Persian singer Mamak Khadem has long been an outspoken voice for human and women’s rights in her native Iran. Called “…one of the wonders of world trance music,” by the Los Angeles Times, she will present a captivating performance created to commemorate International Women’s Day.

“This is fusion at its best: a seamless musical fabric which provides the best evidence that there never was any such thing as a ‘pure’ musical tradition in this part of the world, where the cross-cultural connections go back for millennia.”—Songlines, United Kingdom

Admission:
$30 General
$25 Skirball Members
$20 Full-Time Students

Arrive early and view the exhibition—Women Hold Up Half the Sky will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Program ticketholders gain free gallery admission.