Identity 2005:

Performers and Performances

Introductory Video
Produced by: Aly Shivji

Welcome Address
Delivered by: Natasha Lalani and Tehzin Dhanani

Compilation from "Joinda...He Who Seeks"
Choreographed by: Shiraz Ali
Dance Director: Riaz Rhemtulla
Performed by: Aziza Jaffer, Afsheen Ebrahim, Shafik Kamani, Nadim Jaffer, Alim Gangji, Azaan Pirani, Ranita Charani, Leila Makhani

Afghanistan
Introduced by: Salima Rezai

Persian Poetry
Performed by: Shahla Amiri

Afghani Dance
Performed by: Shukur Shunbuly, Mezghan Hakimy, Salima Rezai, Babih Rezai, Hafiza Assadzadah, Benazir Assadzada, Enayat Aminzadah, Fahim Adel

Spain
Introduced by: Sameer Vasta

Latin Fusion
Performed by: Nurin Jivani, Shahzil Mohamed

A Journey Through al-Andalus
Produced by: Jamil Sawani

India
Introduced by: Anisa Shivji

Bollywood Princesses
Choreographed and Performed by: Sheliza Vellani, Aaliya Rajan

Dhum Dhum
Choreographed by: Nalini Ramroop
Performed by: Shahnaz Ajani, Omar Bhojani, Nurin Jivani, Hussein Hasham

Punjab/Pakistan
Introduced by: Aly Shamsy and Aly Shivji

Bhangra Blowout
Choreographed by: Shaista Kassam
Performed by: Hannan Muhammad, Alisha Kassam, Fayyaz Ali, Nooreen Ali, Arzina Ladhani, Imran Moosa, Alikhan Ladhani, Safia Alladinah, Rizwan Visram, Shaista Kassam, Neesha Shiraz, Aliya Suleman, Saleem Moosa

Darbari Peshkar
Performed by: Usman Chohan

Africa
Introduced by: Rizwan Aziz

A Goat's Tale
Adapted and Performed by: Sameer Vasta

Songs of Unity
Arranged by: Sameer Vasta
Performed by: Benazir Assadzada, Saira Mamdani, Sameer Vasta

North America
Introduced by: Sameer Remtulla

I Enjoy Being a Girl
Choreographed by: Farah Merani and C. Mostacho
Performed by: Farah Merani

If Tomorrow Never Comes
Performed by: Areez Ramji

Guest Speaker: Rizwan Mawani
Rizwan Mawani, a graduate from The Institute of Ismaili Studies with a background in Anthropology and Islamic Studies, will deliver a short address on Ismaili diversity and identity in contemporary society.

Shake It Up
Lead Choreographer: Farah Dhalla
Choreographed and Performed by: Aly Shivji, Tehzin Dhanani, Natasha Lalani, Jamil Sawani, Farzina Shivji, Hafiz Noordin, Farah Dhalla, Areez Ramji, Anisa Shivji, Sameer Vasta, Benazir Assadzada, Rahim Abdulhussein, Farah Panjwani, Hussain Pirmohammed, Zakir Kassam, Sumaira Dharani, Rizwan Aziz