Alireza Haji-Babaie on the 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival
Iran Theater-Alireza Haji-Babaie believes that it is necessary to pay special attention to the student section in Fadjr Theater Festival.
"Waiting for Godot" directed by Alireza Haji -Babaie is performing in the student section of Fadjr, which is from Azad University of Tehran.
Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives. "Waiting for Godot was a very big project for me because Beckett's play is a very complex and difficult. " ,Haji-Babaie says.
He explains about the production process of the show: "I could not connect with the translations of this play so i decided to study the original and after reading, images formed in my mind. I translated the book, I found different roots of words, and so process of translating lasted for seven months. Siamak Zanjani was my cast director and consultant in this work. "
Alireza Haji-Babaie reveals that "Waiting for Godot" needs a lot of time for rehersal. The play consists of several chapters. I saw different performances with different approaches of this work."
Iran Theater-The 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival wrapped up successfully on February 1, 2024 in Vahdat Hall.
At the beginning of the ceremony the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance , Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili, went on stage and while congratulating Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies and the the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and the Rajab, month, he thanked the artists and theater officials.
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Iran Theater- Amir Amini said that the play deals with environmental problems and introduces the audience to the wildlife rangers who were killed and the future of our land.
Iran Theater-Amir Hamed considered his latest work as anti-war story that promotes the message of peace .The stage show "Wind, soil, blood are in my arms" is a production of Gilan province.
Iran Theater- The musical show "Resurrection of Love" is at out of competition section of the 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival. Hossein Mosafer Astaneh said the story begins with the scene of Rumi's dying, but he comes back to life.
Iran Theater- Famous Iranian playwright and director, Davood Fathali Baygi comes to 42nd Fadjr International Theater Fesitval with his latest play "A Soiree with Moliere" which is performing out of competition.
