The Legend of Gilgamesh, Bahram Beyzaei, November 10, 2013

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Berkeley Lecture Series Presents:
A seminar by Bahram Beyzaie
Topic: “Gilgamesh”
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 P.M.
Place: Central Stage
5221 Central Ave
Richmond CA, 94804
Program in Persian
Bahram Beyzaie is one of Iran's most acclaimed filmmakers, playwrights, and scholars of the history of Iranian theater, both secular and religious. He was a leader of the generation of filmmakers known as the Iranian New Wave, beginning in the late 1960s, and has since directed more than a dozen prize-winning films. He has also conducted pioneering research into the roots of ancient legends derived from Indo-Iranian mythology and known collectively as A Thousand and One Nights. He is that rare artist who is also an erudite critic and scholar of his myriad crafts.
Born in Tehran, Beyzaie was for many years the head of the Theatre Arts Department at Tehran University. His two volume study of the history of Iranian theatre is still considered the authoritative account of this history. Since his arrival at Stanford as the Bita Daryabari Lecturer of Persian Studies, he has staged several of his plays and given workshops on Iranian mythology and cinema. He currently teaches courses on Iranian theatre and cinema.
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Berkeley Lecture Series is a member supported, non-profit, non sectarian entity dedicated to engaging the Iranian-American community in dialogue on a wide range of topics from various point of views.
Monthly lectures are organized to stimulate curiosity and critical thinking on topics of interest to our community.
Berkeley Lecture Series was founded on January 2005, following a long legacy of lectures and discussions organized by Iranians in Berkeley, California.

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