The Final Bow: The Conference of the Birds
The Conference of the Birds is an original devised adaptation of Farid Un-Din Attar’s 12th Century epic Sufi poem that will occur at the Unexpected Gallery, a 6,000 square foot industrial warehouse in Downtown Phoenix. This performance celebrates Iranian music, culture and poetry through movement, masks, puppets, shadows and a multi-media environment. This show is part of The Final Bow, the MFA in Performance Final Project Festival.
This is an interdisciplinary project working with graduate and undergraduate students:
Media and lighting design by Dallas Nichols (MFA in Interdisciplinary Digital Media)
Set and costumes designed by Iranian MFA design student Mahya Razavi
Dan Tobin (dramaturg/performer, MFA in Theatre Performance)Jordan Klizke (dancer/performer, MFA in Dance)
Jordan Klizke (dancer/performer, MFA in Dance)
Amanda Pintore (dancer/performer, MFA in Theatre for Youth)
Malena Grosz (production manager, MFA in Theatre, Arts Entrepreneurship and Management)
Maryam Shafiee (musician, Phd in Engineering)
Audrey Pfeifer (musician/performer, undergraduate Sophomore)