EP1: Poetry on the Tip of the Tongue
Episode Description
Time & Again explores Iran’s rich and deep culture through the lens of the LACMA exhibition In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art. The series is hosted by actor/comedian Maz Jobrani with LACMA curator Linda Komaroff.
Though Iran is often in the news, for most Americans it is little understood. We have asked a group of experts on Iranian culture - academics, curators, filmmakers and artists - to open a door for us into Iran. Not surprisingly they each ended up focusing on poetry.
More information on the topics discussed in this episode:
- Classical Persian poetry and poets:
- Attar
- Maulana Rumi
- Hafez
- Saadi
- Gulistan (The Rose Garden) by Saadi, recited by Maz Jobrani
Contributors
Music
- Theme music by Axiom of Choice
- Selections from the Shahnama read by Gordafarid, the first female naqqal or Iranian epic storyteller
Production
Produced for LACMA by SOUND MADE PUBLIC.
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