Farzaneh Kaboli

Farzaneh Kaboli
Farzaneh Kaboli
فرزانه کابلی
	Farzaneh Kabuli, 16 March 2015
Born	2 May 1949 (age 75); Tehran, Iran
Education	Iranian National and Folkloric Dance Academy
Known for	dance, choreography, acting

Farzaneh Kaboli (Persian: فرزانه کابلی, romanized: Farzâneh Kâboli; born (1949-05-02)2 May 1949 in Tehran) is an Iranian dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is a leader in the Iranian Folkloric and National Dance Art,^[1] and a master of choreography in Iranian theaters.^[2]

Early life

Farzaneh Kaboli was born and raised in Tehran, Iran.^[1] Both of her parents were musicians.^[1] Her uncle was Ali Asghar Garmsiri, a pioneer of Iranian theatre, and her uncle Houshang Shokati was a famous Iranian singer.^[1]

Dance

Kaboli studied in the "Iranian National and Folkloric Dance Academy" for three years starting at age 18, it was the school for the National Folklore Society of Iran.^[3]^[4] The Academy had acquired some of the best dance instructors and choreographers in the world and Robert de Warren and his wife Jacqueline from England were the primary instructors.^[1]^[3] She eventually became a principal dancer for the school dance company, Mahalli.^[4]

She had been a famous ballerina prior to the Iranian Revolution, but in 1979 she was no longer allowed to dance in Iran.^[5]^[4] After the revolution, she taught private dance classes in her Tehran apartment as part of an underground dance movement.^[3]^[5]^[6] Performing in dance public after the revolution meant the risk of being jailed or fined.^[4] In the summer of 1998, Kaboli returned to the stage in Iran at Vahdat Hall for the first time in 22 years, alongside her students.^[5] She had started her own dance company in 1999, Harekat and performed for all female audiences within embassies.^[4]

Kaboli has had many notable dance students, including Ulduz Ahmadzadeh, and Ida Meftahi.^[6]^[4]

Acting

Apart from dancing, Kaboli is an actress, which she started after the Iranian Revolution.^[4] Her first major role as an actress was in the play titled: All My Sons by Arthur Miller, directed by Akbar Zanjanpour. She supported actors and actresses such as Khosrow Shakibayee, Hady Marzban and Soraya Ghasemi in that play. She played a leading role in Hadi Marzban's production of Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role (1982).^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Farzaneh-kaboli". WomenIran.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
^ Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 01/15/06
^ ^a ^b ^c "What It's Like to Be a Dancer in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Dance Magazine. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Citron, Paula (August 7, 2008). "It's dance. Just don't call it that". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c Entekhabi-Fard, Camelia (May 2001). "Behind the Veil". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ ^a ^b Khorsand, Solmaz. "Iran - Schonungsloser Körpereinsatz". Österreich Politik - Nachrichten - Wiener Zeitung Online (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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