Daddy Giant will perform at Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Fest.

Iran Theater- Daddy Giant "is directed by Mehdi Simriz and Mahboubeh Padash  which will go on stage at  the 17th Tehran-Mubarak  International puppet Festival, is a compilation of the famous story" Jack and the Beanstalk With Khorasani Tradition.

 

"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734and as Benjamin Tabart's moralised "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Cole, publishing under pen name Felix Summerly, popularised the tale in The Home Treasury (1845), and Joseph Jacobs rewrote it in English Fairy Tales (1890). Jacobs' version is most commonly reprinted today, and is believed to be closer to the oral versions than Tabart's because it lacks the moralising.

Daddy Giant is a  story of Firooz ,7-year-old boy, who lost his father during the early years of childhood and lives with his mother in a remote village. One night  mother reads the " Jack and the Beanstalk " "story for Firouz. In his childish mind, he considers the tree to be a way of happiness and salvation for his mother from hard working and laundering, and he thinks he can find beantalks and  can make beans in the courtyard of their house and go up.

 Mahboubeh padash explains: This story is presented in the context of the ritual. The old stories of the world and the ritual atmosphere of Khorasan are miraculous compilations to provide a beautiful and pleasant picture for children and adolescents. We believe that the puppet show is the best way to deliver these masterpieces.

 

    The echnique of the "Giant Baba" is a combination of Bunraku puppets and giant dolls that play alongside real performers. Mehdi Simriz  wrote the adopt play. Fereshteh  Ebrahimi Designed and made puppets and dolls. Mehdi Simriz with cooperation of Laila Bahri will make décor .Mina GHahremani,Fatemeh Shirzad and Zahran Navshakib will be the performers.Davood Shikh is the composer. 

Tehran-Mobarak 17th International Puppet Festival will  take place  on August 23rd - 29th, 2018.