Fajr International Theater Festival

Fajr International Theater Festival (est. 1983) is Iran's most important stage festival which occurs annually in Iran, featuring local and international theatrical works and performers.[1] Among the participants: el-Warsha (Egypt)[2] and Teatro Potlatch (Italy).[3] Some of the events take place in the Tehran City Theater.[4]

This festival has a competitive form and contains different sections including International performances, local staging, playwriting, radio performances, street theater, theater photography, etc.

Ministry of Culture, Performing Arts Center, ITI, Theater Forum, The House of Iranian Artists, etc. are main performers of this international theater festival.

  1. ^ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (2001), World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific, Routledge, ISBN 9780415260879, OL 7488911M, 0415260876
  2. ^ Dina Amin (2006). "Egyptian Theater: Reconstructing Performance Spaces". The Arab Studies Journal. 14 (2).
  3. ^ "Fadjr International Theater Festival". Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Iran. Lonely Planet. 2008.