Hamid Rahmanian's Song of the North Tickets

Name: Hamid Rahmanian's Song of the North
Start: 2025-01-31
End: 2025-01-31
Location: Music Center at Strathmore

Experience a heroic Persian love story brought to life with shadow puppetry.

Colorful shadow puppets with intricate designs cast shadows on a backdrop, depicting mythical creatures in an illuminated setting.

Three people in colorful costumes stand in front of a screen, casting elaborate shadows during a shadow puppet performance.

A performer in dark clothing and a crown-like headpiece acts in front of a brightly lit backdrop, casting a shadow that depicts a character and a tree, creating a mystical forest scene.

About Hamid Rahmanian's Song of the North

Fresh take on a centuries-old Persian poem, told through shadow puppetry.

Song of the North is an awe-inspiring stage production adapted from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), an Iranian epic poem published in the year 1010 by Persian poet Ferdowsi. Featuring nine performers and nearly 500 puppets, show creator Hamid Rahmanian brings to life centuries-old text with the robust energy of contemporary theater.

The timeless tale follows a knight who falls in love with an enemy princess. When the knight is captured and imprisoned, it's up to the young heroine to save her star-crossed lover in a tale of magic, adventure, and compassion. Song of the North invokes the Persian tradition of puppetry with a contemporary theme of the resilience and strength of an Iranian heroine.