Persian calligraphy workshop “Animals and fantastic creatures: figurative representation” (Adults)

In keeping with February’s theme of “Animals and Fantastic Creatures,” AragoRn Boulanger invites you to spend an hour discovering calligraphy, its history, and its evolution over the centuries with your family. By observing seminal works of calligraphy in the Arab-Muslim world, accompanied by stories and anecdotes, we will explore the reasons behind the development of calligraphy in the Arab Muslim world. By observing seminal works of calligraphy in the Arab-Muslim world, accompanied by stories and anecdotes, we will explore the reasons behind such a distinction between writing and figuration.

AragoRn combines artistic disciplines, both performing and visual. A professional dancer and choreographer since 2001, he has developed a physical technique of undulating movement, a language of curves, voids, and solids in a dynamic relationship. He has worked with leading artists on the contemporary scene, such as Andy Degroat, Michel Schweizer, and Bob Wilson, as well as with the company 14:20 in its research on “Magie Nouvelle” (New Magic). These very different experiences have led him to focus on the anagogical role of art: its ability to connect us to a higher dimension. As a natural extension of dance and curves in motion, he took up Arabic and Persian calligraphy, which he studied in the traditional manner for five years with the Iranian master Bahman Panahi and the Tunisian calligrapher Hamda Yacoub. In 2021, he set up his studio at the Gare Expérimentale, a collective of independent Parisian artists. He has participated in several individual and group exhibitions and creative projects, and regularly collaborates with the Arab World Institute and the Museum of Sufi Arts and Culture.