Curated by ethnomusicologist and filmmaker Dr. des. Yalda Yazdani, this evening explores the richness and multiplicity of Iranian music today — from classical roots to diasporic experiment. With musicians from Iran, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, the program opens space for tradition, technology, improvisation, and personal expression.
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PANDAwomen #5: Iran
Programme:
Workshop: Ableton & Iranian Musicwith Cee, Parisa Saeednezhad, and Yalda Yazdani
A live demonstration and interactive introduction to the intersections of traditional Iranian music and digital production. Participants explore how electronic tools can accompany or transform classical forms.
Live Set – Jazz/Indie
Sanam Maroufkhani
Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist based in the Netherlands. Her set blends Persian musical modes with jazz harmony, storytelling, and improvisation — exploring themes of migration, identity, and inner space.
Panel Discussion
A moderated conversation with participating artists on music, diaspora, and creative resistance.
Traditional Iranian Ensemble Performance
with Parisa Saeednezhad, Roshanak Rafani, Sahar Zibaei, Pouyan Biglar
A set of traditional Iranian music performed by master musicians of tar, santur, percussion and setar. Rooted in radif and modal structures, the ensemble creates a meditative and dynamic acoustic soundscape.
Electronic Live Set + Visuals
Mahtab Sabetara & Baharan Eghbalzadeh
A contemplative set bridging ambient electronics and poetic visuals. Sounds move between minimal techno, Iranian tonalities, and spatial abstraction.
Tehran Contemporary Sounds
Behrooz Moosavi & Janna Maria
Closing the evening: an immersive audiovisual performance combining analog synthesis and live generative visuals. A collaboration shaped by distance, memory, and modular systems.
Admission: 20 euro online | 25 euro doors
This event is part of the PANDAwomen 2025 Festival.
About PANDAwomen 2025
Seven Fridays – seven mini-festivalsSince 2018, the PANDAwomen Festival has been celebrating women's voices every autumn. In 2025, a new PANDAwomen format will be launched: seven mini-festivals on seven Fridays, each dedicated to a different country. In 2025, these will be Georgia, Iran, Estonia, Belarus, Yemen, Poland and Turkey. Traditional and experimental contemporary music will be accompanied by performances, readings, artist talks and film screenings, a rich supporting programme and culinary surprises.
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Dates
December 2025
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