about Banafsheh Sayyad

Banafsheh is a recipient of the prestigious James Irvine Foundation grant in Choreography. She holds an MFA in Dance from UCLA where she taught Persian dance. Also a Doctor in Chinese Medicine, she draws from the Taoist view of the internal functioning of the body to uncover the healing structure and dimensions of movement. Banafsheh’s solo and ensemble work with her dance company NAMAH has been presented extensively in North America, Europe and Australia where she has gained tremendous audience and critical acclaim.