Roqe 170 - A feature interview with Iranian-Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, and creative force, Layla Kardan. Layla joins Jian from Dubai, UAE, where she has recently established a groundbreaking new dinner-theatre cabaret named, Papillon, with a mission to break regional stereotypes and push the boundaries of what has been the norm in the Middle East. Layla serves as the creator, producer and one of the performers in a multi-sensory experience that borrows from European burlesque and lively elegant cabarets. Plus the Roqe Team convenes to discuss how the Ukraine crisis raises sensitive questions for Iranians when it comes to issues of sanctions, sports bans, and international condemnation.