MANAV SACHDEVA MAASOOM and DENI BONET: MAGICAL PERFORMANCE at AWoW'S ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE

Manav Sachdeva Maasoom kept the full house spellbound at AWoW’s Anniversary Showcase with his mystical, magical rendition of his opening poem “The Song of Humanity” dedicated to Tagore, from his debut poetry book, The Sufi’s Garland.

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Deni Bonet and Machev Sachdeva Maasoom
Deni Bonet and Machev Sachdeva Maasoom. Photo by Vera Hoar

A Luce Foundation Poet Laureate, Manav Maasoom, accompanied by the extraordinary fiddler Deni Bonet, matching and making the Sufi poetry even more magical through the wonderful matching renditions of the violin, made sure the evening had a taste of the spiritual, romantic, war, and indeed the whole repertoire of poetic thought represented.

 

An evening to never forget. Hopefully Manav Sachdeva Maasoom will grace us again with his creations in the not too distant future. 

 

VERA HOAR'S PHOTOS from ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE at THE CELL THEATRE

Vera Hoar’s photos from Artists Without Walls’ Showcase at The Cell Theatre, Tuesday, February 23rd. 

 

Paul Bevan
Paul Bevan
Annette Homann and Neil Kairen
Annette Homann and Neil Kairen
Niamh J. Hyland, Margaret Hyland and Charles R. Hale
Niamh J. Hyland, Margaret Hyland and Charles R. Hale
Deni Bonet and Manav Sachdeva Maasoom
Deni Bonet and Manav Sachdeva Maasoom
Michael Brunnock, Niamh Hyland, Vera Hoar, Margaret Hoar and Deni Bonet
Michael Brunnock, Niamh Hyland, Vera Hoar, Margaret Hoar and Deni Bonet
Liv Mammone
Liv Mammone
Darrah Carr, Jonathan Matthews, Laura Neese, Mary Kate Sheehan
Darrah Carr, Jonathan Matthews, Laura Neese, Mary Kate Sheehan
Alessia Sushkov and Sedly Bloomfield
Alessia Sushkov and Sedly Bloomfield
Deni Bonet with her band.
Deni Bonet with her band

 

 

 

"LUCE FOUNDATION POET LAUREATE" MANAV SACHDEVA MAASOOM at ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE at THE CELL THEATRE

Join Manav Sachdeva Maasoom and a great collection of performers at Artists Without Walls’ Anniversary Showcase, Tuesday, February 23 at The Cell Theatre, 338 West 23rd St., NYC.

Manav Sachdeva Massoom
Manav Sachdeva Maasoom

 

Manav is an international poet and diplomat, and has worked or traveled through forty-five countries. Manav was born in India and currently divides his time between Kyrgyzstan and New York. He studied Poetry and Policy Studies at Columbia University for his Masters of International Affairs and is the Luce Foundation Poet Laureate for the US for 2015. Manav has worked on an Afghan film, “Camp Victory,” as a subtitle interpreter and editor, and written a book, “The Sufi’s Garland”, dedicated to his time in Afghanistan. He speaks Dari, some Pashto, Urdu, Panjabi, Hindi, English, and some Russian, Spanish, and French. Manav worked with the United Nations and other international NGOs and development bodies over the last two decades.

 

The Cell’s doors and bar open at 6:45.