Zora Space opened on Fourth Avenue near Third Street just a few months ago but already it is evolving into a wonderful—and necessary— art, music, poetry and cultural space in Park Slope.

Zohreh Shayesteh, the founder and director of Zora Space, is bringing the world to Park Slope. Born and raised In Iran. She left Iran before the 1978 revolution and has been a permanent New York City resident since 1981. She studied film production at New York University, and has worked as a T.V producer and director for various Local T.V stations in New York City. Prior to her latest film “Picking apples, drinking tea” She has written, directed and produced two short films “Requiem” and “ Agha Joon . Her documentary Film “Inside out “ was the official selection of 2006 Tribeca International Film Festival.

Clearly Zohreh is infusing Zora Space with her knowledge of international music, poetry, film and art  to the space and that adds a fascinating and unusual dimension to its nightly offerings.

Here’s what’s happening at Zora Space this week:

Arts:

On view now: One Generation – Seven Artists presents seven Iranian artists graduated from Tehran University, Faculty of Art, during late1960s and early 1970s. “Our group of seven does not claim to have a manifesto; rather we present a collective exhibition from artists who share a lot of similar experiences. We don’t ask why we are all together, but half a century of friendship is the best mortar for our bonding.”Curate by Nahid Hagigat

Participating Artists:
Nahid Hagigat, Hadi Hazavei, Shahram Karimi, Abbas Kiarostami, Nicky Nodjoumi, Sudi Sharafshahi, Nasser Vaziri

Poetry and Music:

On Tuesday, October 5th at 7PM: Darryl Alladice is a writer and author of Jaundice, a collection of poems some of which focus on Sickle Cell Anemia. Born and raised in New York his works have been read at various events and clubs around the city including Bowery Poetry Club, Brownstone Books, City College of New York.

Vo-Duo, a duo group with Markus Schwartz and Monvelyno Alexis

Jazz duo interpreting the sacred rhythms and melodies of Haitian Vodou for electric guitar, voice and drum set. Monvelyno Alexis (electric guitar, voice) & Markus Schwartz (drums).  This show will be the debut performance for this project.

Music:

October 8th at 8PM: Marketa Irglová of Swell Season will perfrom solo. She appeared in the film Once, about an Irish street musician and the young pianist he befriends. Among the songs Irglová wrote with Hansard for Once was “Falling Slowly,” which received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Irglová became the first Czech woman to win an Oscar, and at age 19 she was the youngest person to win an Oscar in a musical category. Hansard and Irglová performed the song live on the Oscar broadcast at Los Angeles’ Kodak Theater on February 24, 2008