Dance Dance Revolution

A group of white stick like figures hold hands as they dance in a circle. The words: DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION are written above their heads, and below: LIVE BIENNALE, VIVO MEDIA ARTS CENTRE, MARCH 18, 8pm - late, 2625 Kaslo Street, HOSTED BY SHADI JIANFAR, SAGHI EHTESHAMIZADEH, PARSA NAZERI, BEHRAD TEHRANI, KIMIA KOOCHACKZADEH-YAZDI, guest IAN PRENTICE
Dance Dance Revolution, promotional graphic, Mar 18, 2024, VIVO Media Arts Centre.

March. 18th, 2024

VIVO Media Arts Centre

8:00pm

On the occasion of Nowruz (Iranian New Year) LIVE Biennale, in partnership with VIVO Media Arts Centre, invited Shadi Jianfar, Saghi Ehteshamizadeh, Parsa Nazeri, Behrad Tehrani, and Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, with guest Ian Prentice, to host Dance Dance Revolution.

This event celebrated the coming of the Spring Equinox through audio, visual and embodied reflection on the independence and liberation of the Iranian people. Listening to anthems that inspired the Women, Life, Freedom movement, the hosting artists invited people to engage in this social action and dance towards a more generous future for all.

With a packed line up of DJ sets, the night featured a mix of music inspired by Iranian party culture as well as other electronic and dance music.

In a darkened room, Shadi Jianfar, Pegah Tabassinejad, Ian Prentice, Saghi Ehteshamzadeh, Parsa Nazeri, Behrad Tehrani, and Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi post for a photo. With arms linked they stand behind a table of sound equipment, their smiling faces are illuminated by the neon colours of the visuals projected onto them and the wall behind.
Shadi Jianfar, Pegah Tabassinejad, Ian Prentice, Saghi Ehteshamzadeh, Parsa Nazeri, Behrad Tehrani, and Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, Dance Dance Revolution, photo documentation, Mar 18, 2024, VIVO Media Arts Centre. Photo: Derrick Chang.
Performers

Saghi Ehteshamizadeh, Shadi Jianfar, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, Parsa Nazeri, and Behrad Tehrani