Shahram Shiva
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Shahram Shiva is a performance poet, translator, scholar, and author, whose principal subject is Rumi, a 13-century Persian poet.
Shiva was born to a Persian Jewish family in Iran, and emigrated to the United States at age 16. He has been translating Rumi's poetry since 1988.
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[edit] Performances
Since 1992, Shahram Shiva has been presenting Rumi concerts at numerous venues, including the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Joyce Theater, and New York University.
From April 25 to May 5, 1998, Shiva performed in his own opera, Until the Next Whirl, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
[edit] Bibliography
- Rumi, Thief of Sleep: Quatrains from the Persian. Foreword by Deepak Chopra. Hohm Press.
- Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi. Jain Publishing.
- Rending the Veil: Literal and Poetic Translations of Rumi. Hohm Press. (Recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award)
- A Garden Beyond Paradise: The Mystical Poetry of Rumi. Bantam Books.
[edit] Recordings
- Love Evolve, a collection of 10 songs. A mix of Rumi poetry set to music, and original songs with lyrics by Shahram Shiva. Produced and arranged by the Grammy-Award winner Danny Blume; co-produced by Shahram Shiva.
- Rumi: Lovedrunk, a collection of 10 songs with lyrics based on Rumi poems, as translated and interpreted by Shahram Shiva. Produced and arranged by Olivier Glissant; co-produced by Shahram Shiva.
[edit] Awards & Grants
- "Benjamin Franklin Award" (1996) by the American Booksellers Association. Best Book in Religion Category
by Independent Book Publishers Association for Shiva's "Rending the Veil: Literal and Poetic Translations of Rumi" (1995, HOHM Press).
- "Merchant & Ivory Foundation Grant" (1994) by Merchant Ivory Productions for Shiva's "Rending the Veil: Literal and Poetic Translations of Rumi" (1995, HOHM Press).
[edit] Quotes
- "The beloved is you."
- "Leave your conventional thinking at the door, but your ego is welcome."
- "You can take it with you. In fact you will take the collective essence of all your experiences with you after you pass away."
- "The most precious attributes in the universe are vision and imagination and the most abundant is love."
[edit] Radio & Television Interviews
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, February 23, 2012
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, November 10, 2011
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, August 4, 2011
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, May 12, 2011
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, February 17, 2011
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, December 9, 2010
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, October 14, 2010
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, December 3, 2009
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, October 8, 2009
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, April 2, 2009
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, January 22, 2009
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, August 7, 2008
- RockOm.net interview and featured artist, July 22-28, 2008
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, June 5, 2008
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, March 6, 2008
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, December 27, 2007
- BBC World Service, Global, December 2, 2007
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, November 15, 2007
- BBC, Turkey, October 5-7, 2007
- WNYC-FM (NPR), New York City, February 27, 2007
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, January 11, 2007
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, August 3, 2006
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, September 8, 2005
- WNYC-FM (NPR), New York City, June 9, 2005
- WBAI-FM, New York City, May 11, 2004
- XETV-TV, "FOX 6 News in the Morning," San Diego, California, June 22, 2001
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, April 6, 2000
- KKUP-FM, Northern California, September 26, 1999
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, July 16, 1999
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, May 8, 1999
- WRPI-FM, Albany, New York, October 12, 1998
- WBAI-FM, New York City, August 28, 1998
- WBAI-FM, New York City, November 1, 1997
- WAMC-FM, Albany, New York, August 21, 1997
- WBAI-FM, New York City, April 26, 1997
- WNYC-FM (NPR), New York City, December 2, 1996 (New Sounds)
- WNYC-FM (NPR), New York City, August 1, 1995
- WTAB-AM, New York City, July 7, 1995
- WBAI-FM, New York City, May 2, 1995
[edit] External links
- Rumi.net, Rumi Network
- ShahramShiva.com
- Lovedrunk.com, a Shahram Shiva recording project
- LoveEvolve.com, a Shahram Shiva recording project
- Shahram Shiva Facebook Page
