After 2500 years of monarchy, the shah of Iran left the power to the Islamic theocracy January 16 1979. Now – 40 years later – Cinemateket invites you to a unique audiovisual live concert with Persian Electro Orchestra.

A collage film of footage from the periods before, during and after The Iranian Revolution will be accompanied by a live concert by Persian Electro Orchestra. The Persian instrumentation consists of santoor, daf, tar, tombak and vocals, together with an advanced electronic live music setup to interact with the collage film.

Persian Electro Orchestra wants the best sound experience possible to emphasize the deep aspects of the sound design. Thus, award-winning Artcoustic Loudspeakers provides the high-end sound system to raise the bar to the extraordinary.