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Afshin Ghaffarian (, ; born 1986 in
Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...
) is an
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choreographer, director,
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, and
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, participating primarily with the group "Reformances". '' Desert Dancer'' is a 2014 movie inspired by his life. Ghaffarian was portrayed by Reece Ritchie.


Biography

Ghaffarian started his art career in 1999, in Saba Art Center. He holds a high school diploma in Cinema and a
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in
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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,
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. As the play ended, he appeared with a green
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, a sign of Iranian Green Movement, chanting " Where is my vote?". 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. During 2010–2011, he attended Centre National de la Danse. Ghaffarian is the founder of the "Reformances" company (a
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of the words ''
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'' and ''
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''). 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. * Thomas Richards. ''At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions''. Translated by Afshin Ghaffarian. Ghatreh, 2011. . * Afshin Ghaffarian, Baptiste Pizzinat.
Café Des Réformances
''. La Compagnie des réformances, 2013. . * Afshin Ghaffarian. "I condemned myself to exile". La revu
6mois
, 2014. * Afshin Ghaffarian. "Interview with Afshin Ghaffarian: from desert dancer to reformancer…"
Reformancers.com
, 2015. * Afshin Ghaffarian. "Interview with P E O P L E F O L I O"
peoplefolio.com


References


External links


Official website
Living people Iranian male stage actors Iranian male dancers Iranian choreographers Iranian emigrants to France People from Mashhad 1986 births Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni {{Iran-actor-stub