Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam

Renowned director, choreographer, dancer, actor, costume designer -Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam - has performed all over the world - dazzling fans with his artistic creations - connecting the ancient world of Persian poetry and literature to the contemporary world. Graduating from the University of Paris VIII with a bachelors degree in history of art and theatre, he achieved tenure as a pensionnaire de la Comédie-Française for six years.

Shahrokh deserted his mother land, at a very early age for France where he has resided for many years. In late 90’s he joined the prestigious French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine’s Théâtre du Soleil where he received training on the fundamentals of theatrical dance, spanning both the East and the West, such as Indian “Kathakali”, Indonesian “Topeng”, Japanese “Kabuki”, Persian "Sufi", and Spanish "Flamenco". Moshkin Ghalam's unique approach to choreography is to erase the cultural boundaries between these dance styles. He has had numerous worldwide performances, to name a few: his collaboration as main actor in productions of "Tartuffe", “La Ville Parjure", and "des Atrides”, his solo dance at international festivals such as Festival de Meridas, Festival d'Asturias, Festival de Chartres, and many others.

In late 90’s, he established the Nakissa Dance Company and has performed many of his creations with this company worldwide, including “A Persian Night's Dream”, “The Route of Orient”, “Nostalgia or Ghassedak”, “The Seven Pavilion of Love” (Haft Peykar), “Omar Khayam,” “Les Danses Mythologiques,” “Mani the Bouddha of Light,” and “Rumi Le brûlé“. His recent work includes “Love Stories of Shahnameh” based on epic poems from the Ferdowsi’s “Shahnameh – Book of Kings”, "Zohreh & Manoucher" and "Aref-Nameh," based upon the provocative early 19th century masterpieces of Persian literature by Iraj Mirza, "Scarlet Stone" by Siavash Kasrai. Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam now resides in Northern California, where he continues to create and teach master classes on Persian poetry.

Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam

Past Events

Shirin Majd & Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam in "Rebirth"

Shirin Majd & Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam in "Rebirth"

Haft Peykar by Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam

Flamenco ExtraOrdinaire

Rumi and Sufi

Sufi's Night

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