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The Dance Lens Podcast: Interview With Tara Ghassemieh
Delve into the historical trajectory of ballet in Iran, highlighting its flourishing period before the 1979 Iranian Revolution when dance was celebrated. Tara Ghassemieh, the US' ONLY Iranian Principal Ballerina, in her role as a cultural ambassador for Iranian ballet in the U.S recounts how the revolution led to the disbanding of the Iranian National Ballet Company and the subsequent suppression of dance, particularly for women. She explains how many talented dancers were forced to leave Iran or practice in secrecy, creating a vibrant yet underground ballet scene. And today how does ballet serve as a form of cultural resistance for Iranian women despite governmental restrictions?