Solidarity with Iran through Dance

In 2022 I joined forces with fellow dancers Carisa Leal and April Rose to create Nafas Dance Ensemble in Austin, Texas.

“Nafas” means “breath” in Persian. The intention of this ensemble is to bring a sense of connection between body and being through movement, using the breath as an anchor.

Miraj: Woman, Life, Freedom is our first dance project.

Original Choreography by Miriam Peretz
Adapted by Geeti Shirazi Mahajan

Performed by Nafas Dance Ensemble 
Carisa Leal and April Rose

Music by Hossein Alizadeh, “Jameran”
Video Production by Sean Hopper

Nafas Dance Ensemble dances with palms painted red to show solidarity with the women and people of Iran in their pursuit of freedom.