Published Articles

Photo: Ebrahim Chari
“Sistani Dances as Connective Paths to Group Identity: The Dances of Migrant Sistani Communities in Golestan Province.” In Dance in the Persianate World, ed. Anthony Shay (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers) 2023.

“Sisters in Strength: The Iranian Women Reclaiming Zurkhaneh Sports,” in Ajam Media Collective, March 6, 2023.
“Standing Their Ground: the vitality of Iran’s regional troupes,” in Dance International Magazine, October 7, 2022.
“From Beloved Urmia: Riza’s fluid new colours, in Dance International Magazine, February 14, 2022.
“Iranian Dancers Outside: Exploring contemporary paths in Oslo and San Francisco,” in Dance International Magazine, November 13, 2021.
Conference paper presentations


May 12, 2023 presented Mazani Moves: Aesthetic Markers in the Chakke Semā of Mazandaran, Iran during Radical Acts of Translation: Mobilizing Reciprocities Across Bodily Arts, as part of the Dance Studies Association 2023 virtual Conference Symposia (Universidade Federal de Bahía, Salvador, Brasil).
Oct. 13-16, 2022 presented Eternal Circles: Halei Movement Patterns as Symbols of Resilience in the Qashqāi Dances of Iran; lead organizer of the panel: Moving in Iran and Across the Diaspora: Challenging Stereotypes and Stretching Boundaries at the Dance Studies Association Annual Conference, Dancing Resilience: Dance Studies and Activism in a Global Age (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada).
Online Lectures

Oct.3, 2020
Folk dances in Iran: Windows to Cultural Diversity during SEMONA: Week for Middle East and North Africa Conference organized by UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) and CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas), Mexico City .
Interviews
https://news.kgnu.org/2021/04/first-of-its-kind-online-iranian-dance-festival-now-underway/



