Culture minister sends message to the 13th national and second international Mystics (Sahebdelan) Theater Festival

He writes: Art is the most enduring and influential means of expression and conveying concepts that have captivated human minds throughout history. One of its mythological-psychological functions is to express the deep and innate need of many generations to connect with the One Creator.

 

This function is a meaningful response to the human desire for immortality, and it is the content that takes shape and character in this center, making this original desire permanent in the most beautiful way.

From this perspective, the systematic effort to characterize "religious theater" is an effort that arises from nature and lays the groundwork for the presence of concepts that always keep humans away from falling into the clutches of daily routines and mental obstacles, and serves as a means of cultivating and promoting virtues that guarantee their spiritual life and perfection.

Therefore, the "13th National Event and Second International Session of Sahebdalan Theater" can be the most valuable opportunity to address religion and present the meaningful and identity-giving contents of this sacred institution in such a way that people's hearts accept it with enthusiasm and, through their conscious and free choice, they flow the contents arising from the heart of religion into the context of realistic life and their individual, family, and social interactions, because "Theater is the living face of life, and religious theater is the closest art form to the qualities that should be at the peak of beauty and acceptance, opening windows of hope and peace to human life, and is the same alchemy that transforms the element of existence of transient worldly life into the eternal gold of "good life."