Sat, Mar 19
|Getty Villa
The Assyrian, Not Syrian!
Discover the history and contemporary life of Assyrian immigrants through live music, storytelling, and dance that blends the ancient and the modern.
Time & Location
Mar 19, 2022, 3:00 PM
Getty Villa , 17985 CA-1, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, USA
About the Event
Discover the history and contemporary life of Assyrian immigrants through live music, storytelling, and dance that blends the ancient and the modern. This interdisciplinary performance includes vocals, qanoun, duduk, clarinet, bass, percussion, and piano with songs performed in Assyrian. Presented by Gilgamesh Art & Culture Foundation, an Orange County-based organization dedicated to empowering and representing the richness of Assyrian and Iranian heritage.
Complements the exhibition Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq.
Tickets are $20.