Shahram Shiva

Shahram Shiva (Persian: شهرام شیوا‎) is a performance poet, recording artist, and translator of the works of Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher.Shahram Shiva was born in Iran to a family of Jewish heritage and migrated to the US in his mid teens. He began translating Rumi's poetry in 1988. Since 2009 Shahram Shiva has expanded his repertoire to include new original lyrics and songs. He has written numerous pieces for The Huffington Post.Shahram Shiva taught Robert Downey Jr. the whirling movement in the movie Game 6 directed by Michael Hoffman (director).