Pathology of the Children and Adolescent Theater Festival with the presence of activists and experts

According to Fars news agency, citing the public relations of the General Department of Performing Arts, according to all experts, investing in children and teenagers will lead to the improvement and growth of the society in the long run, and among them, the theater, especially the theater for children and teenagers, is a platform for creating a creative society. , dynamic and full of enthusiasm, is the best way to improve the quality level of all human societies and is a factor for wide and effective communication not only with this age group but also with adults and all members of the society.

Children and teenagers learn many skills by seeing the theater and accompanying it in a world full of imagination and excitement.

In the meantime, the International Festival of Theater for Children and Adolescents is the only specialized festival of this age group that tries every year with the presence of many active artists in this field, by bringing children and teenagers together in order to cultivate imagination and strengthen collective communication and creativity. They take steps.

In addition to the audience, the international children and youth theater festival has an undeniable impact on raising the level of awareness and education of theater groups.

This festival stopped working for two years due to the corona virus epidemic, and its 27th edition, after several postponements, was held in Hamedan from July 1st to July 6th this year, with the presence of 70 theater groups and about 400 artists, for children, teenagers and even adults. Interested, watch the world full of mystery and children’s excitement.

A festival that aims to strengthen the skills, develop awareness and self-confidence of the children of this region through a show with the slogan “Theatre, the flight of the butterflies of imagination” was organized by the secretary of Amir Mashadi Abbas and with the support of the General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Hamadan Province, the General Department The performing arts of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Performing Arts Association of Iran and other organizations and institutions of Hamedan province hosted the audience in Hamedan city.

The 27th edition of this artistic event ended its work with all its strengths and weaknesses, while Amir Mashadi Abbas was introduced by Kazem Nazari, Director General of Performing Arts, as the secretary of the 28th Hamadan International Children’s Theater Festival.

After this, meetings were held with the aim of consensus and pathology of the 27th International Festival of Children and Adolescent Theater with the presence of the board members of the National Association of Children and Adolescent Theater of the House of Theater, the Puppet Theater Association of the House of Theater and the members of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Show Foundation. Next, this event should be accompanied by an increase in strengths and a decrease in weaknesses in terms of implementation and content.

Paying serious attention to the issues of hosting and the requirements of holding an international event, planning to change the host city in order to improve the quality of the festival, the executive power and support of all provincial institutions in the host province, paying attention to the existing infrastructure and required facilities, paying serious attention to increasing the amount of aid costs With regard to the increase in the cost of production and preparation of theatrical works, the provision of technical services in the host city in the field of group decor restoration, expert and more detailed attention to the age appropriateness of the audience and theatrical works, adopting a more specialized approach in the selection and judging stages, paying serious attention to the category of environmental advertising The festival, creating opportunities and opportunities for participating groups to exchange experiences and specialized discussions, solving problems in the area of ​​accommodation, hospitality and trying to provide suitable conditions for this sector, paying practical attention to the quality of works and avoiding a quantitative view, avoiding adding unnecessary sections And in parallel with other events to the festival, giving importance to children’s and youth theater and a completely professional look at this field by the trustees, using artists specializing in children’s and youth theater in the selection and judging panels of the festival. A more specialized look at festival publications is one of the most important issues raised in these meetings.

These cases are only a common part of the concerns of all children and youth theater activists in order to improve the quality and quantity of holding a festival at the international level, that too for children and youth audiences.

One of the most important common issues in these meetings is to address the issue of hosting this international event in the country.

Hamedan province has been hosting this event for many years with the efforts of its warm-hearted managers and people, but unfortunately, despite this long history of holding the festival, it still does not have the necessary preparation in terms of improving the technical and quality infrastructure to host this international event.

Halls with minimum executive quality, lack of experienced personnel in the technical department to solve the problems of executive groups, lack of necessary coordination between city managers and executive headquarters are only some of the things that can be the biggest challenge of this city for holding the next periods of the festival.

What happened in the 27th Hamedan International Festival, despite the efforts and efforts of the managers, artists and executive groups present in this period, is a proof of this.

Hosting such a festival requires more than a minimal technical, artistic and managerial ability, for a festival that has international weight.

Ignoring the shortcomings of the previous years will only discredit this artistic event and prevent it from growing and improving, which we must witness more and more every year.

With all the things that have been mentioned and considering that soon we will have to witness the activity of the secretariat of the 28th International Festival of Children and Youth Theater and the publication of its call, it should be seen what the result of these pathologies and specialized meetings with experts in the field of children and youth theater will be. The fundamental difference of the call for this edition of the festival is on what basis and with what principles it will be published after the strengths and weaknesses of the previous edition have been determined.

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