# Event Details - **Event Name**: Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Scenes in workshop from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment by Joseph Bohigian, Khatchadour Khatchadourian, and Ensemble Decipher.About this EventOther Minds presents scenes in workshop from the work-in-progress, I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment, by American composer Joseph Bohigian, Lebanese-Armenian vocalist Khatchadour Khatchadourian, and the music-technology group Ensemble Decipher. The free workshop performance will take place on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 7:30 pm at the Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland, CA. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A with the ensemble, moderated by Charles Amirkhanian.I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment is an evening-length multimedia work for live electronics, solo voice, and video projection about the life of Georgian-born Soviet-Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov. Though he made significant contributions to film, Parajanov was repeatedly persecuted, censored, and imprisoned in his home country. The multiculturalism of his native South Caucasus region was essential to his work, which is reflected in the multilingual text for the piece by the 18th century bard Sayat Nova. The work combines Sayat Nova’s existing melodies with newly created ones by Khatchadourian and Bohigian, along with music by folk musicians from across the South Caucasus. The premiere will take place in 2026 at the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco.Ensemble Decipher has been performing with vintage, contemporary, and emerging technologies since 2017. I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment is the latest project in a long history of collaboration with Bohigian, also a member of the ensemble, as a composer, whose music focuses on memory, cultural reunification, and diaspora through the use of archival materials. This piece marks the first collaboration between Ensemble Decipher and Khatchadour Khatchadourian, an expert singer of traditional music from across West Asia in Armenian, Arabic, and Farsi.This performance is funded in part by a grant from the MAP Fund. Seating is limited, please register for free here. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/scenes-from-i-am-he-whose-life-and-soul-are-torment-a-work-in-progress/100001286796375599 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, workshops, business, performances, festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Oakland - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Dresher Ensemble Studio - **lat**: 37.8162228 - **long**: -122.2871463 - **full address**: Dresher Ensemble Studio, W Grand Ave and Poplar St, Oakland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/536b19b3dbceeb81070ca05556d51ed5266b5d34c5b9b1a52c4698456dabb3b3-rimg-w1200-h804-dc2f2f2f-gmir.jpg?v=1742260387 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) being held? - **A:** Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) takes place on Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 25 Jul, 2025 at 09:00 pm at Dresher Ensemble Studio, W Grand Ave and Poplar St, Oakland, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress)? - **A:** Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) is organized by Other Minds. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Scenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oakland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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