October 1, 2022
Voice of America’s documentary, “Symphony of Courage,” had its world premiere on October 1 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. The documentary recounts the 2021 escape from Afghanistan - and to a new home in Portugal - of the Afghan National Institute of Music and its acclaimed Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan’s first all-female ensemble, in the wake of the Taliban ban on most music performances in the country ANIM’s first public concert since the evacuation followed the screening. Read More