“Hope Puppet” Festival to be Held in Iran

 

The Hope Puppet International Festival will be organized by the Dramatic Arts Department of the University of Tehran and the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism.

 

“It has been two years that we have suffered from the trying days of the pandemic, a period in which many words such as love, affection, devotion, self-sacrifice and humanity were filled with meaning. At the same time, however, words like death, grief, disappointment, war, bloodshed, homelessness and illness have also been raging around the world. Amid these conditions, perhaps hope is the sole word that can be brought forth from the tongue while we remain waiting as hope weaves its magic in the world,” the director of the festival, Pupak Azimpur Tabrizi, said in a press release on Sunday.

 

“Having faith in the magic of puppets, we decided to take shelter in their world of safety and fantasy. Puppets are trusted and loyal friends, with whom we can play and to whom we can tell our secrets,” she added