The memory of Reza Zhian came to life in the Shahr Theater/He did not write an artist who was like no one else
According to the Fars news agency, a ritual of mourning was held by a number of artists from different fields at the same time as the 73rd birthday of the late theater, cinema and television actor Reza Zhiyan, hosted by the Qashqai Hall of the Shahr Theater Complex.
* Re-performing a lasting show after 21 years
At the beginning of this ceremony, which was presented to the audience on Saturday evening, the 19th of Shahrivar last month, parts of the play “Love on a Donkey” written by Hamid Jabali, which was staged years ago under the direction of the late Zian in the Shadow Hall of Shahr Theater, directed by Majid Broumand and Bazi Hossein Namour, Mehsaazizpouri, Elham Tuntabi, Ali Ali Asghari, Amirhossein Eskandari, Farnoosh Qara Kolchian and Majid Broumand were performed.
Majid Broumand, the director of this show, after the performance, thanked Mohammad Zhiyan (brother of the late Reza Zhiyan), Hamid Jabali and the management and staff of the Shahr theater complex for their cooperation in organizing this event and said: I need to express my special gratitude to my teacher Hamid Jabali who always After 21 years, it allowed us to prepare the play “Love on a Perch” for public performance again. A play, parts of which were presented to you tonight. I hope that the shadow of all of you elders of the theater will remain over us and we will always be able to serve you. In addition, I hope to see each and every one of you on the days of the public performance of the show.
* Appreciation of an artist who believed in his work
Seyyed Mohammad Javad Taheri, the head of Shahr Theater Group and one of the actors of the show “Love on Khorpashte” which was staged in February and March of 2010 in Shahr Theater’s Shadow Hall directed by the late Reza Zhiyan, in the next part of the ceremony, while expressing his satisfaction at holding such an event in Shahr Theater, explained Dad: It is our duty to be able to honor the memory of the lost loved ones in the field of theater by holding such an event, and this makes me and all my colleagues in the Shahr Theater Group proud to host you dear ones on the birthday of the late Reza Zhiyan.
Mentioning his memories of his time as an actor in the show “Love on the Shroud”, he said: In the late seventies, we appeared in a series with the late Reza Zhiyan, and fortunately, this cooperation led to the fact that I could play the role of the director of the asylum in the show “Love on the Shroud”. to be After my cooperation in the series ended and we came from Kashan to Tehran, the rehearsals for the show began and I was honored to be with this valuable artist and other dignitaries with the executive team. The circumstances that made me realize the status and dignity of a great professor like the late Reza Zhiyan. A framework that, in addition to being an artist, left “honesty”, “past” and “faith in work” from this artist.
This actor of theater, television and cinema, while thanking Mohammad Zhiyan and Hamid Jabali during the ceremony, added: The late Reza Zhiyan, contrary to his face, was a very kind, pleasant and powerful artist whom I had the honor of being with during the same period of time. I learned something very valuable. He was Hamidjabali’s fluent pen in the play “Love on Kharpeshte” who conveyed the best points in this play to the audience without any intellectualism. What’s more, when the late Hamid Thargyan sat down to watch this show with the late Homa Rusta, he said to Reza Zhian: “You said the best words without an intellectual performance.” words that contain many values”
Taheri said: During the time when we were rehearsing the show “Love on a Donkey”, my house was located next to Shahr Theater, and at that time, the late Zian was proud of me and came to our house. It was during this time that I was doing my best so that he could work on the “Bazarche Underpass 2” project again, but what a pity that his sudden death took away such success from us.
In another part of his speech, the head of Teatarshahr Group stated: After some time after the end of the public performance of the play “Love on a Stump”, I once read in the newspapers that Reza Zhiyan died. I picked up the home phone and called Reza Zhiyan’s house. Mrs. Sharare Drashti (wife of the late Zhiyan) picked up the phone and I asked her about Mr. Zhiyan’s condition and she said that Reza is fine. He gave him the phone, Mr. Jian said: “The dishonest have written the news of my death” and I thanked God right there that the news was false. But a week later, the definite news of Reza Zhiyan’s death was spread in the media, and I knew that this news was not a lie.
* Rasul Najafian, “Rasm Zamone” and some other stories about Reza Zhiyan
Rasul Najafian, an actor and singer, who attended the event at the invitation of the organizers of the program, while performing pieces taken from the poems of Hafez and Rumi and the enduring single “Rasm Zamone” addressed the attendees at the memorial service of the late Reza Zhian and said: I think the whole abstract of our literature is this love and affection that can remain between people. So the work of Hamid Jabali, Mohammad Zhiyan and Mr. Broumand to recreate the memories we had of the late Reza Zhiyan is a very valuable work. Of course, it is not a bad thing to point out that this piece “Rasem Zamone” is one of those memories whose creation and production is derived from re-creating the memories I had of the people of my time.
He added: Re-creating memories are very valuable points and blessed are those who evoke these memories and make such memories last. I myself never thought that anyone other than my close ones could remember Zamoune’s song like this, but when I saw that this single was able to be remembered, I am happy that I would like to share it with you tonight. Of course, I have to thank Hamid Jabali, who reminds everyone of valuable memories, who, like the words of the memory of compromise in the book “60-year-old child”, created a valuable night for all of us in memory of dear Reza Zian.
Akbar Abdi’s gratitude for the cooperation that brought him back to work
After Rasul Najafian’s performance, the video message of veteran theater, cinema and television actor Akbar Abdi was broadcast in honor of the late Reza Zhian, who was prepared for this ceremony.
In this video message, Abdi expressed his gratitude to those involved in organizing the ceremony: I have always said about the late Reza Zhian that he has the status of a professor and a teacher for me. He came to me again when I had returned to work in the industry and brought me into his new project so that I could serve him, Hamid Jabali and other friends. That’s why I always consider him as my one hundred percent teacher and I salute his soul.
* The most important issue in Reza Zhiyan’s life was acting
Akbar Rahmati, a veteran actor of theater, cinema and television, the next speaker of the memorial service for the late Reza Zhiyan, while expressing his memories of working with this late actor of our country, said: My friends and classmates know that we were not just colleagues with Reza Zhiyan. In addition to working together, we lived together. I experienced the conditions that existed both in the “Koche” theater group and in the Siavash Thammorth group.
He added: Reza Zhiyan had characteristics that I think are similar to the magical literature of Marquez’s works. He had a supernatural personality that leads his life by the same standard. He was a character that everyone loved. So that you could not find a single person who was annoyed. This situation was such that I was always jealous of him. He loved his work and the most important thing in his life was acting and that’s it. You may not believe that when he was playing one of the characters in the play “How is the situation of Mesh Rahim” at the age of 23, he used such extraordinary elegance in acting that was truly unmatched.
While expressing his memories with the late Reza Zhiyan in the show workshop, this veteran actor stated: Reza Zhiyan was not like anyone else, money and material things were not important to him. Reza was the only one, Reza loved his work and I must say that when I heard the news of his death, my back broke. . His soul is happy.
The broadcast of a documentary about the late Reza Zhiyan’s activities in various fields, directed by Hamid Jabali, was another part of the memorial service for this artist.
* Hamid Jabali’s appreciation for children who love theater
Mohammad Zhiyan, the brother of the late Reza Zhiyan, said in the continuation of the ceremony: I need to thank all the dignitaries who prepared tonight’s program, who prepared a very pleasant program well and energetically. When I see you gentlemen, I remember the days of the show workshop when my friends used the word “kochike” to call me in order not to confuse Reza and me. Slowly, this word became my name and I am happy that I am still Koko Rezazhian.
In the continuation of his speech, he pointed to the action taken by Hamid Jabali for some children participating in a theater festival under the direction of Maryam Kazemi, and explained: Not long ago, Hamid Jabali decided to accept the presence of children and young artists in the festival. The theater which was held under the responsibility of Maryam Kazemi, gave them a book of her works signed by herself. Today, we saw the conditions in such a way that we can present some of these books to these artist children in the presence of Mr. Jabali and Mrs. Kazemi on this dear day.
Maryam Kazemi also thanked Mohammad Zhiyan and Hamid Jabali for the valuable action that was prepared for the participants of the Panjmak Theater Festival during the awarding of child and adolescent artists awards.
*I told you not to mention my name
Hamid Jabali also explained in the final part of the ceremony, which was performed by Ahmad Fayaz: I had instructed my friends that this ceremony belongs to Reza Zhiyan. So please refrain from mentioning my name, but since I always had the honor of working with Reza Zhiyan in different periods and we were always together, I had the honor of being with him tonight as well. Anyway, I sincerely appreciate all of you, artists, management and staff of Shahr Theater and “Perian” publications, who made tonight’s program even more magnificent.
Among the artists who were present at this event were Siavash Thammorth, Sadruddin Hejazi, Akbar Rahmati, Morteza Ardestani, Babak Rezaei, Asghar Hamat, Maryam Kazemi, Hamid Goli, Naser Avijeh, Ali Farutan, Farhad Basharti, Maitham Yousefi and Mehdi Ashna.
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