Farnoush: A live performance by Mahshid Alavi

Join us for the exclusive premiere of Mahshid Alavi’s dazzling and poignant multi-disciplinary live performance with music by Ozzy Moysey.

Explore some of the themes in our latest exhibition ‘Mohammad Barrangi: One Night, One Dream, Life in the Lighthouse’ at this immersive dance event.

Featuring words, movement and sound, this performance merges the essence of water with childhood memories and dreams. Drawing inspiration from Persian mythology and Alavi's own recollections of her experiences by the sea in the North of Iran, it crafts a poignant narrative that explores themes around migration.

The performance is the result of a creative collaboration between Mahshid Alavi, an Iranian artist residing in Leeds, and Ozzy Moysey, the composer and band leader of Ancient Infinity Orchestra, who is also based in Leeds.

The performance will be followed by Q&A session with the artists.

This event is part of Foxglove’s city-wide Smeaton300 programme.

Artists Bios

Mahshid Alavi is an Iranian artist based in the UK. Her artistic journey began with dancing in Iran. After exploring different dance styles, she discovered a deep passion for Iranian dance and specialised in it. In the UK, she developed her skills in filmmaking and photography. She engages in live performance, filmmaking, and photography as part of her artistic practice.  Artist and facilitator, she strives to create artwork and spaces that allow minority voices to be heard and stories to be told. In her work, she draws inspiration from her personal experiences as a female Iranian artist and her migration journey.   

Ozzy Moysey is a double bassist and composer, based in Leeds. He is the bandleader of the 16-piece band called Ancient Infinity Orchestra (signed to Gondwana Records). Since releasing their latest album back in November of 2023, the band have performed a live session at Maida Vale Studios as a main feature on Jamie Callum’s jazz show on BBC Radio 2, as well as getting on the bill for the upcoming North Sea Jazz Festival and We Out Here Festival. Ozzy’s love for improvisation has naturally drawn him to work extensively with dancers, poets and visual artists, both independently of, but also alongside, Ancient Infinity Orchestra.