Her repertoire is comprised in part by the Persian alphabet she has translated into gestures and movement. When she puts these movements together she dances out words and poetic stanzas mostly taken from the works of the great mystic poet Rumi. Banafsheh comes from a long lineage of pioneering performing artists. Her father, the legendary Iranian filmmaker, theater director and actor, Parviz Sayyad is a legend in his own lifetime.
