“So you are an artist,” an Iranian member of the Basij, the country’s paramilitary morality police, hisses at the hero of “Desert Dancer,” who is about to be punished. “Beat him … artistically!” You ...
“So you are an artist,” an Iranian member of the Basij, the country’s paramilitary morality police, hisses at the hero of “Desert Dancer,” who is about to be punished. “Beat him … artistically!” You ...
With Iran in the news, the timing of “Desert Dancer” couldn’t be better. The real-life story of a young man who started an underground dance troupe, despite dancing being forbidden in the Islamic ...
KUSA – Chasing your dreams is a common theme for the screen. Rudy wanted to play football for the University of Notre Dame, Rocky sought his chance to fight as a professional boxer, and Afshin ...
On the surface, the under-the-radar indie “Desert Dancer” appears to follow in the same footsteps of such classic dance films as “Footloose.” You’ve got your good-looking rebel who’s gotta dance and ...
We have a whole genre of movies dedicated to lithe youngsters who just want to dance, against all odds — but it’s easy to forget there are places where doing it can actually get you killed. The uneven ...
As Desert Dance Theatre leaps into its 30th anniversary next year, longtime artistic director Lisa Chow remembers when her troupe was the only modern dance company in the Valley. My, how things have ...
Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...
DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. — Artists aren’t the only ones who found inspiration in desert dancer Marta Becket. California Highway Patrolman Robert Daharsh said a chance encounter at Becket’s ...
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