Gordafarid presents The Story of Gurdafarid and Suhrab // Performances

On May 2, 2018 Gordafarid, the first female Naqqal (or Iranian epic storyteller) presented tales behind some of the art in the exhibition "In the Field of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art." On view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art May 6 - September 9, 2018.
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In this video, Gordafarid presents The Story of Gurdafarid and Suhrab.
Gurdafarid is the only female warrior in the Iranian national epic the Shahnama or “Book of Kings,” completed by the Persian poet Firdausi in 1010 A.D. Gurdafarid is best known for her martial role in the battle against Suhrab, another legendary hero, from the rival land of Turan. To defend Iran against a Turanian raid, Gurdafarid disguises herself as a male warrior and bravely faces the entire enemy army. Engaged in single combat with Suhrab, he pulls off her helmet revealing her true nature. Suhrab promptly falls in love with Gurdafarid, who knows she can only succeed against her more powerful adversary through cunning. She eventually escapes to her fortress and from atop its high walls she mocks Suhrab and strangely enough foretells his doom.
Excerpt from the tale:
A woman like some valiant cavalier was she and ever famous in fight.
Her name was Gurdafarid, and none as yet had seen her match.
She armed, concealed her tresses underneath her mail…
And came down, like a lion from the hold with girded waist upon a wind-foot steed.
She sped like dust and cried in thunder-tones: “What are these troops and who commandeth them? What lusty Crocodile is there among you to match himself with me in single combat?”…
“He pressed upon her with loud cries, jostled her, and snatched her helm.
Her hair escaped, her face shone like the sun.
He said: “It is a girl: her head of hair is worthy of a crown. If such a girl.”
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[@RoxanaSattari-sy1gr]

🇧🇴😍shahnameh!

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wahoo she is so cool never liked naqgali but now with her I am starting to love it

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Beautiful

[@nadiashahram]

Bravo.

[@MEHRANTOUFANI]

سلام بر شما و مرسی از اینکه فرهنگ ما رو زنده نگاه می دارید. خیلی از دوستان خارجی من عاشق شاهنامه هستند و اگر می تونید یک زیر نویس انگلیسی به ویدئو تون اضافه کنید، خیلی ها رو خوشحال خواهید کرد. موفق باشید.

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درود بر شما بانوی گرامی همچنان به نمایش این هنر ارزنده ادامه دهید شاهنامه را به جهانیان بشناسانید. کارتان بسیار زیبا و هنرمندانه بود. تنها دخترم در هنگام نمایش حماسی چون سر زیاد تکان می خورد، مو ها خود را ببندید تا در هنگام نمایش دستانتان بهتر کار کند.
دیر زیوید و شاد زیوید

[@artseymour]

She is not from a honest enthusiast stock for Iranian culture. Must be marked as unauthentic.