Mandana Alavi Kia
Mandana Alavi Kia ( ; * December 12, 1962 in Tehran ) is an Iranian-German performance artist .
Life
Mandana Alavi Kia was born in Tehran in 1962 to a German mother and a Persian father. Her Persian family descends from the well-known Sufi master Mir Seyd Ali Alavi , the Shah of Hamadan . She has been involved in Persian folk dance, ballet, singing and painting since she was five.
Your training includes a wide variety of dance and singing styles, e. B. Indian and African dance , modern dance , expressive dance etc. At the Musikhochschule in Vienna she received vocal training with Christa Schwertsik , jazz with Leila Muhs in Munich and vocal technique with Romeo Alavi Kia.
She also worked on the book: " Voice - Mirror of My Self " by Romeo Alavi Kia and was co-author of the book " Erfan - From the Singing of the Planets (Sufi stories from Persia) " by Nariman Hodjaty. For ten years she has appeared as a performance artist in various formations ( Reform Art Unit, Gustl Trabitsch, Akemi Takeya, Pia Palme, Monika Stadler, ensemble 9 under the direction of Yuki Morimoto, Nariman Hodjaty, Phone 3 Phone, Edith Lettner, Babadustov & Ensemble , Details ).
Discography
- 1989: Maqam (Romeo Alavi Kia)
- 2000: Zarwan (music by Nariman Hodjaty)
- 2001: Tabou (Franca Wechsler & Mandana Alavi Kia)
- 2001: Haft Peykar (music by Setare)
- 2001: Mushame
- 2002: Erfan - From the song of the planets (Nariman Hodjaty and Mandana Alavi Kia)
- 2007: amiezeh volume one (shamanda: Mandana Alavi Kia, Bernie Rothauer & Nariman Hodjaty)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alavi Kia, Mandana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian-German performance artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |