Afshin Ghaffarian
{{Short description|Iranian choreographer, director}}
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| nationality = Iranian
| education = High school diploma, Cinema/ BA, Theatre
| alma_mater = Soureh Art school Mashhad Branch / Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch ’08
Centre National de la Danse ’11
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
| occupation = Choreographer and Director / Dancer and Actor
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| known_for = Desert Dancer inspired by his life
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Afshin Ghaffarian ({{langx|fa|افشین غفاریان}}, {{IPA|fa|æfʃiːn-e ɢæˈffɒːɾiːɒːn}}; born 1986 in Mashhad) is an Iranian choreographer, director, dancer, and actor, participating primarily with the group "Reformances". Desert Dancer is a 2014 movie inspired by his life. Ghaffarian was portrayed by Reece Ritchie.{{Cite web |date=2015-04-10 |title=FEATURE: Dancer's story highlights importance of right to free expression {{!}} UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2015/04/495632 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=news.un.org |language=en}}
Biography
Ghaffarian started his art career in 1999, in Saba Art Center. He holds a high school diploma in Cinema and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch.
In late 2009, he received media attention after his performance in "Strange But True", part of Iranian cultural festival in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany. As the play ended, he appeared with a green bracelet, a sign of Iranian Green Movement, chanting "Where is my vote?".{{cite news|first=Shahram|last=Mirian|script-title=fa:افشین غفاریان: میخواهم صدایی از جنس صدای مردم باشم|url=http://www.radiofarda.com/content/F7_Afshin_Ghaffarian_IV/1894503.html|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=2 February 2015|date=4 December 2009|language=fa}} He did not return to Iran and went to France as a refugee where he started the dance company "Reformances". He met and collaborated with Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam in France.{{cite web|first=Par Marion |last=Quillard|title="En Iran, le corps est un péché"|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/01/28/afshin-ghaffarian-en-iran-le-corps-est-un-peche_1298069_3246.html|work=Le Monde|accessdate=28 January 2010|date=4 December 2009|language=fr}} During 2010–2011, he attended Centre National de la Danse.
Ghaffarian is the founder of the "Reformances" company (a portmanteau of the words Reform and Performance).{{cite web|first=Shahla|last=Rostami|script-title=fa:افشین غفاریان با "فریاد ایرانی" شگفتی آفرید|url=http://www.persian.rfi.fr/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1/20111231-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%BA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF|work=Radio France Internationale|accessdate=2 February 2015|date=31 December 2011|language=fa}}
In 2014, Afshin renounced his refugee status in France and he decided to go to Iran, a travel which put an end to his five years of exile, but he is still living in Paris.
He is currently studying political science at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Books, article and interviews
- (Persian) Hervé Pons, Le corps de l'acteur ou la nécessité de trouver un autre language: six entretiens romains avec Pippo Delbono, Translated by Afshin Ghaffarian, 2015. {{ISBN|978-600-119-859-5}}
- {{in lang|fa}} Thomas Richards. At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions. Translated by Afshin Ghaffarian. Ghatreh, 2011. {{ISBN|978-964-341-868-7}}.
- {{in lang|fr}} Afshin Ghaffarian, Baptiste Pizzinat. [http://reformances.com/fr/cafe-des-reformances/ Café Des Réformances] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217050917/http://reformances.com/fr/cafe-des-reformances/ |date=2020-02-17 }}. La Compagnie des réformances, 2013. {{ISBN|9782954430706}}.
- {{in lang|fr}} Afshin Ghaffarian. "I condemned myself to exile". La revue [http://www.6mois.fr/I-condemned-myself-to-exile 6mois] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213074950/http://www.6mois.fr/I-condemned-myself-to-exile |date=2020-02-13 }}, 2014.
- {{in lang|en}} Afshin Ghaffarian. "Interview with Afshin Ghaffarian: from desert dancer to reformancer…". [http://reformances.com/en/afshin-ghaffarian-desert-dancer-reformancer/ Reformancers.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218065030/http://reformances.com/en/afshin-ghaffarian-desert-dancer-reformancer/ |date=2020-02-18 }}, 2015.
- {{in lang|en}} Afshin Ghaffarian. "Interview with P E O P L E F O L I O". [https://web.archive.org/web/20160203011603/http://peoplefoliomag.com/#/ghaffarian/ peoplefolio.com]
References
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External links
- [http://reformances.com/en/afshin-ghaffarian/ Official website]
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Category:Iranian male stage actors
Category:Iranian choreographers
Category:Iranian emigrants to France
Category:Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni
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