Mehdi Nasiri: It is clear that theater has come from religious ceremonies, but it is obvious that it is now completely free from those primary traditional ceremonies.

The play “The clouds behind the throat” directed by Reza Goran contest with other selected plays in International Competition part of 29th Fadjr International Festival.

Behroz gharibpor, theatre writer and director said: ignoring audience's requests is the most important problem of our theatre. We have to attract different kind of audience to our theatre.

Fadjr Festival is the best chance for young regional groups to show their talents and also learn from other groups experiences.This theatre director said: Fadjr Festival is a proper chance not only for artists but also for audiences to watch valuable plays which they didn’t get the chance to see ...

A part named “best of last periods” has to be added to Festival Yaghobi said: Fadjr Fiestival is a proper chance for youths to enter vocational theater atmosphere.

He said: protagonists and thoroughbreds can make patterns for Theatre students by defining clear structures.

Reza Gouran started writing the piece about 7 month ago with the presentence of the cast. But after changing some of them he faced some problems. He prefers workshop for practicing but he had to make the play ready for the selection committee deadline.

Shayda Salamian: The 2nd Iranian theater market is holding during the 29th Fadjr festival (from February 5 to 24) in Tehran with some substantive changes.At first it was announced that this market’s goals are upgrading the quality levels, increasing the efficiency and expressing a clear picture of ...

Inviting the Foreign Troupes makes it more educational, competitive and Impressive. we should not only invite thematic base plays from foreign countries but also the performances which include technical features.

“Two jester and a half” written by Jalal Tehrani and directed by Armin Antighechian from SOREH Educational Institute “Woman, Man” written and directed by Morteza Mirmontazemi from AZAD University

15 articles written by famous authors from all over the word will be published as a book in the Reserch part of 29th Fadjr Festival

Fadjr Festival organizers have to do their best to prepare a proper chance for Iranian youths to show their talents and powers in theatre stage.

Play “Extraordinary” written and directed by Reza Servati is going to be on stage in New Experience part of 29th Fadjr Festival.

“LOBBY” written by Arash Abasi and directed by Bita Elahian will be on stage in Panorama Section of 29th Fadjr Festival.

twelve experts in cultural and social affairs introduced as diplomats of 29th Fadjr International Festival.Names are as come below:

Hamid Azarang mentioned the effect of Fadjr Festival on achieving a National theatre and developing its quality level and said: Fadjr Festival has a practical effect on making relationship between individuals but it has to work more on its international relationship.

Sheida Salamian: more than one hundred groups are preparing themselves for attending 29th Fadjr Festival. Lack of practice room for these groups has always been a serious problem.

Ebrahim Poshtekohi, director of play”sale of a turbulent ghost …”said:I have a different method in performing my new play. We have divided the scene in two parts and two independent plays will be performed on the scene simultaneously.

29th Fadjr international Theatre Festival and Second Iranian Theatre Market will be held in Tehran simultaneously. So many different Iranian theatre groups and festival heads and also other countries theatre companies will attend it. It will be on from Feb 12 till Feb 16, 2011.

Reza Servati said: undoubtedly, Fadjr Theatre Festival is the most important event in Iran Theatre. Servati director of play”Makbeth” said: Fadjr Festival gathers all the province, university and professional theatre groups for a few days which is an exciting point.

After studying 117 suggested plays from 84 Iranian and foreigner play writers, Selection committee of producing and reading playwriting section Consisting of Mohammad Alvand, MahmoodReza Rahimi and Afshin Khorshidbakhtari have announced their votes as comes below;

Artistic Director: Saeid Albo ,Ebadi T: +98 916 652 17 49 E: raha_dani@yahoo.com Available Productions The apple tree is not sinner, Standing on equator, 1417 Other Productions Eighth khan, The place like resurrection

Artistic Director: Reza Gouran T: +98 912 334 35 40 E: reza.gouran@gmail.com Available Productions Yerma, I want to sleep Other Productions Nights sings its songs

“The Four-Season Country” may not be an inappropriate description for Iran, where one can simultaneously observe the four seasons of the year; or even,“Iran, Bridge Between East and West,” a description that remains from the historical meeting in Tehran between the leaders of the Allied ...

I think Fadjr International Festival is the most extended and greatest theatre event in our country so theatre artists have a more look up to it.

Title of 20 accepted plays for" Panorama of Iran theatre in 2011" section of 29th Fadjr International Theatre Festival announced.

A theatre director asked 29th Fadjr Festival organizers to change the review section announcement result date

Artistic Director: Attila Pesyani, Pegah Tabasinejad T: +98 912 316 03 32 E: info@bazitheater.com I: www.bazitheater.com Available Productions Bitter as honey, Blade and moon, Metabolic, Devil’s ship, Charisma,  The mute who was dreamed, Pick on sand, Caligula the poet of cru- ...

Artistic Director: Amir Dezhakam T: +98 912 132 42 98 E: amir_dezhakam@yahoo.com Available Productions Blood wedding, The Persian gulf dreams, Mitras Trilogy, Emperor and  Anjelo, Good man Other Productions Ghosts, Medea, Earth and Sky, Tajmahal, The Caucasian chalk circle  

Artistic Director: Afshin Hashemi  T: +98 912 225 83 81 E: seyedafshinhashemi@hotmail.com I: www.afshinhashemi.com Available Productions Hasan and the Goblin, Hotel Iran Other Productions The most righteous killer of the world  

Artistic Director: Reza Mikailzadeh T: +98 912 317 50 15 E: info@boomerangtheater.ir I: www.boomerangtheater.ir Available Productions Life is too short, Aman’s name Aligholi and he had a hen, Merciful and  kind almighty God, ...

Artistic Director: Ali Asghar Dashti T: +98 912 201 46 05 E: info@donquixotescene.com I: www.donquixotescene.com Available Productions The little prince (Majlese-e shabih khani), Pinocchio, Donquixot, Mul- ah Nasreddin Other Productions Coffee shop - interior - night, The tale of ...

Artistic Director: Kazem Sayahi, Sanaz Bayan, Amirhosein Asani T: +989123218629, +989122023764, +989356078119 E: ghessetheatre@gmail.com Available Productions Nightmares of silence, A doll’s house, Anat (Moments) Other Productions Fox and grape  

This place used to be one of the Tehran’s citizens’ promenades.There was a building called Mehmankhaneh (boarding) Baladieh (Café Shahrdari) inside the place which was built in 1930.

This hall was established with the attempt of Arbi Ovansian and cooperation of Sadroddin Zahed, Sousan Taslimi and Ferdos Kaviani In 1975, and was inaugurated on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Loretta’s theatrical activity and named Chahar Soo (four sided) that performance can be done in ...

This hall was named “Qashqayi” in accord with “Shahid Hossein Qashqayi” Student of Theater in Fine Art Faculty in 1980. However it was used as a training place for years.

This hall was used since 1998 coincident with 17th International Fajr Theater Festival. Through fxed seats in the hall, changes can be done hardly.

Established in: 2004 Inaugurated under the management of “Atila Pesiani” and is assigned to tentative performances.

Vahdat Hall (Ex-Roodaki) is a three story opera hall with Italian style, picture frame and unilateral with total space of 92000 square meters and infrastructure of 7050 square meters for opera, ballet, classic orchestras (Symphonic and Philharmonic), National and traditional orchestras and folkloric ...

This theater was established by ministry of culture and art only for Iranian plays. The theater was built in a feld which a gentlewoman benefactor donated to municipality for the purpose of building a theater by the contractor “Arshavier Baba Iyan” and was submitted to Ministry of culture and ...

Honar Hall was established in 1983 and at frst was used as Shahid Shiroodi’s sport complex’s conference hall. In 1986, went under the supervision of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

Niavaran amphitheater was build in 1969 and at frst was operated under the supervision of Iran national radio and television organization and since 1978, was assigned to Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

Artistic Director: Reza Haddad T: +98 912 130 44 85 E: reza@itw.ir I: www.itw.ir Available Productions Muzzle of silence, There is nobody to remember all the stories,  Apocalypse on a silent party Other Productions ...

Daniel Brooks, Canadian director who is now working as directing and acting workshop teacher in Iran says; Iranian theatre has strengths and weakness points in producing plays.

Nima Dehghan, theatre director, said about the impact of Fadjr Theatre Festival on the whole country theatre: I think Fadjr Festival has no impact on Iran Theatre and it is completely an independent festival and we just can see the wholeness of country theatre in it.

A serious review on Fadjr theatre festival holding process, supporting hard ware equipments, omitting New Experience part and… are among the most important points which have to be considered by Fadjr Festival organizers.

I read your dramas in silence, followed your dreams and I learned from you a lot, now I am really happy to see that there is a high artistic and scientific capability in Iran theatre.

Undoubtedly, international Fadjr Theatre Festival has a spatial position among all the others festivals in Iran.

Seiied javad Roshan: as Fadjr Festival is holding in an International form, there is a high expectation from it.

Theatre director “Roxana Bahram” said about her play “mustard sauce” which is accepted for New Experience part: “I am directing it together with Hassan Barzegar and pay exercises are going well”

In a meeting, with the presentation of festival organizers, Hossein Mosafer Astaneh (Head dramatic Arts center), Mohammad Haydari (director of festival) and other committee managers, on Saturday, November 27, the poster of 29th Fadjr International Theatre Festival exhibited.

Head of dramatic staffs in the culture and art institute of the Tehran municipality believes for holding a unique and impressive festival we have to mention a long schematization.

Hossein Pakdel said: I do believe in holding festivals in a competing way, Not only in parts like performance, playwriting, directing, scene designing but also in other parts like photograph, light, dance, voice, criticism, research and etc.

Artistic Director: Hasan Bastani, Afshin Zaree T: +98 912 226 06 56, +98 912 215 50 36 E: kiasonlord@yahoo.com Available Productions Soldier’s day, No news in Charsoo, Pitook, Easter, For ever lasting,  Another Pouriya Other Productions  

Please send the filled-out entry form together with English subtitled screener DVD of your show, photos of your show, photo and biography of Director, profile of Theatre troupe, synopsis, address, phone & fax number, e-mail and website addresses of company.

Please e.mail the scan of your passport to: dac@neda.net as well.

Arvand Dasht Aray expressed that the Fadjr festival is a showcase for our theater which we can use it to share theater events with international audiences and various festivals. It helps involving people to see each other’s work and get influence of each other.

Hamid Reza Azarang is preparing "Bargozin" for revision step of the 28th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

AliAkbar Alizad mentioned Theater of Iran's relationship with other countries and said: according to all limitations in this country, Theater relationship with other countries has become very limited too.

Seyed Javad Roshan: In recent years some books had been published at the time of the Festival. This is a good approach which became a tradition…