WOMAN IN IRANIAN THEATER

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05:25 pm | October 06, 2009 | society

The Iranian "Saye" theater group presented a rather bold play in the
7th "HighFest" international theater festival.

The play was called "Woman and Man" that tells the story of the
relations between a man and a woman and the development of those
relations. The theater group is comprised of three young actors of
which one is a girl.

The young actors consider the participation of an actress in the play
as a bold step for the Islamic Republic of Iran where conventions
are a priority.

The play was created based on the personal experience of 26-year
old Monteza Mir Montazem. As Monteza told "A1+", this is the most
personal play through which the issue of man and women is presented
and an attempt is made to find solutions.

"Everyone looks at this issue differently and tries to find
solutions. I was able to find a solution and I show it here,"
says Montazem.

The only actress Melody Aramia played with a cloth on her head and
it seemed as though she was playing by herself, keeping distance from
the male actor.

"I know that in reality, I can love somebody, but I know that I can’t
show that on stage. That doesn’t bother us because that is what is
accepted in our country," said the stage director.

This is Monteza Mir Montazemi’s first time in Armenia as a stage
director. Monteza was in charge of the costumes for another play
during last year’s festival.

Monteza has great impressions of Armenia and says that Armenians are
very hospitable and have not felt that they are foreigners here. What
Monteza liked about "HighFest" was that every play starts at the
exact time.