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IRANIAN STAGE DIRECTOR TO PRESENT MACBETH AT SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN YEREVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2011 - 10:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian stage director Hossein Farrokhi will present
Macbeth at the Shakespeare International Theater Festival which will
be held in Yerevan, Armenia, this coming September.
"I have made minor changes in the text and revised some of the
dialogues, but I have remained true to the original text," Farrokhi
said.
He described Iran's participation in international festivals as an
opportunity to introduce Iranian dramatic arts to foreign artists.
"We shall begin rehearsals after actress Afsaneh Mahian returns from
her abroad trip," he said. "I believe that this cooperation between
Iranian and foreign troupes is necessary in order to earn credit for
Iranian theater," he added, Tehran Times reported.
Meanwhile, Shakespeare Festival faces the threat of closing because of
grave financial problems, as Yerevan Mayor's Office ceased festival
financing this year. "Unless the situation changes, this year's
Shakespeare Festival may become the last one," the head of Armenian
Theater Workers Union, Hakob Ghazanchyan, said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2011 - 10:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian stage director Hossein Farrokhi will present
Macbeth at the Shakespeare International Theater Festival which will
be held in Yerevan, Armenia, this coming September.
"I have made minor changes in the text and revised some of the
dialogues, but I have remained true to the original text," Farrokhi
said.
He described Iran's participation in international festivals as an
opportunity to introduce Iranian dramatic arts to foreign artists.
"We shall begin rehearsals after actress Afsaneh Mahian returns from
her abroad trip," he said. "I believe that this cooperation between
Iranian and foreign troupes is necessary in order to earn credit for
Iranian theater," he added, Tehran Times reported.
Meanwhile, Shakespeare Festival faces the threat of closing because of
grave financial problems, as Yerevan Mayor's Office ceased festival
financing this year. "Unless the situation changes, this year's
Shakespeare Festival may become the last one," the head of Armenian
Theater Workers Union, Hakob Ghazanchyan, said.