Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili: Shahnameh and literary heritage of Iran are full of wisdom

 

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance attended the special performance of the musical show " Esfandiar’s seven labors" directed by Hossein Parsaei and conducted by the Bardia Kiares, which was performed on the occasion of the commemoration of Ferdowsi.

After watching the performance of " Esfandiar’s seven labors ", Mohammad -Mehdi Esmaeilisaid that watching the show at the same time as the commemoration anniversary of Ferdowsi doubled the pleasure of watching it, he said:  Shahnameh and other literary, cultural and historical heritages of Iran are more than just stories and poems, they contain wisdom and virtue.

In the end, he wished success to the executive team of this show and said: "The spirit of self-sacrifice, forgiveness, dedication and the spirit of monotheism that is the history of Iran is one of the important advantages of stories like Battle in Battle which is well represented in this show."

 

Seven labors were a series of acts carried out by the greatest of the Iranian heroes, Rostam, The story was retold by Ferdowsi in his epic poem, Shahnameh. The Seven Labors were seven difficult tasks undertaken by Rostam, accompanied, in most instances, only by his faithful and sagacious steed Rakhsh, although in two labours he was accompanied also by the champion, Olad.

 

“Esfandiar’s seven labors” is a co-production of Owj Arts and Media Organization and Roudaki Artistic Cultural Foundation. It ‘s on stage at Vahdat Hall at 8:00 P.M every night.