Unveiling the poster of the 28th Children’s and Adolescent Theater Festival with an emphasis on the void of research in theater

According to the Fars Theater reporter, with the presence of Mahmoud Salari (Deputy of Artistic Affairs of the Ministry of Guidance), Kazem Nazari (Director General of Performing Arts), Gholamreza Nemati (Executive Deputy Director of Performing Arts), Amir Mashhadi Abbas (Director of Children and Youth Theater Festival), Akbar Azizi ( Political-Security Deputy of Yazd Governor), Mohammad Sadeq Batani (Director of Nahal and Poya Network), Ehsan Abedi (General Director of Culture and Guidance of Yazd Province), Hossein Sabzevari (Governor of Ardakan) and Dawood Kianian, Shahram Karmi and Majid Qanad are members of the Festival Policy Council. The poster of the 28th International Children and Youth Theater Festival was unveiled.

Children’s theater festival is a family festival

At the beginning of this meeting, Amir Mashhadi Abbas, the secretary of the 28th Ardakan Children’s Theater Festival, pointed out that the Children’s Theater Festival is a family festival and when families come together, new blood will be breathed into the city, and presented a report on the process of holding the festival so far. did
Further, Kazem Nazari, Director General of Performing Arts of the country, stating that the Supreme Leader emphasized on the issue of social vitality, said: “This festival is a good opportunity that the presence of children and teenagers can bring their families with this event.”
He continued: “All capacities of Yazd province should be used with the cooperation of the honorable governor and governor, and the people of the city should be informed about this event and accompany it, and this event will increase the number of spectators and theater audiences in addition to creating social enthusiasm.”

There is still a research gap in our theater
Then Davood Kianian, lecturer, writer and theater director and a pioneer in the field of children’s and youth theater and a member of the policy council of the 28th Ardakan Children’s and Youth Theater Festival, pointed out the importance of quality in plays and said: “I suggest supporting experimental works to strengthen children’s theater. If possible, we can organize an experimental workshop in this festival so that those who are interested have the opportunity and facilities to produce new and original works.”
The artist added: “There is still a research gap in our theater, especially Iranian research theater that is based on traditional plays and Ta’ziyeh. In my opinion, a research office should be created to fill this gap.”
At the end of his speech, this veteran artist mentioned the activities of the Art Hall in the field of children’s and teenagers’ theater and said: “I suggest that the name of this hall be changed to the name of Yad Jabar Baghcheban, the founder of the children’s and teenagers’ theater.”

The approach of the children and youth theater festival is not “art for art’s sake”.
In the continuation of this meeting, it was the turn of Shahram Karmi, writer and theater director. Stating that the festival of children and teenagers has reached enough maturity in its 28th year, he said: “The approach of this festival is not “art for art’s sake” and this event is a people’s festival and has had the attendance of hundreds of thousands of people in the past years. . It has had an acceptable experimental and research nature during these years, and a hundred research books have been published in this field.
Pointing out that Yazd has a good potential to host, he also added: “It is better to plan and decide now to host the next course next year.”

We should see the children’s theater festival as much as the Fajr festival

Majid Qanad, another artist, complained that there is always a small budget for children’s programs and said: “Let’s not forget that the same children and teenagers who are present in this festival will later be in the Fajr International Festival, so the festival should be Let’s see the child as the Fajr festival.”

He continued: “This festival can attract interested children and teenagers in the cities and we can guide them in the right direction. I also hope that other organizations will help.”

In the youth field, we could not enter as we should
Mohammad Sadegh Batani, the director of Poya and Nasim networks, considered the biggest damage of these theater days to be the lack of theatrical productions for children and teenagers and said: “In the field of teenagers, we could not enter as it should be; The most important feature of festivals is creating motivation and promising arrangement of talents.
He added: “I suggest that youth theater groups be present in this event, and we are ready to support the new works and talents and the top outputs of this festival on the dynamic network.”

Yazd has great experiences in hosting art festivals
In addition, Akbar Azizi, Deputy Political-Security of Yazd Governor, who was present in this meeting on behalf of Yazd Governor Mehran Fatemi, pointed out that Yazd has great experiences in hosting art festivals and said: “Yazd has good potential and The space is fully prepared and Ardakan will be a special host for this prestigious international event.”
He added: “These events are for the reputation of the system and we will come to the field with all our strength to preserve the reputation of the system.” Children, their future lives are made from these events. I hope that along with the production of scientific and research works, a lasting festival will be held in Yazd.”

Hossein Sabzevari, the governor of Ardakan in the continuation of this meeting, emphasized that we need the children and teenagers theater festival to stay in Ardakan and said: “The population of Ardakan has multiplied due to industrialization in the last seven years and according to the surveys, out of 230 cities in Ducks are present and we need such festivals.”
He continued: “Ardakan has a good history in the fields of culture and art, and these festivals can help by creating infrastructure and identifying talents, and our goal is to create a happy atmosphere in the desert.”

Many provinces shy away from accepting responsibility
Then Mahmoud Salari thanked Mehran Fatemi, the governor of Yazd, for his support and support, and said: “In a situation where many provinces shy away from accepting responsibility, the governor and officials of Yazd have always been our companion and helper.”
He added: “The children’s and youth theater festival, which belongs to the system and has gained international growth and global prestige for 27 years in different periods, should always remain. “Holding all these festivals is to educate better people for future generations.”
Salari said: “Our first and most important motive is to raise an informed, dignified, motivated, hopeful, diligent and believing generation, which I hope will be achieved in this event with this educated and experienced policymaking council.”

We are trying to hold a children’s and youth theater festival in Ardakan permanently
After the meeting of the policy making council and the unveiling ceremony of the poster of the Hossein Sabzevari festival, Ardakan governor answered the Fars reporter about the fact that this festival was held in Hamedan in the past years, what happened that made you host this festival and is it possible to return the children’s theater festival He told Hamedan: “Holding cultural and artistic festivals can have an effect on culture for the people, and we are trying to hold this festival permanently in Ardakan.”
Regarding the facilities of the city, Governor Ardakan said: “The city does not have a suitable infrastructure for theater, and with this festival, we can use the social responsibility of industries to provide these infrastructures and become a brand.” The more important thing than branding is the issue of culture. Ardakan has accepted immigrants for seven years and because of industries and mines, workers from 230 cities with different ethnicities have entered this city, and it is necessary to work for them in the field of cultural development.
Emphasizing that Ardakan was a cultural and artistic city in the past, which gradually turned into an industrial city, he said: In the discussion of holding festivals, we are trying to return Ardakan to the center of cultural and artistic exchange and to its past.
Regarding the accommodation of artists and theater enthusiasts, he said: Our plan is to provide accommodation in the first place in Ardakan city, then Mebod city and the rest in Yazd city.
Emphasizing that in this festival all the capacities of the artists of Ardakan, Meibod and Yazd cities will be used, Sabzevari stated: We need to discuss the formation of a new culture so that different ethnic groups of different population groups can live peacefully together. Art organizes this culture.
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