Marzieh Boroomand: Puppet show is thought provoking
Iran Theater- Marzieh Boroomand, an actress, writer and theater director, believed that puppet shows are thought provoking, and emphasized the need to redefine the privacy of Tehran’s City Theater Complex in order to maintain mental health and environmental safety in the open area of this complex.
Marzieh Boroomand, the veteran puppet theater director, writer and actress, attended the 19th Tehran-Mubarak International Puppet Theater Festival and watched the show "280th Night of the Year" written and directed by Marjan Poorgholamhosein in the Shadow Hall.
After the performance, which narrated the life of one of the martyred divers in Operation Karbala-4 in a humane, tender and romantic atmosphere, she met with Kazem Nazari (General Director of Dramatic Arts Center,) and Hadi Hejazifar (Secretary of the 19th International Theater Puppet Festival).
Pointing to the importance of holding this great artistic event, she said: Theatre, and especially the puppet show, should be thought provoking
before it causes excitement in the society.
The artist continued: The most of theater audiences think that puppet shows are only for children and teenagers, and the establishment of the Tehran-Mubarak Puppet Theater Festival will definitely make them familiar with shows for adults and know that puppet shows are for all age groups.
Referring to the removal of the banister of City Theater Complex in previous years, Broumand said: "It is a good idea for the theater hall to be in the heart of a park and in an open space. Definitely, the decision made in previous years to remove the protections of this complex was done with the right intention.
She continued: When people's economic conditions are not good and there are many cultural problems, the open area of the City Theater Complex becomes a hangout for some people or for peddlers.
She explained: During the three years of being the secretary of the Tehran-Mubarak International Puppet Theater Festival, I suffered a lot due to the conditions of open area of City Theater Complex, as well as visual, audio and unfortunately ugliness and pollution.
Boroomand added: In my opinion, it is not right to have a wall around this complex because people should be close to the theater and be able to move around and breathe directly in this space. Unfortunately, the theater suffers a lot due to the conditions of the open area of the city theater complex, and definitely the police force, the municipality and all the organizations that deal with the economic, social and cultural conditions of the people, should urgently think about this situation.
In the end, She said: Certainly separating the open area of the City Theater Complex does not mean abandoning the anomalies, but a new definition of the privacy of the complex must be formed and the problems and anomalies should be addressed.