Mohammad Ali-Najafi opened "Love in Days of coronavirus"
Iran Theater- The first performance of the play " Love in Days of coronavirus " directed by Mohammad Rahmanian and produced by Azita Mogoei went on stage last night at the courtyard of Vahdat Hall with the presence of Mohammad Ali Najafi, the creator of the series “Sarbrdaran”.
The first performance was opened by filmmaker Mohammad-Ali Najafi, whom Rahmanian called his master.
Rahmanian said that the first performance has always given him a sense of anxiety, and expressed thanks to his friends and cultural officials for their cooperation.
He called Najafi his master and said that he is happy to see him at the first performance.
For his part, Najafi said, “The audience here gives us hope that theater still exists in the country. The theater is the symbol of culture and thoughts because it has a more cultural influence on society compared to cinema.”
he Colombian Nobel prize-winning author Marquez wrote “Love in the Time of Cholera” about Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza who fall passionately in love in their youth, however, Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor.
Rahmanian had noted that the experience of days of coronavirus needs to be recorded for the following generations and added, “The truth is that we are living in a very strange period of history. Of course, our historical periods have always been strange, but this is very special because it might change the fate of the entire world.”