The celebration of World Theater Day in Khoy

 

This event was organized by the General Directorate of Performing Arts, the Iranian Performing Arts Association and the General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of West Azarbaijan province, with the aim of accompanying, supporting and improving the mental conditions of the earthquake-affected people and artists of Khoy, at 13:30 (Monday,  March 27) in the municipality.

Various figures participated in this artistic event: Alireza Nowrozi, Director General of Culture and Islamic Guidance of West Azerbaijan, Esrafil Farajollahi, CEO of the Performing Arts Association of Iran, Javad Sajdinjad, Political, Security and Social Deputy of Khoi Governorate and Hojat Qasemkhani, Imam of Khoy city.

Javad Sajdinejad, Political, Security and Social Deputy of Khoy city congratulated the World Theater Day at the beginning of the ceremony and  talked about the importance and place of Iranian performing rituals and traditions, including Ma'rekegiri, Shabih-khani (Ta'ziyeh) and folk stories.

 

Esrafil Farajollahi, CEO of Iran Performing Arts Association, read the message of Kazem Nazari, Director General  of Dramatic Arts Center on the occasion of World Theater Day and National World Day and said: "Our motto in the General Department Dramatic Arts Center and the Iran Performing Arts Association is a justice-oriented view and  has special attention to The theater in the provinces and with this view, we organized the biggest day for the theater community  together with people and artists of Khoy city.

Then Alireza Nowruzi, Director General of Culture and Islamic Guidance of West Azarbaijan, presented the report of the provincial theater in 2022.

"one of out most important goals in new year is upgrading the educational environment, production of local shows, art education for everyone . "

 

The Imam of Khoy city , Qasemkhani, was one of the other speakers of this ceremony,  he referred  to the role of art in society, he spoke about the important responsibility of artists towards society, the change of generations, educational and religious issues.

Among other programs of the World Theater Day and National  Theater Day in Khoy city were the video message of Ismaeel Khalaj, the veteran actor and director, on the occasion of the World Theater Day, the performance of the rituals of "Takam-Gardani" and "Ashiq Khani" as well as the reading the message of  World Theater Day by Seyed Jalil Aghdashi, one of the veterans stage artists of West Azarbaijan province.

In this ceremony, Seyed Jalil -Aghdashi, a veteran artist of the provincial theater, Omid Khakpour, the head of the performing arts association of the province, and Naser Bayzaei, a theater artist of West Azerbaijan, were honored.

The ceremony  ended with the performance of the street show "Nowrouzkhani Kosa Oyoni" written and directed by Mehdi Salehyar.

 

 

He said: "True noble art is aimed at humanizing, raising awareness, and reducing social harm."

The main ceremony of World Theater Day was held in the city of Khoy (West Azarbaijan province), in the northwest of Iran, which a major earthquake hit the city in January 2023.

 

By holding this ceremony in Khoy, The theater managers and artists, , tried to show that the artistic community of Iran still remembers the injured people of this city and will not hesitate to help them. Appreciation of some veteran artists of West Azarbaijan Province was a part of the ceremony.