What about the Fajr Theater Festival?

According to Fars News Agency, quoting the press office of the 40th Fajr International Theater Festival, Saeed Asadi, who has been the secretary of two periods of this event, the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth periods, in response to the question that in his view the function of Fajr Theater Festival as What is one of the well-known activists in the field of theater, said: “The festival, in the past, introduced people to the Iranian theater community. Characters or stylists who are now among our good artists in the field of playwriting, directing, acting and so on. So the festival gave credibility to the people; “But after a while, for various social, political, economic reasons, generational changes, etc., this quality diminished, but other properties and outputs were obtained from the Fajr Theater Festival.”

Explaining the other results of the Fajr Theater Festival, he said: “For example, part of this output is that one of the factors that keep the theater outside of Tehran fresh is the Fajr Theater Festival. A trait that may not be so prominent or important for artists living in Tehran, but for artists in the provinces, it is still an important motivating aspect that they strive for. “In my opinion, the quality of the works of this group of artists is improving with each passing day, and in some periods it has even been better than the quality of the works of artists living in Tehran.”

According to Asadi, this continues to happen to younger people, and the festival is an opportunity to introduce them to the theatrical community and help those who want to grow and gain prestige.

The secretary of the two periods of the Fajr Festival stated: “The international section of the festival, although more or less, has very important memories in the history of our theater and has introduced us to a part of the world theater. We know that the number of works that we remember to watch is small, but they have been great works, and smaller works have brought ideas or ideas to our theater. For example, in the period when “Oster Meyer” came to Iran, this was the only thing that was talked about after the festival, or the arrival of Eugene Barba and his group in Iran was an important event. “These events, however, have their effects and require a critical assessment, which, of course, is less common in our country.”

Emphasizing that the Fajr Theater Festival is gradually becoming effective, he said: “The next point is to find the answer to the question, what are the benefits created for people to attend the festival? Shouldn’t there be other advantages if there are outstanding races in the form period and as it still is and many would like to take part in the competition? The lack of other benefits is by no means due to the disability of the teachers and is a set of conditions that leave no credit other than a bonus.

“Other credits, but how should they be created?” In my opinion, the introduction of works at the international level or the possibility of creating a theatrical tour within the country, which requires the presence of guidance directors across the country in the festival and the selection of works by them to perform in the province and cities under their management. Why this is not happening is questionable, and should we not ask them to do so? Or do they not do it themselves? “Or there is basically no mechanism. This is one of the advantages of the festival minus the award, which, in my opinion, although there are more or less, but should be increased in a revolutionary way.”

Media members should register to attend the Fajr Theater Festival

Registration of media people to attend the 40th Fajr International Theater Festival started today, Sunday, January 10, and will continue until Sunday next week.

The registration of the application for issuing a special card for members of the media to attend the 40th festival will start from midnight today, Sunday, January 10, through the official website of the festival, and will continue until midnight on Sunday, January 17th.

Registration of representatives of all related media and completion of the relevant form to issue an electronic card is required to attend the theaters of the festival.

This year, as last year, the situation is such that the festival staff, despite the esoteric desire, can not insist on the presence of all activists in this field, therefore, in order to watch the works of the festival, if health restrictions are announced by official centers, code will be considered for applicants. With which they can watch the works from the context of cyberspace and on the platform that will be introduced. Also, if there is no corona restriction and the amount of use of the capacity of the halls is determined, the applicants can apply for a ticket by receiving a code.

During this period, the festival’s public relations will issue a card representing the members of the media. These cards are defined for the presence of halls and theaters, and watching the shows in person will be possible only through the provision of electronic tickets.

Uploading the Corona vaccine card by the media is necessary to watch the works of the festival.

The 40th Fajr International Theater Festival will be held from February 5 to 6 under the auspices of Hossein Mosafer Astaneh.

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