Between the ney and the circuit.

Nara Daryan (b. Tehran, 1992) is a contemporary flutist and performance maker based in Brussels. Her work moves fluidly between the Persian radif, the European avant-garde, real-time electronics, and choreographed stagecraft.

Trained at the Tehran Conservatory and the Royal Conservatoire Brussels, she has performed at Bozar, Holland Festival, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Ircam, Cafe Oto and the Fajr International Music Festival, and has collaborated with composers, choreographers, and visual artists across Europe and the Middle East.

Her solo work centers a long-form practice she calls memory tuning — the recasting of inherited Persian modes through breath-driven electronics, feedback systems, and the body as resonator. She has released three records: Saba (2022), Halqa (2023), and Bāzgasht(2025).

Nara teaches contemporary practice at LUCA School of Arts and is a guest artist at IPEM Ghent. She lives in Schaerbeek with two cats and an unreasonable number of microphones.