Mashhad Veteran Theater Artist Died

Mr Alavi was a graduate of dramatic arts from Dramatic Arts University and hold the third degree merit of art from the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry, irantheater reported ISNA as saying.

The late artist served in various capacities such as head of audio/visual office of Khorasan Red Crescent Society, an expert of the Literacy Campaign of the province, Theater Department of Khorasan Art Center, a member and expert of the country’s Association of Dramatic Arts, deputy head of the Tehran Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, a member of Khorasan Razavi Association of Theater Coordination Council and Policymaking, chairman of Mashhad Artists Center, Deputy head of Khorasan Artists Center, managing director of Khorasan Artists Center and head of Khorasan Razavi Dramatic Arts Association.    

His prolific career also included teaching at numerous state-run or private educational centers such as Allameh Tabatabaei Faculty of Tehran, Tehran Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Mashhad University Jihad, Soroush of Islamic Republic of Iran Radio and Television, Agah Film, Moje No, Farhange Tasvir, Shamayel High School and Youth Cinema Association.

Mr Alavi directed pieces such as “The Uncle Desert’s Son & Nanny Sea’s Daughters” (a poem by Ahmad Shamlou), “The Wish Orchard” (Parviz Bashardoust), “Heritage” (Bahram Beizaei), “The Fate of Writing” (Gohar Morad), “Passengers) (Akbar Radi), “The Lightened House” (Gohar Morad), “In the Presence of Wind” (Bahram Beizaei), “Touba” (Hassan Hamed), “A Marriage Proposal” (Anton Chekhov) and …