زمان پایان ضحاک

Presented Virtually Online

Wednesday, December 21, 6PM (PT)

Ferdowsi’s

FARANAK - FEREYDUN - KAVEH

فرانک - فریدون - کاوه

In A Special  
SHAB-E YALDA
Starring GORDAFARID

Proudly Presents

10th Annual Shab-e Yalda

Starring 

Gordafarid گردآفرید

Epic Storyteller

Co-Starring

Mohammad Naderi محمد نادری

Director of Photography: Rayan Kayhan ( Rayan Pictures )  رایان کیهان

Photographer : Kamran Esmailzadeh کامران اسماعیل‌ زاده

Production Manager : Elham Sataki  الهام ستاکی

Propmaster : Negar Estakhr  نگار استخر

Costume and Set Designer : Gordafarid گردآفرید

Special thanks to: Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam  شاهرخ مشکین قلم

Written and Directed by:  Gordafarid گردآفرید

About Gordafarid

The first female Iranian "Naqqal" (traditional Epic Storyteller) of Ferdowsi’s "Shahnameh" (The Epic Book of Kings), Gordafarid has excelled in performing the traditional narration of the Persian epic stories (Naqqali) since 1998.
She has continued her research through the meticulous collection of narratives from all over Iran. She has also patiently followed the footsteps of old masters of this ancient dramatic art.

Gordafarid has come a long way in challenging conventional social norms that consider "Naqqali" as an art form performed solely by men and only for men in public places such as neighborhood coffeehouses. Her perseverance and determination bore fruit when Morshed Torabi, the most famous "Naqqal" of Iran, prized her with his cane to recognize her achievements.

Farhang Foundation has had the pleasure of having Gordafarid headline our annual celebration of Shab-e Yalda for over nine years, and her unforgettable performances have been praised by sold-out audiences and have gone down in the history of our celebrations of Yalda.