The life of the theater depended on the transfer of Qaf and Kaf/ the show “Cafe Laqanta” was changed to “Cafe Laqanta” and the ban was lifted.

Charso Press: On May 25 of this year, Asr Iran site, citing ISNA news agency, reported that the performance of the play “Robinson Crusoe” directed by Alireza Koushak Jalali in Qom city was stopped after one performance. A show that came out of Kushk Jalali’s educational workshops – six hours a day – under the supervision of the performing arts association of Qom province. At the same time, Saeed Barjali, the actor and assistant director of the show, explained about the reasons of the supervisory council for the suspension: “We were told that this show was suspended because of the hijab of the audience and the color of the umbrella that was part of the work accessory.” Cases that have not been mentioned in the whole country until today as the reasons for stopping the movement of a show. For example, how can the coverage of the audience of Dariush Mehrjooi and Ebrahim Hatamikia’s films in cinemas lead to the banning of a film made by these two directors, which happened to be screened all over the country instead of a small theater? In this connection, it should be noted that the play “Robinson Crusoe” which was staged in 1993 without any problems at Mehr Hall “Houze Henary” in Tehran, was performed in Tabriz in 1996 with the presence of young students, and then received the Peace Message Award from a festival in Bosnia. took

The beginning of the theater year with such an example and the silence of the General Directorate of Performing Arts based in the capital could have sounded the bell of the bolder clashes of taste. The matter that the media believed was keyed before the spring of 1401 and in confirming the issue they pointed to the prohibition of Homayun Ghanizadeh. In a report, the Iranian Students News Agency mentioned the cancellation of the “Well Opener” show, which was announced in March of last year, that it was being prepared to appear in the non-governmental “Shaherzad” theater. Homayoun Ghanizadeh, the director of the show, also said that he plans to experiment with the idea of ​​removing the actor from the stage. As if when the news was published, the group didn’t have a license yet, but they took a conscious step to answer an important question: “Is the order banning Homayoun Ghanizadeh’s presence in government halls valid for private halls as well?” The approach shown by the performance of the “Supreme Council for the Supervision of Performing Arts” has been correctly understood and apparently this director is not supposed to be able to direct in non-government theaters either. The director general of performing arts also pointed the arrow of condemnation and failure towards the artists themselves and their mistakes in a conversation! turned In this regard, ISNA news agency revealed an unusual call: “In an unprecedented action, the Time Monitoring and Evaluation Council asked the media to remove the news of Homayoun Ghanizadeh’s show from their output. While this council should have provided an explanation to the media that the show did not have a performance permit and that the news of its performance by the group was illegal. It should be considered that before March, the show “Khak Sefid” was suspended by the order of the Monitoring and Evaluation Council during the Fajr Theater Festival (February).

“Khoninzar”, a one-person show with the role of Nasim Adabi, was another example that was stopped only a few nights after the start of the fourth round of performances. The director of this play announced: “Since the play has been revised nine times, it will not be revised again.” After suffering irreparable material and spiritual damage, Khoninzar got permission to perform again from the General Administration, but after one night, it was again confiscated. Sohrab Hosseini, the director of the show, said in an interview with the media: “If people outside of Ershad are going to make decisions about the permission of the shows, the same people should also review the shows.” to implicitly refer to a decision-making point or points outside the Department of Performing Arts; It’s as if the officials and those involved in the General Administration don’t mind that he shirks the burden of responsibility on this pretext.

After “Khoninzar” the draw came to the name of the show “Makhateb”, the recent experience of Jaber Ramezani. The show, which started its performance at the end of May in Iranshahr Theater Hall, was suspended for a few nights on the eve of the mid-June holiday and the evening of the last working day before the holiday. The members of the executive group did not talk about the reasons for this stop, but the “Chairman of the Iranshahr Theater Policy Council” announced that the head of the General Department of Performing Arts has requested to stop the performance of the show in a letter. No explanation was given about this closure, as in previous cases, and the executive group resumed its performance after a few days and going through numerous reviews. Of course, the actions of a former employee of the “Iran Teatar” news site (belonging to the General Department of Performing Arts) and his media sprays were not without effect in the banning of the “Mokhatab” show. It is a symbol of how the psychological, occupational and economic security of artists and theater groups in the new era is linked to the personal preferences of people and how the General Department of Performing Arts is taking steps to accompany this insecurity of the professional space of theater artists.

“Baba Anton’s Daughters” was another performance that was banned after “Makhatab”. Ticket sales page after the discussion sessions! It was quietly opened in the General Department of Performing Arts, whose output remained hidden from the media. Some time later, the executive team of the show “Cafe Laqanteh” directed by Saqi Atai announced that a restaurateur objected to the similarity of the name of this show with the name of his restaurant, and the general director of performing arts ordered to stop the sale of tickets for the show. Another example in confirmation of how some people are ready and quick to seize and act before any conversation! They only think about closing the thin box office of the theater. In the end, the group had to change “Laqanteh” to “Laqanteh” and get permission to sell tickets. That is, theater groups are living in an era where the criticism of a joker and the change of hand can affect their existence.

Add to the above the show “And a few other stories” in Kermanshah province. A show written by Payam Larian, directed by Zahra Tayuri, was supposed to start its performance on Thursday, July 2, in the waiting room of the plateau of the Kermanshah Theater Workshop, but the director announced that on the morning of the performance, the executive group was told that everything was canceled. He explained to Ilna news agency about the reason for banning the performance: “They told us that they have a problem with the content of the play, which is about the pathology of domestic violence. While I presented the text of the play in September 1400, and after that, the work was reviewed and it was clear what the content of the work was, and if they had a problem with it, they should not have given us permission at the same time, not after 8 months of training and the entire cost for The preparation of the show and advertisements on the eve of the performance will stop our work. This play has been selected in Fajr Theater Festival. Directed by Payam Larian, it was performed in Tehran and staged in Isfahan, but now it is not allowed to perform. It is interesting that “Havas Pluk”, the head of Kermanshah Province Evaluation and Supervision Council, told the media in this regard that the reasons for the seizure are “confidential” and he does not see the need to explain this to reporters. In the end, no official in Kermanshah took responsibility for canceling the show’s license even before the performances began.

But on Sunday, July 5 – in addition to the news of the banning of a show in Kermanshah – another notable example was added to the list. On this day, the show “Night of Doubt”, which had completed three rounds of performances in “Molvi” Hall and “Shehrzad” Hall, after one night of the fourth round (exactly the same as the Bloody Show), was suspended by the order of the General Directorate of Performing Arts. became. All signs point to the presence of Navid Mohammadzadeh (producer) of this show and the whispers of his being banned from the cinema, which has apparently spread to the theater. However, the Supervisory Council gave an explanation to the media and stated that the reason for the suspension of the “Night of Doubt” show was the lack of renewal license and its advertisements. This action, of course, did not go unanswered and this time it was Shahrazad theater that broke its silence and published the license number for the extension of “Shab Shek” unlike the cases of “Chah Bazakan” and “Khoninzar”. In a reply addressed to the Supervisory Council, this cultural group clarified that the show had permission to extend its performance and no poster or advertisement of it has been published yet that requires permission. With this answer, the suspicion that Navid Mohammadzadeh will be banned along with Homayoun Ghanizadeh became stronger. Amirhossein Brimani, the director of the “Night of Doubt” show, also confirmed a few hours later that they were told that they can return to the stage by removing the producer’s name.

The examples mentioned in this report are only a few examples of the long list of theatrical works that are expected to arrive in the coming days and weeks. The performance of the director general of performing arts in the first four months has given the promise of a good year, which can be seen from its spring. With this credit, the Department of Performing Arts of the 13th government can be considered the record holder and style owner in all types of arrests. A completely contradictory performance with the current keyword “cultural justice” in the slogan of the statesmen.

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