Shahid Foundation to cooperate with 39th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival

Theatrical productions play a key role in promoting the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom. The art department of the foundation has long been paying due attention to the street theater for its unique characteristics in its performance and communication with the audience,” director of the department Morteza Hosseini said in a press release published on Monday.

He called the Soldier of the Revolution a section that requires hard-working artists and said that he is sure that a number of valuable works have been prepared for this section.

12 plays have been selected by a team consisting of the stage artists Tohid Masumi, Saeid Kheirollahi, and Mohammad Larti for the Soldier of the Revolution section of the festival.

“Those Years” by director Bahareh Saeidinia, “His is Champion Akbar” by Mostafa Dehasht and Bahar Bordbar, “Cocoon of the Revolution” by Puya Emami, “Life with the Taste of Gunpowder” by Mojtaba Khalili, and  “In the Name of” by Akbar Qahremani are among the plays. 

Also included is “The Ring” by Nesa Soleimani, “General” by Saeid Badini, “Soldier of the Commander” by Amin Purmand, “Commander of the Shrine” by Amir Amini, “Messenger” by Hessameddin Iranmanesh, “No One Is a Man like You” by Behnam Kaveh and “When Hell Freezes Over” by Mehrdad Kavus Hosseini.

The festival will be running from January 30 to February 9 this year.