Esmaeel Khalaj on the World and National Theater Day
Iran Theater-Ismaeel Khalaj has written the message of 2023 World Theater Day and National Dramatic Arts day in Iran.
In the name of God, the Merciful
Today, we celebrate and honor the World and National Theater Day in this heartwarming spring.
In this age-old art, in unrepeatable encounters, a group of people gather in one place and time to watch a show of the essence of a life.
Actors do not live on the stage, but create a show of the compression of a life and event to introduce the audience to a new and fresh look. Theater has a universal language beyond everyday conversation and is an attempt to present the meaning of being human and to polish the rust of the soul.
The potential power of this wonderful art to establish a connection between different intellectual spectrums is not hidden from theater people on a wide level. The original art of theater, which benefits from the accompaniment and harmony of various art forms, is based on teamwork and brings peace, harmony and attention to another. Storytelling, imagination and beauty have played a central role in human life since long ago, and theater is an art that, by using imagination, is able to take us with it and take us to unknown lands, and it guides and elevates us.
National Theater Day, which coincides with the spring of nature and the ancient Nowruz, is an opportunity to honor and praise this precious art and reflect on its role and place in society. Unfortunately, in the last few years, the global crisis of the spread of Corona virus has faced this collective art and imposed difficult conditions on the performing groups and artists of this field.
But we are sure that the honorable people of the theater will raise a flag of honor and victory with a big heart and a high effort, and with all their heart and love, as they have proven many times, they will try for the happiness and hope of the people of this land and thanks to Yazdan(God) spring of nature and spring of theater will be brighter and more hopeful.
I hope that in the coming year, together with hope and authority, we will create fascinating, original, impressive and thought-provoking works.
Esmaeel Khalaj
Spring 2023
