Celebrating the Centennial of U.S. Women’s Right to Vote
Each year, Golden Thread celebrates International Women’s Day with What Do the Women Say?, a curated evening showcasing the work of leading Middle Eastern women artists. The year 2020’s theme is Power, Privilege, and Agency: an artistic exploration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting [white] women’s constitutional right to vote in the U.S.
The event includes an excerpt from animated series Marvel Rising featuring Ms. Marvel, the first Muslim super hero. The program also features accomplished Egyptian violinist Basma Edrees performing selections of Arabic classics and original compositions. Edrees will be accompanied by Ava Nazar on piano and Susu Pampanin on percussion. The last artist in the lineup is award-winning Iranian playwright, Naghmeh Samini, whose play The Language of Wild Berries, will premiere at Golden Thread in fall 2020. Atosa Babaof and Damien Seperi will perform an excerpt of the play as a staged reading. After the presentations, Founding Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian will facilitate a conversation with the participating artists and the audience.