Call for the 18th Marivan International Street Theater Festival

The 18th Marivan International Street Theater Festival will be held with the aim of "helping to strengthen street theater and exchanging new experiences of theater groups in producing and performing various types of outdoor theater, strengthening hope and empathy, and increasing vitality and social participation, paying attention to social issues, and directly communicating with audiences and citizens to convey concepts and raise current issues in society."

This festival includes various sections, such as a street theater competition focusing on topics such as empathy, the environment, and the culture of sacrifice, other types including environmental theater and performing arts, a children's and youth section focusing on educational themes, a ritual and traditional section, an international section, a research section, and educational workshops.

The 18th Marivan International Street Theater Festival  will be held in cooperation with the Deputy of Artistic Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the General Directorate of Dramatic Arts, the General Directorate of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Kurdistan Province, the Iranian Performing Arts Association, and the Kurdistan Provincial Performing Arts Association, with the participation of the ITI Center of Iran, the Kurdistan Governorate, the Municipality and Islamic Council of Marivan.

. The deadline for submitting documents and CDs for the various sections is September 12, 2025, and the opportunity to submit documents for research  section will continue until September 23, 2025.

The lineup of various sections will be announced on October 7  and the festival will be held in November in Marivan city.