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December 2019
Murder in the Legation: A dramatic reading
Our Christmas party will be preceded by a reading of a scripted play about the murder in 1918 in the British Legation of the British Military Attaché, the subsequent trial and its political consequences. The script was compiled by the great-grandson of the Military Attaché and will be performed by him with two recent members of the Embassy staff. This is a ticketed event with limited seating, open to members who may bring up to 2 guests. No admittance without…
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From Golha to Golistan: Jane Lewisohn
Archiving and Preserving the 20th-century Persian Performing Arts Jane Lewisohn - SOAS Department of Music Jane Lewisohn has devoted many years to running the Golha project to preserve and archive recordings of classical Persian music and poetry. "In this presentation I will highlight some of the challenges the researcher is confronted with in archiving the Performing Arts of Iran of the 20th century. During the seven (2005-2012) years that I spent archiving the Golha Radio programs and creating a searchable platform…
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