THE IRANIAN EXPERIENCE                                                                                                           Please scroll down

Robert de Warren spent many years in  Iran directing, choreographing and in deep research into all aspects of Persian Dance and Ceremonial.

NEWS - JANUARY 2009 -  Robert de Warren is to publish two books:

IRAN - REMEMBERED- Where to next? - A comparison of the author's experience travelling freely in Iran, and the West , today - what they believe

DESTINY'S WALTZ - In Step with Giants - a memoir from childhood to the end of a ballet era, with the passing of Rudolf Nureyev, whom he knew well.

NEWS - NOVEMBER 2008 - A new organization has been formes for the preservation of all the materials researched by Robert de Warren during his years in Iran - 1965-1976 -  IRAN-DAS Iran Dance Association - www.wyvernprojects.org/iran-das 

THE IRANIAN EXPERIENCE will bring together two specific periods in Mr. de Warren's life in Iran from 1965 to 1976

 IRANIAN NATIONAL FOLKORE SOCIETY - MAHALLI DANCERS OF IRAN

next page NATIONAL BALLET OF IRAN

(section in progress)

Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran -  Sarasota 2001 - World Premiere of Zal & Rudabeh created to honor Iranian Culture

Zal & Rudabeh, 2001 - Stephanie Murrish, Daniil Gaifulin

MAHALLI DANCERS OF IRAN  National Floklore Organization - A DERVISH CEREMONY

ASIAN OLYMPIC GAMES, TEHERAN 1975 Opening Ceremony -  Robert de Warren choreeographed a Tribal DANCE with 3000 dancers

TRIBAL DANCE FROM BALUCHESTAN = Bampur -   Iranshar - Zahedan  -Below Photos by ANTHONY CRICKMAY

DANCE FROM BOJNURD, province of Khorassan

KURDISH DANCES from the Sanjabi and Zarinia Tribes in Kordistan

 Sanjabi Women

DASTMAL BASI - Handkerchief Dance

CHAPPI - Sanjabi Tribe

ZORNA RAFT = Zarinia

BOYER AHMADI TRIBE in kohkiluyeh

CHUBBASI DANCE                                                                                          

MODJASAMEH  DANCE

  Above -Kohkiluyeh at Kennedy Center, Washington, 1976         Below - Kennedy Center Poster

SWORD DANCE FROM TORBAT-JAM - 

M. Derayeh - Photo. Financial Times, London

KENNEDY CENTER - 1976 -   Robert de Warren and company,  final curtain call

PRESENTED TO  PRESIDENT AND MRS. FORD - at Iranian Embassy,  Shah's last visit to USA  1976

WOMAN'S DANCE from Torbat-Jam in Khorassan Province

Above -  Dance from Baluchestan

HAFT PEYKAR - Dance of the Seven Portraits - based on a poem of NEZAMI           

MAHALLI DANCERS OF IRAN - Premiere at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London -  being presented to Princess Anne by Mr. Amir Alai, president of our Board f Directors - Princess Fatemeh (Shah's sister, far Right)

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Receiving the ORDER  OF HOMAYOUN from Shah of Iran

SIMORGH - Dance Drama - Music - Loris Tjeknavorian -   Nader Rajabpour in lead.