It took a lot of effort to promote the theater

Salari explained the most important the government in the field of art. He has listed the efforts to implement cultural justice and art education as one of the most important actions of the deputy minister in Art Affairs.

One of the most important slogans of the 13th government was cultural justice. What measures have been taken to achieve this goal in the last two years?

 

- We put some basic tasks on the agenda to implement this slogan. The first was the project of art education in deprived areas, which started with the cooperation of prominent native artists and professors and gradually expanded in these two years. Currently, more than 72,000 people participated in this plan and were able to pass elementary or secondary courses. We also held excellent courses. This movement based on justice was undoubtedly an important thing and, it was welcomed by people from deprived areas and continues. The local artists also became active because we invite them for teaching. The remarkable thing about holding these courses was that some artists did not know that there was a famous art professor in their city and when the classes started, his presence was very valuable for them. At the same time, some professors approached us and said that we did not believe that such talents existed in our region, and after these courses, some promising talents were recognized.

Our second step was the revival of regional festivals; For example, the regional theater festival was closed for  8 or 9 years. Many artists welcomed the regional theater festival because it made them recognized. Some of them even attended in the Fadjr Theater Festival and won prizes. Decentralization in holding festivals was another plan; For example, we held the opening ceremony of the Fadjr Festival in Yazd, or the young visual Festival was held in Sanandaj city.

                            

 

 

The discussion of infrastructure is undoubtedly important in the promotion of art, especially in deprived areas. What services are provided in this field?

- A part of the infrastructure is operational. Like the construction of halls or the completion of half-finished projects, many of which were put into operation in these two years.

We had half-finished projects in many cities. A very good thing happened. A lot of money was spent and many projects were opened. In  software section, We have negotiated with nowledge enterprise to design a model so that the products reach the audience more easily or provide better information for advertising. A very good software has been prepared thanks to the efforts of our friends in the cinema organization, so that in the discussion of cultural subsidies, proper distribution can take place. For example, if cultural and artistic privileges are to be given to an audience or a group of audiences, it can be targeted and reach the real audience. The non-government company has also had activities in this field. Of course, it is certainly not enough and needs to be expanded.

What do you consider to be the most important action in the field of culture and art in these two years?

- We were able to compile art  strategic document. The music document and the visual document were compiled and a series of infrastructure works were done, and these are our strengths. Let's not forget that last year the enemy was waiting for the failure of culture and art. We held the festivals in a situation where many people tried to make art festivals fail and they tried hard. It really took a lot of effort to revive the theater, to bring music back to the stage, to activate visual works and biennials, festivals were held with high quality with the planning and efforts of  our colleagues. In licensing, the figures and statistics are clear. The numbers are real. These are comparable with the previous periods. Definitely, this activity in the art department is not enough and it can be done better and more