Maedeh Tahmasbi Evaluating Razavi Theater Festival
Not Every Play Has to Have Public Show
Numerous festivals are held in Iran and other countries every year . They may face various obstacles but they have positive impacts on dramatic art of the country or the region which they are being held.
Maedeh Tahmasbi, who has been active in theater for years inside and outside Iran, said that theater meant to experience and to get seen.
“One of the many advantages of the festivals are that they will give the artists the chance to be seen,” she told irantheater.ir. “Many theater talents of the cities other than Tehran could show their talents in such festivals. Hanieh Tavasoli is a superstar in cinema whose talent was discovered in Hamedan Theater festival. The same is true for young talents such as Navid Mohammadzadeh who was raised to fame from theater festivals.”
The actress of “Rhino” said that theater in the smaller cities could also pave the ground for the artists to be active.
“Talking to North Khorasan artists would help us know more about Razavi National Theater Festival and their demands but I think the festivals are good wherever in the world they are held provided they have [positive] outcomes,” Ms Tahmasbi said.
The actress of “Suitcase” said that the theater circle could not expect the government to meet all their demands or solve all their problems. Many cities such as Andimeshk, Bushehr, Isfahan were holding theater festivals, which have had their own problems.
“The Culture Ministry officials should rehabilitate such festivals to have better targets and observe higher standards because they can improve the country’s culture,” Ms Tahmasbi said.
On the importance of public performance, she said that it was very important for groups who had rehearsed for a long time to stage their works but there was no reason all plays be publicly performed.
Certain qualifications should be met for each play that might be performed, she stressed.
“Fortunately the number of halls has increased in Tehran due to new theater venues opened by private sector, meaning that plays are no longer dependent on festivals and can act independently,” Ms Tahmasbi said. “If new halls are launched and the old venues are upgraded in other cities, theater would see a major development there too.”