Secrets of Dawn
Secrets of Dawn: A Multimedia Installation
Part of the Floating Tower Series
Directed by Matti Kovler
Composer in Residence at the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies
Join us for a multimedia installation exploring common threads in the cultures of the Middle East. Curated by Matti Kovler, composer in residence at the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies, this performance will bring together Jewish, Persian, Greek, and Indian music and texts on a universal theme: the celebration of dawn. The culminating event in the residency of Persian, Indian and Jewish musicians at Boston University, our installation will include a student choir, dancers, a drumming circle, original poetry, and video art. View the event on Facebook here.
Soloists: Parham Haghighi (Iran), Deepti Navaratna (India), Tutti Druyan (Israel). Video art by Oleg Bolotov. Lighting display by John Powell. Costumes by Laura Mandel. Featuring original dawn poetry from the Norfolk Men’s Prison collected by Prof. Andre de Quadros, and from BU poets Zachary Bos and Prof. Sassan Tabatabai.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm
BU Ellipse (100 Bay State Road)
First Floor, Lobby