/* ============================================================ Sara Akef, SHARED PROFILE (single source of truth) The Full Credits list, the Selected Work rows and both CVs all read from this file. Items marked [PLACEHOLDER] still need Sara to confirm. ============================================================ */ /* ── HERO VIDEO ──────────────────────────────────────────────── To switch which video plays behind the name, change `hero` below to any key in `heroVideos`. Nothing else needs touching: each entry carries its own crop and brightness, already tuned to that footage. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */ const SARA_HERO = { hero: "puppet", heroVideos: { kimia: { src: "media/kimia-hero.mp4", credit: "Kimia / Illusion of a Dream, 2023", // she holds ~62% frame height and crosses 13%→71% width over the loop position: "48% 62%", scale: 1.22, origin: "34% 60%", positionSm: "48% 62%", scaleSm: 1.06, originSm: "40% 60%", filter: "brightness(1.2) contrast(1.05)", }, puppet: { src: "media/puppet-hero.mp4", credit: "Puppet, short film, 2024", // subject scale swings from full-body to near-frame-filling, so this crop is // deliberately loose; mean luma is only 32/255 so it needs a bigger lift position: "52% 42%", scale: 1.0, origin: "52% 42%", positionSm: "56% 40%", scaleSm: 1.0, originSm: "56% 40%", filter: "brightness(1.34) contrast(1.03) saturate(1.06)", }, }, }; const SARA_PROFILE = { name: "Sara Akef", nameFa: "سارا عاکف", roles: ["Dancer", "Choreographer", "Performer"], tagline: "Movement at the meeting point of dance and theatre.", location: "Tehran, Iran · Warsaw, Poland", email: "hello@saramotion.art", phone: "+98 936 040 1940", phoneIntl: "+989360401940", // WhatsApp and Telegram both reach this number representation: "Independent artist, no agent", tiwall: "https://www.tiwall.com/saraakef", instagram: "https://www.instagram.com/sara__akef/", linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-akef-344891422/", vitals: [ { k: "Born", v: "1 January 2004" }, { k: "Height", v: "156 cm" }, { k: "Hair / Eyes", v: "Dark brown / Brown" }, // [PLACEHOLDER] { k: "Languages", v: "Persian (native), English" }, { k: "Based", v: "Tehran, Iran · Warsaw, Poland" }, { k: "International", v: "HighFest Festival, Armenia" }, ], skills: [ { group: "Dance", items: ["Contemporary", "Physical theatre", "Persian / folkloric", "Improvisation"] }, { group: "Stage & screen", items: ["Acting (theatre)", "Devised / ensemble", "On-camera movement", "Modelling"] }, { group: "Craft", items: ["Choreography", "Movement direction", "Assistant directing", "Teaching & workshops"] }, ], disciplines: ["All", "Theatre", "Dance", "Choreography", "Screen"], /* Teaching. She works with schools and takes private students. */ teaching: { intro: "Sara teaches contemporary dance, physical theatre and Persian movement, in schools and privately. Sessions run one to one, in small groups, or as a workshop for a company preparing a production.", formats: [ { k: "Private", v: "One to one, built around what the dancer is working towards." }, { k: "Small group", v: "Two to six people, regular sessions or a short course." }, { k: "Schools", v: "Class teaching and guest workshops, in person." }, { k: "Company workshops", v: "Movement work for a cast in rehearsal, tailored to the production." }, ], forWho: "Dancers, actors and complete beginners. Persian and English.", }, workRights: "Holds a Polish work permit", /* Full credits, most recent first. featured: shown as a Selected Work row on the homepage. assets: how many photos or clips Sara sent for this piece. */ credits: [ { id:"afsaneh", year:"2025", title:"Beyond the Legend", fa:"آنسوی افسانه", role:"Choreographer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Minoo Maleki", writer:"Mehrnoush Balmeh", venue:"Sangelaj Hall, Tehran", nights:"20 nights", tags:["Theatre","Choreography"], assets:3, poster:"photos/web/poster-afsaneh.jpg", frames:["photos/web/afsaneh-1.jpg","photos/web/afsaneh-2.jpg","photos/web/afsaneh-3.jpg"] }, { id:"hamelin", year:"2024", title:"Hamelin", fa:"هاملن", role:"Choreographer, actor, performer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:"Ali Mansouri", venue:"Nofel Loshato, Tehran", nights:"28 nights", tags:["Theatre","Choreography"], assets:5, focus:"50% 36%", featured:true, alt:true, frames:["photos/web/ham-2.jpg","photos/web/ham-3.jpg","photos/web/ham-1.jpg","photos/web/ham-4.jpg"] }, { id:"mazhna", year:"2023", title:"Marzena", fa:"ماژنا", role:"Actor, choreographer", kind:"Theatre", video:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fA0qD_X9bg", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:null, venue:"Shano Hall, Tehran and HighFest, Armenia", nights:"2 nights", tags:["Theatre","Dance","Choreography"], assets:5, focus:"48% 44%", featured:true, frames:["photos/web/mz-3.jpg","photos/web/mz-2.jpg","photos/web/mz-1.jpg"] }, { id:"tavahom", year:"2023", title:"Illusion of a Dream", fa:"توهم یک رویا", role:"Dancer, choreographer", kind:"Dance", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:null, venue:"Shano Hall, Tehran and HighFest, Armenia", nights:"2 nights", video:"https://youtu.be/IyATIX8VO5w", tags:["Theatre","Dance","Choreography"], assets:4, focus:"48% 76%", featured:true, frames:["photos/web/tavahom-1.jpg","photos/web/tavahom-2.jpg","photos/web/tavahom-3.jpg","photos/web/tavahom-4.jpg"] }, { id:"baron", year:"2023", title:"The Baron in the Trees", fa:"بارن درخت نشین", role:"Actor", kind:"Theatre", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:"Ali Mansouri", venue:"Ahura Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-baron.jpg" }, { id:"hamelin-reading", year:"2023", title:"Hamelin, play reading", fa:"نمایشنامه‌خوانی هاملن", role:"Actor", kind:"Play reading", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:"Ali Mansouri", venue:"Nofel Loshato, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-hamelin-reading.jpg" }, { id:"rooz", year:"2023", title:"The Day Rises", fa:"روز بر می اید", role:"Dancer", kind:"Dance", director:"Omid Rahbar", writer:"Ayoub Aghakhani", venue:"Arghavan Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre","Dance"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-rooz.jpg" }, { id:"beraghs", year:"2023", title:"Dance!", fa:"برقص", role:"Dancer, choreographer", kind:"Music video", director:null, writer:null, credits_crew:"Composer Mehdi Karami. Mix and master Meysam Abdollahi. Cover art Pouria Parvin", venue:null, nights:null, tags:["Screen","Dance","Choreography"], assets:4, poster:"photos/web/poster-beraghs.jpg" }, { id:"rahshiri", year:"2022", title:"The Milky Way", fa:"راه شیری", role:"Actor, dancer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:"Mohammad Hossein Koudari", venue:"Pardis Theatre Shahrzad, Tehran and Langrud Municipal Hall", nights:"30 nights", tags:["Theatre","Dance"], assets:8, focus:"62% 30%", poster:"photos/web/poster-rahshiri.jpg", featured:true, frames:["photos/web/mw-5.jpg","photos/web/mw-1.jpg","photos/web/mw-3.jpg","photos/web/mw-4.jpg"] }, { id:"adamak", year:"2022", title:"Puppet", fa:"آدمک خیمه شب بازی", role:"Actor, choreographer", kind:"Short film", video:"https://youtu.be/xVeuQUyuUVs", director:"Erfan Vahidi", writer:"Erfan Vahidi", venue:"Iran", nights:null, tags:["Screen","Choreography"], assets:6, focus:"52% 44%", poster:"photos/web/poster-adamak.jpg", featured:true, frames:["photos/web/puppet-1.jpg","photos/web/puppet-2.jpg","photos/web/puppet-3.jpg","photos/web/puppet-4.jpg"] }, { id:"shirin", year:"2022", title:"Shirin", fa:"شیرین", role:"Dancer, choreographer", kind:"Dance", director:"Mozhgan Maghouli", writer:null, venue:"HighFest Festival, Armenia", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre","Dance","Choreography"], assets:4, focus:"34% 48%", featured:true, frames:["photos/web/shirin-1.jpg","photos/web/shirin-2.jpg","photos/web/shirin-3.jpg","photos/web/shirin-4.jpg"] }, { id:"talkhak", year:"2021", title:"Talkhak & Ghandak", fa:"تلخک و قندک", role:"Actor, performer", kind:"Traditional Iranian theatre", director:"Mohammad Shayan Tahmasbpour", writer:"Davoud Fathali Beigi", venue:"Pardis Theatre Shahrzad, Tehran", nights:"22 nights", tags:["Theatre","Dance"], assets:4, poster:"photos/web/poster-talkhak.jpg", frames:["photos/web/talkhak-1.jpg","photos/web/talkhak-2.jpg","photos/web/talkhak-3.jpg"] }, { id:"sahel", year:"2021", title:"Steel Shore", fa:"ساحل پولاد", role:"Performer, actor, assistant director", kind:"Theatre", director:"Azadeh Shams", writer:"Azadeh Shams", venue:"Mehrab Hall, Tehran", nights:"30 nights", tags:["Theatre"], assets:4, focus:"50% 62%", featured:true, poster:"photos/web/poster-sahel.jpg", frames:["photos/web/sahel-2.jpg","photos/web/sahel-3.jpg","photos/web/sahel-1.jpg","photos/web/sahel-4.jpg"] }, { id:"hamechi", year:"2021", title:"Everything Is Fine", fa:"همه چی خوبه", role:"Performer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Ali Farzaneh", writer:"Ali Farzaneh", venue:"Mehregan Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-hamechi.jpg" }, { id:"plaza", year:"2020", title:"Plaza Suite", fa:"اتاقی در هتل پلازا", role:"Performer", kind:"Play reading", director:null, writer:"Neil Simon", venue:"Sepand Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:0 }, { id:"salgard", year:"2020", title:"The Twenty-First Anniversary", fa:"بیست و یکمین سالگرد", role:"Performer", kind:"Play reading", director:null, writer:null, venue:"Sepand Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:0 }, { id:"setareha", year:"2019", title:"The Stars Are Silent", fa:"ستاره ها خاموش اند", role:"Performer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Masoud Nourzadeh", writer:"Mozhdeh Haghighat", venue:"Pardis Theatre Shahrzad, Tehran", nights:"30 nights", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-setareha.jpg" }, { id:"general", year:"2019", title:"The General", fa:"ژنرال", role:"Performer", kind:"Theatre", director:"Manouchehr Abdi", writer:"Manouchehr Abdi", venue:"Sepand Hall, Tehran", nights:"15 nights", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-general.jpg" }, { id:"harfhayi", year:"2019", title:"Things I Never Told Her", fa:"حرف هایی که بهش نگفتم", role:"Performer", kind:"Play reading", director:"Mohammad Sadegh Siadat", writer:"Nima Javadi", venue:"Sepand Hall, Tehran", nights:"1 night", tags:["Theatre"], assets:1, poster:"photos/web/poster-harfhayi.jpg" }, ], bioShort: "Sara Akef is a dancer, choreographer and performer working where contemporary dance meets physical theatre. Across {N} productions in Tehran and at HighFest in Armenia she has performed, acted and designed movement, including long runs at Pardis Theatre Shahrzad, Nofel Loshato, Mehrab and Sangelaj. She is a frequent collaborator of director Mozhgan Maghouli, and works on camera in short film and music video.", }; window.SARA_PROFILE = SARA_PROFILE; window.SARA_HERO = SARA_HERO;