The 7th International Children's Theater Festival crowns the puppet show Derakhshang
Iran Theater-The closing ceremony of the 7th International Children's Theater Festival was held in Karbala.
The puppet show Derakhshang written and directed by Alireza Aghaei, which is one of the productions of kanoon, won two awards from the 7th International Children's Theater Festival in Karbala. In this artistic event, the best director award was given to Alireza Aghaei and the best puppet design and went to Behnaz Mahdikhah.
"Derakhshang" is the story of an apple tree that establishes peace with the help of children. This show is performed in the style of top table and paper Theater with the combination of animation.
This show is produced by Theater and Puppet Theater Production Center of Kanoon in 2020 and it was previously performed in various festivals such as the 17th Tehran –Mobarak International Festival, the 17th Ishara International Puppet festival , and 24th Bursa International Children and Youth Theatre Festival.
The show "Derakhshang" has won the best Iranian play award chosen by the critics and the director of this show was appreciated by Iranian puppeteers in the Ordibehesht Theater Festival in 2020. The International Children's Theater Festival was held in Karbala from March 11 through 17, 2023.
Mohammad Akbarian, Shima Delhonar, Mohammad Amin Bazovand, Mehrdad Rezaei, Hosna Sandoghabadi and Behnaz Mehdikhah star in the show as performers and puppeteers.The crew: Mohammad Akbarian (assistant director), Arash Selgi (composer), Mohammadreza Rostampour (lyrics), Behnaz Mahdikhah (art consultant, designer and puppet design ), Fatemeh Almasi (poster designer), Amir Rashidifar (animator) and Alireza Aghaei (set designer).
