Jesse created live visuals for performances at the Getty Villa by Sholeh Wolpé & André Megerdichian, and the Mehrdad Arabifard ensemble on July 16, 2022.
https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_3533.html
Resonance Collective Presents: An Evening of Intimate Poetry, Dance, and Music
Sholeh Wolpé & André Megerdichian
Award-winning Iranian American poet, playwright, and librettist Sholeh Wolpé and Armenian American choreographer André Megerdichian present dance and music, set to the poetry of 12th-century Sufi mystic Attar. This mystical journey is inspired by the exhibition Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World and feature poems drawn from Wolpé’s translation of Attar’s The Conference of the Birds.
Featuring:
Sholeh Wolpé, poetry performance
André Megerdichian, choreographer/director
Fahad Megerdichian, composer
Tippy Dringman, dance
Catalina Jackson-Urueña, dance
Kirk Averitt, vocals
Joslyn Sarshad, vocals
Molly Pease, vocals
Kion Heidari, vocals
Nathalie Karagiannis, screen art
Jesse Gilbert, projection design
Music of the Mystics: Ancient Melodies of Iran
Mehrdad Arabifard & His Ensemble
An evening of the traditional music of Persia, exploring mystical and contemplative melodies from its turbulent history.
Multi-instrumentalist maestro Mehrdad Arabifard, with over 30 years of performances on international stages, directs an evening of traditional music of Iran—melodies that have been handed down through the generations by the masters to the students (known as the radif). This poetically mesmeric experience is inspired by Rudaki, one of the earliest Persian poets, as well as singers and musicians of the Samanid Empire.
Featuring:
Khosro Ansari, vocals
Shayandokht Abedinimanesh, vocals
Naghmeh Sarang, kamancheh
Mani Bolouri, ghaychak
Aidin Okhovat, tar
Mehrdad Arabifard, tombak/daf
Jesse Gilbert, projection design