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Disability in America: Voices of a New Generation
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Check out this call for proposals for an important new anthology of creative non-fiction. The intent is to "use personal voices to capture the experience of the new generation of young people with disabilities," meaning writers of ages 13-30 or thereabouts.
This collection would benefit from the perspectives of young writers of color, as well as LGBT writers and other under-represented groups...
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Ezzat Goushegir (left) will present five plays in two theatre conferences and Film Society in Los Angeles from August 2nd to August 8th, 2010. Hope to see you there!
"Another Phaedra in the Desert"
This play is a new take on the epic story of Soodabeh and Siavash by Ferdowsi and a new perspective on the powerful, yet complicated character Sudabeh who challenges her husband, the king, and her son in law, the prince, in order to examine power manifestation as she questions women's captivity, gender inequality and injustice.
Date: Monday, August 2nd
Time: 11am
Place: Little Theatre, UCLA
Info: Women and Theatre Program - Athe Conferences & News
"My Name is Inanna"
Performed by the playwright at ATHE conference with five other playwrights in "Rage, Speak, Act against the Machine: A Survival Quilt – Weaving through Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Class, Sexuality." Participants are: Domnica Radulescu, Elizabeth Szekeresh, Ezzat Goushegir, Sara Guerrero, Joan Lipkin, Marilyn McLaughlin. "My Name is Inanna" is about a modern Iranian woman in the U.S. who is in search of identity, justice and freedom.
Date: Friday, August 6th
Time: 9.45am
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Westwood Room, Plaza Level
Info: Athe - Conference Program (PDF) - Athe.org
Please note: The following three plays will be performed sequentially at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8pm, at the same venue.
"The Bride of Acacias"
A one woman show based on life of the prominent Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, whose poetry made a significant impact on men and women in Iran.
Date: Sunday, August 8th
Time: 6.30pm
Place: Film Society - Felicia Mahood Auditorium 11338 Santa Monica Blvd.
LOS ANGELES , CA 90025
"THE DOLL BEHIND THE CURTAIN"
Based on an adaptation of Sadegh Hedayat's short story of the same title. The play explores the complexity of love, sexuality and intimacy from the perspective of a man, torn in between tradition and modernity. Stage Reading by: Mahmoud Behrouzian and Roya Aryanpad.
Date: Sunday, August 8th
Time: 7.30pm
Place: Film Society - Felicia Mahood Auditorium 11338 Santa Monica Blvd.
LOS ANGELES , CA 90025
Excerpt from: "Two Iranian Children"
A play about two Iranian twin sisters reuniting after twenty two years of separation caused by Islamic revolution, during which their lives were turned in completely opposite directions. Stage Reading by: Ziba Shirazi, Roya Aryanpad and Danielle Jacobs.
Date: Sunday, August 8th
Time: 8.00pm
Place: Film Society - Felicia Mahood Auditorium 11338 Santa Monica Blvd.
LOS ANGELES , CA 90025
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A gallery of new encaustic paintings for your enjoyment. See them hereEsther has recently been exploring multimedia in the form of encaustic painting, including the piece on the left, 'Three Languages'. Encaustics is also known as hot wax painting, using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid/paste is then applied to a surface.
Read more about Encaustics on Wikipedia
Roger Sedarat 
