Farzaneh Kaboli ( fa, فرزانه کابلی, Farzâneh Kâboli; born in

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) is an Iranian

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, and

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. She is a leader in the Iranian Folkloric and National Dance Art, and a master of choreography in Iranian theaters.

Early life

Farzaneh Kaboli was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Both of her parents were musicians. Her uncle was Ali Asghar Garmsiri, a pioneer of Iranian theatre, and her uncle Houshang Shokati was a famous Iranian singer.

Dance

Kaboli studied in the "Iranian National and Folkloric Dance Academy" for three years starting at age 18, it was the school for the National Folklore Society of Iran. The Academy had acquired some of the best dance instructors and choreographers in the world and

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and his wife Jacqueline from England were the primary instructors. She eventually became a principal dancer for the school dance company, Mahalli. She had been a famous ballerina prior to the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, but in 1979 she was no longer allowed to dance in Iran. After the revolution, she taught private dance classes in her Tehran apartment as part of an underground dance movement. Performing in dance public after the revolution meant the risk of being jailed or fined. In the summer of 1998, Kaboli returned to the stage in Iran at

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for the first time in 22 years, alongside her students. She had started her own dance company in 1999, Harekat and performed for all female audiences within embassies. Kaboli has had many notable dance students, including Ulduz Ahmadzadeh, and Ida Meftahi.

Acting

Apart from dancing, Kaboli is an actress, which she started after the Iranian Revolution. Her first major role as an actress was in the play titled: ''

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'' by

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, directed by Akbar Zanjanpour. She supported actors and actresses such as Khosrow Shakibayee, Hady Marzban and

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in that play. She played a leading role in Hadi Marzban's production of '' Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role'' (1982).Farzaneh Kaboli
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Early life

Dance

Acting

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