Today, Iranians show a lot of appreciation for theatre. Once rather quiet, theatre halls are now running out of tickets as enthusiastic crowds flock to see productions with various themes and genres that cater to various tastes. Theatrical performances have been part of Iran’s social and religious events for hundreds and thousands of years. However, traditional performances are very different from today’s theatre.
“Unheard Voices”, an exclusive and fascinating documentary by Press TV, is an attempt to portray contemporary Iranian theatre by having a very brief and quick flash back to the history of theatre in Iran. It then deals with different forms of theatre performance in the Iranian context through interviewing domain experts and presenting excerpts of theatres recently performed in various Iranian theatre halls.
The 15th International Puppet festival: Call for Articles-Tehran
The 15th International Puppet festival: Call for Articles-Tehran
Dear Puppeteers of the little big world of Puppets
The 15th International Puppet festival of Tehran would like to announce call for articles about puppetry for the website of the festival.
the articles could be about any subject related to puppet theater.
The articles will publish in the research section of the festival's website.
It should be mentioned that all articles which are going to publish on our website are pro bono.
for more information contact us by:
website: www.tehranmobarak.com
email: info@tehranmobarak.com
New issue of KARPA (Dissident Theatricalities, Visual Arts and Culture)
A double issue of the online journal KARPA (Dissident Theatricalities, Visual Arts and Culture) has been released. We thank the College of Arts and Letters (California State University, Los Angeles) for hosting this journal.
This issue has a special dossier on
“PERFORMANCE and THEATRICALITIES IN ARGENTINA".
Jorge Dubatti (University of Buenos Aires) served as guest editor. It also includes a text on George Bataille by Miguel Jara (UNAM) and another one on the performance “A Sagração de Urubutsin” by Sara Panamby written by the artist herself.
KARPA is edited by Professors Paola Marín and Gastón Alzate (College of Arts and Letters, Cal State LA). It accepts articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
We invite you to check out our new issue at:
http://web.calstatela.edu/misc/karpa/Karpa7/Site%20Folder/index.html
Main page:
http://www.calstatela.edu/misc/karpa/Karpa-A/Site%20Folder/index.html
15th International Puppet Festival- Tehran (MOBARAK)
15th International Puppet Festival- Tehran (MOBARAK)
Tehran -Mobarak 15th. International Puppet Festival
Dear puppeteers,
We have great pleasure to announce: Tehran -Mobarak 15th. International Puppet Festival will be held from 13th.to 20th.Sept.2014.
We hope to make this festival a great event for participating companies to interact, chance to perform their artistic creations & renew friendship within our community.
We will happily provide full board & lodging from the start to termination date of the festival, our hospitality will include transport to & from the airport, as well as local transport & sightseeing tours.
Hoping your company would wish to participate in this festival, your application providing the required details as attached should reach us no later than: July 1st, 2014.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email, should further information be required:
International Affairs Committee of the Festival : fest@tehranmobarak.com
International Manager of the Festival, Marjan PourGholam Hossein : marjan.pghh@gmail.com
Looking forward to have the pleasure of welcoming you at the festival,
Kind regards.
Mrs. Marzieh Baroumand
Director of the 15thInternational Puppet Festival- Tehran (MOBARAK)
Call for Entry 13th edition of International festival of student’s puppet theater- Tehran, Iran. DEADLINE EXTENDED
Dear Friends and Colleagues
From 15th of February until 22nd of February 2014, Tehran will celebrate the 13th edition of International festival of student’s puppet theater.
The festival aims to create a link between the present and future artists of the Little Big World of Puppetry and to break the borders, between different art forms of West and East.
We invite workshops, exhibitions, performances, and film-theaters.
In addition, this festival is the first puppet theater festival being held in the Middle East specifically for students.
The festival takes place in Tehran, Capital of Iran, from February 15th until February 22nd 2014, in 2 sections:
1. Student’s Competition (Only for students)
2. Fringe Section (for anybody who wish to participate)
Closing date for applications has been extended from September 30th to October 15th.
For more info about participation conditions, please email: International affair’s manager – Sepehr Sharifzadeh – Email: International.ifspt@gmail.com
13th International Festival of Student’s Puppet Theatre, Tehran
13th International Festival of Student’s Puppet Theatre, Tehran
From 15th of February to 22nd of February 2014, Tehran will celebrate the 13th International festival of student’s puppet theater.
The festival aims to create a link between the present and future artists of the Little Big World of Puppetry and to break the borders between the different art forms of West and East.
We invite workshops, exhibitions, performances, and film-theaters.
In addition, this festival has been held as the first puppet theater festival in the Middle East specifically for the students.
The festival takes place in Tehran, from February 15th to February 22nd 2014, in 2 sections:
1. Student’s Competition (Adults – Children)
2. Fringe Section
Closing date for applications will be on September 30th, 2013.
For more info, please contact:
International affair’s manager – Sepehr Sharifzadeh
Email: International.ifspt@gmail.com
Mobile phone: +98-9124843588
[World] 30th Fadjr Theatre Festival-Iran
We are pleased to inform you that the Dramatic Arts Center of Iran will hold the 30th Fadjr International Theater Festival from 25th of January to 11th of February 2012 in Tehran, Iran as the main theater event of our country.
We highly appreciate it if you could send us the new productions of your Theater Companies. The application should reach Secretariat of Festival by the specific deadline and then the Selection Committee will announce the invited international guest Performance through international affairs office of Dramatic Arts Center.
You are requested to include the following in your submission:
1) A synopsis of the play in English
2) The CV of Director /Playwright
3) The number of the troupe members (including actors, technicians, etc)
4) DVD and photo of the performance
5) Duration of the play
*The deadline of sending the package is up to the end of November 2011.The information should be mailed to the International Affairs Office of DAC through the following address. Vahdat Hall,Ostad Shahryar st., Hafez Ave., Tehran, 1133914934 Iran Tel : +9821 66 70 88 61 Fax : +98 21 66 72 53 16 E-mail: dramatic.artcenter.iran@gmail.com dac@neda.net
Best Regards
Rahmat Amini
Director of the 30thFadjr International Theatre Festival
Nazeri at Carnegie Hall – A Musical Bridge Between Iran and the U.S.
Father and Son Duo Builds Bridge over Cultural Gap
CNN.com, 11/17/09
"Diplomacy hasn't worked. Sanctions have achieved little. Relations between Iran and the United States are, at best, chilly. So why not try music?
On [November 14], for the first time, Iranians were the headline performers at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. A father and son from Iran led American musicians in a hybrid session of traditional Iranian and classical Western music.
Thirty-year-old Hafez Nazeri told CNN he was pleased to present 'another dimension of Iran and Iranian culture to the Western people.'
Nazeri, who now lives in the United States, said, 'We hear mostly about the other side—bloodshed, chaos—and I wanted to be able to present the reality of our culture, which is about peace and love and unity.'
Nearly 3,000 people, many of them Persians, flocked to Carnegie Hall for the concert. One patron said, 'The message was completely obvious: Love all the way. Peace!'
The Nazeris said it was an honor to be onstage at the historic music center. The younger Nazeri said his music might be able to bridge cultural divides between Iran and the United States.
His father, Shahrem, still lives in Iran. Speaking in Farsi, the man known as the Iranian Pavarotti talked about the demonstrations that followed June's disputed Iranian presidential election.
The tenor said some of the people in the streets are 'requesting something, and I think it's important to answer to their requests. The government should answer to their requests and they have to see what their people want.'"
To read the rest of the article, please visit CNN.com.
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13th Iran International Festival of University Theatre 2010
the 13th Iran International Festival of University Theatre (IIFUT)April 30th until May 8th, 2010- Tehran, Iran
We wish to announce that the 13th Iran International Festival of University Theatre (IIFUT) will be held in Tehran on. April 30th until May 8th, 2010 As regards the festival makes relations with other countries and establish cultural ties between theater groups in Iran and other exterior entities worldwide and make use of foreign professors which are expert in theater and their experiences by arranging workshops, we sincerely hope that this festival provides suitable opportunities to invite you to Iran Theatre Schools and Universities.The Permanent Secretariat of IIFUT has started to work in 1997 and has been contributing to theater ever since then. The focus of this festival is mainly on University Theater. The objective of this festival is to improve University Theater and also promote the knowledge of students of theater in Iran. The committee, managers, deputies and the secretary of secretariat are all students and the advertisers are professors of credible universities in Iran. They all are elected in the anniversary election by the students of universities. This festival would welcome any kind of cultural relations to exchange experiences between national and international groups in a bid to familiarize Iranian students to theater worldwide.
We would greatly appreciate if you would kindly conduce us about your programs and the conditions to respect you as the contributor of the 13th IIFUT. We, community of students of universities, will all wait to see you in earnest society of Iran universities.
Warmest Regards
Ali Zafar Ghahramani Nezhad
Manager of International Section of Festival
E-mail: ali555zafar@yahoo.com
www.iifut.net
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