Vahdat Hall
Supervisor and Director: Tohid Hajibabaei
Writer: Naser Manzoori
Producer: Neda Reyhani
Soloists: Leila Rezaei, Maral Torehi, Aynaz Taghi Nawaz and Arefeh Ziyaee
Artists: AYda Garmchi, Sevil Maleki, Diana Mehrazar, Yeganeh Anoush, Artina Gharibi, Paizeh Yargholi, Soha Alipour, Yasman Sayadi, Ava Nasrallah, Golsa Zafarmand, Maryam Rabbani, Neda Rezaei, Nahid Eqbal, Nazanin Hosseini, Elena Mohammadi, Saba Javadi, Maryam Abdi, Yamin Alizadeh, Shamim Saffar, Leila Mayeli, Yekta Sadeghi, Saina Amiri, Golnaz Talebian, Elham Sherin, Ronak Ghadimi, Fatemeh Karamouz, Reyhaneh Haqayeqi, Avina Nikkhah, Parmis Eslahi, Parmis Herischian, Pania Miri, Anil Sabouri, Nazila Dastyar, Mina Shams, Effat Hanifezadeh, Mansoureh Mohseni, Maryam Zakeri, Sara Fahmideh, Samira Mansourezadeh, Fatemeh Zeinali, Fatemeh Samadi, Soha Turkamani, Bahareh Sehat, Samaneh Razizadeh, Fatemeh Anbarestani, Fatemeh Rouhani, Sanam Parandeh, Raika Razi, Hengameh Chekenari, Nakisa Navaei, Arshia Khosravani, Maedeh Pournaghi, Aysel Hanafi, Baran Shiri, Melina Madani, Asal Saadat, Anahita Safari, Aida Rezaei, Mahdieh Hessami, Janan Ghaffari, Janan Javadi, Ronia Zakarian, Aisa Musakhani, Raha Farzaneh, Aileen Rasekhi, Selin Soleimani, Sevin Soleimani, Mehrana Farahani, Rosha Rezamand, Aysel Sohrabian, Sevgi Sohrabian, Kimia Akhtari, Lena Maleki, Mahla Golmohammadian, Aylar Amini, Dorsa Tarshizi and Melina Yousefi
Narrator: Nesa Jaberebn E Ansari
Kamancheh: Shima Shahmohammadi
Percussion: Tara Moussavian
Teaser: Hossein Jafari
Poster: Mehdi Fadavi
Assistant Director: Elnaz Tarakh
Costume Designer: Samaneh Jamshidi
In the “Sonay” concert of the women of the Aylan group in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall and the Azadi Tower Cultural Complex Hall, the essence of this ancient and valuable folk ritual is conveyed through dramatic movements paired with ritual music. The performance narrates the story of the moon and sun, which come closest to each other in late summer to create “Sonay,” before drifting apart again. This separation marks the arrival of the cold months and the challenges of winter. Eventually, the celebration of Bayram (Nowruz) arrives, symbolizing renewal. The performance also reflects the conclusion of summer, the end of the harvest, and the farmers’ transition into a period of rest, celebrated with the beautiful folk ritual known as “Sonay.
