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ROYAL COURT DANCES OF IRAN THROUGHOUT HISTORY: FLOURISHED, TRANSFORMED, AND EXILED
  • Manage No DI00000253
    Country Republic of Korea
    Author Nima Kiann Founder and Artistic Director, Les Ballets Persans
    Published Year 2017
    Language English
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Description Dance has been an inseparable element of Persian culture for thousands of years. Dance depictions on pottery excavated from prehistoric sites attest to the antiquity of this art. However, ritual dance, the precursor to Iranian royal court dances, can be traced back to the cult of Mithra (third century BCE).

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