photography and design by Vishy Moghan
”A fascinating theatrical treat…mesmerising
performance…sensitive direction…original music that evokes an air of
mysticism and desolation…an extraordinary show”
The Argus, UK
For further information contact:
Despina Errikou: 210-8817.977, 6944-613.607
pureathens@yahoo.com
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Media Sponsor: Flash 96 Radio, cultureguide.gr
and with the kind support of the English edition of Kathimerini
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