BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13588@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Disco Diaspora ★ From Tehran to Tehrangeles ♫ DTSTAMP:20260908T124317Z DTSTART:20251122T203000Z DTEND:20251123T010000Z DESCRIPTION:DISCO DIASPORA ★ FROM TEHRAN TO TEHRANGELES ★ OTHER FUTURES FES TIVAL\nSATURDAY 22.11.25 @ MEZRAB\n\nDisco Diaspora is a cinematic and imm ersive multidisciplinary party that\nreimagines the dance floor as a space of visual\, sonic\, and archival\nexploration. Each edition moves across geographies and eras to trace the\naesthetics of diasporic expression thro ugh music\, image\, and movement.\n\nThe first iteration at Mezrab\, From Tehran to Tehrangeles\, dives into the\nvibrant world of Iranian music and video culture\, from iconic stars like\nGoogoosh\, Shohreh\, and Leila Fo rouhar to legendary groups such as the Black Cats\nand Andy & Kouros\, and Tehrangeles starlets like Susan Roshan. Showcasing both\nrare and well-kn own video clips from across decades\, this four-hour curated\nprogram invi tes audiences to party while delving into the sweeping visuals of\nthe Ira nian music-video archive to (re)discover and experience the shifting\nsoun dscapes and imagery of Iranian pop from the 1970s to the 2000s as both a\n cultural and socio-political phenomenon.\n\nDisco Diaspora: From Tehran to Tehrangeles creates a speculative archive of\nIranian pop music\, both fr om before 1979 and during the 1980s–2000s\; A culture\nfractured by the re volution and preserved through fragmented traces. When pop\ninfrastructure s collapsed in Iran\, production migrated to the diaspora\, where\nartists often used low-budget but deeply resourceful channels to sustain\ncultura l expression. Their music videos\, though made abroad\, returned to Iran\n via underground networks\, smuggled tapes\, and satellite dishes\, fueling intimate\ngatherings and a shared creative imagination across political a nd geographic\ndivides. This four-and-a-half-hour program of music videos reveals the\nremarkable breadth of diasporic production and the distinct v isual and sonic\naesthetics shaped not only by their historical moment but also by the new\ncontext of Los Angeles. Some clips absorb the city’s lan dscapes\, atmospheres\,\nand stylistic possibilities\, while others look b ack toward an imagined homeland\,\nvisually reassembling Iran and Iranian cultural elements from within exile.\nTogether\, these works map the compl exity of a cultural lineage that persisted\nacross living rooms\, communit y networks\, and diasporic media worlds.\n\nDisco Diaspora: From Tehran to Tehrangeles is curated by Katayoun Arian as part\nof the Other Futures Fe stival’s lead-up programming\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/otherfutures/\n[ https://www.instagram.com/otherfutures/]\nhttps://www.instagram.com/katay0 un/ [https://www.instagram.com/katay0un/]\n\n★\n\nDoors open: 21:30-02:00\ nTickets: 10 EUR\nStudent tickets (limited): 7.50 EUR URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/disco-diaspora-star-from-tehran-to-tehr angeles-beamed-eighth-notes GEO:52.3759775;4.9275458 LOCATION:Mezrab - Veemkade 576\, 1019 BL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,dance,eastern docklands,festivals,music ,party X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Disco Diaspora ★ From Tehran to Tehrangele s ★ Other Futures Festival
Saturday 22.11.25 @ Mezrab

Disco Di aspora is a cinematic and immersive multidisciplinary party that reimagine s the dance floor as a space of visual, sonic, and archival exploration. E ach edition moves across geographies and eras to trace the aesthetics of d iasporic expression through music, image, and movement.

The first i teration at Mezrab, From Tehran to Tehrangeles, dives into the vibrant wor ld of Iranian music and video culture, from iconic stars like Googoosh, Sh ohreh, and Leila Forouhar to legendary groups such as the Black Cats and A ndy & Kouros, and Tehrangeles starlets like Susan Roshan. Showcasing b oth rare and well-known video clips from across decades, this four-hour cu rated program invites audiences to party while delving into the sweeping v isuals of the Iranian music-video archive to (re)discover and experience t he shifting soundscapes and imagery of Iranian pop from the 1970s to the 2 000s as both a cultural and socio-political phenomenon.

Disco Diasp ora: From Tehran to Tehrangeles creates a speculative archive of Iranian p op music, both from before 1979 and during the 1980s–2000s; A culture frac tured by the revolution and preserved through fragmented traces. When pop infrastructures collapsed in Iran, production migrated to the diaspora, wh ere artists often used low-budget but deeply resourceful channels to susta in cultural expression. Their music videos, though made abroad, returned t o Iran via underground networks, smuggled tapes, and satellite dishes, fue ling intimate gatherings and a shared creative imagination across politica l and geographic divides. This four-and-a-half-hour program of music video s reveals the remarkable breadth of diasporic production and the distinct visual and sonic aesthetics shaped not only by their historical moment but also by the new context of Los Angeles. Some clips absorb the city’s land scapes, atmospheres, and stylistic possibilities, while others look back t oward an imagined homeland, visually reassembling Iran and Iranian cultura l elements from within exile. Together, these works map the complexity of a cultural lineage that persisted across living rooms, community networks, and diasporic media worlds.

Disco Diaspora: From Tehran to Tehrang eles is curated by Katayoun Arian as part of the Other Futures Festival’s lead-up programming

https://www.instagram.com/otherfutures/
https://www.instagr am.com/katay0un/

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Doors open: 21:30-02:00
Tickets: 10 EUR
Student tickets (limited): 7.50 EUR

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