03/19/2026
Nowruz Siavashan 🎭🎵
March 17 - 2026
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Presented by BaTo Cultural, this production brought together a collective of GTA-based artists to reimagine Nowruz through the story of Siavash from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh
a tribute to resilience, rebirth, and the spirit of spring. 🌸💙✌🏼🕊️
From fire to renewal,
from sorrow to awakening
thank you for being part of this unforgettable journey.
Creative Team ✨
Writer & Actress: Banafsheh Taherian
Composer & Pianist: Homa Samiei
Vocal Director & Singer: Milad Bagheri
Singers: Saba Zameni, Tara Rafieipour
Clarinet: Yalda Ehsani
Choreographer: Anooheh Booryaee
Performers: Anahita Nayebi, Mina Zaghari, Elmira Sharbaf Kashani
Translator: Farshid Sadatsharifi
Stage Director: Morvarid Alinejad
Sound Engineer: Ramin Mazaheri
Technical Crew: Nasrin Khatam
Visual: Mohammad Mirzadabbagh
MC: Darya Emami, Kaveh Farhadi
Graphist: Sogol Zameni
Director of Photography: Amirhosein Shakiba
Photographers: Tina Farahi, Adnan Larijani
Media & Videography: TehranTo Times
Ebi Vahedi, Bella Bana, Nima Bagheri, Meru, Farnoush Ahmadi