Ali Farhat, Lebanon’s Director of Performing Arts:
Iranians Have Both Warmth of Sun & Beauty of Garden

Lebanon’s Director of Performing Arts said that Iranians had both the warmth of sun and the beauty of garden after watching two Iranian pieces in Tehran.
Ali Farhat, who was participating the Meeting of General Directors of Performing Arts of the West Asian Countries, explained elegantly his experience of Iran theater, irantheater.ir reported.
After a dinner upon an invitation of Majid Rajabi Memar in Iran’s Artists Forum, he addressed the participants and saying that people take for granted the sunlight but a person who is subjected to its rays could enjoy its warmth.
The beauty of a big garden could be taken for granted by its residents and owners but a newcomer could be puzzled by its splendor and blessing, he added.
“I want to say that you, Iranians, are both a sun and a garden and have the warmth of sun and the beauty of the orchard,” Mr Farhat explained.
Mr Farahat said that what puzzled him more than development of theater in Iran was the huge audience who pack the auditoriums each night. “Such theater-loving cultured people are a blessing…Iran theater must be proud of its audience.”
On theater situation in Iran, Lebanese theater official said that it had developed significantly and enjoyed a treasury of talents, capabilities and knowledge.