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The temptation of globalization

The temptation of globalization A conversation with Jalal Tehrani, writer and theater director about global communication The recent years were full of travel for Iranian theater. Groups from across the borders participated in the stages of Iran and our festivals, and groups went across the…

The missing virtue of people[1]

The missing virtue of people   After the World War 2, a form of poetry became popular in German literature that had a graphical aspect, in a sense it uses the word in the service of painting, or we can say it combines these two…

General audience with special emphasis!

General audience with special emphasis! First of all, before I write a note about Jalal Tehrani's The Tank show, I must mention that it takes a lot of courage to stage the show in Molavi Hall, because first of all, this hall is not in…

Everyone sees differently

Everyone sees differently     You have said many times that the principle in theater is practice for us. Theater happens with the presence of the audience. Execution is a stage of practice. The audience is added to the practice in the performance. What happens…

Dream of death, dream of life[1]

Dream of death, dream of life Before the public performance, I knew this much about the theater Hey Big Man, Don't Cry that a remote neighborhood is invaded and news of the war is passed on to a young couple by the residents. And finally,…

Ali Javidan review of Autumn Sonata theater directed by Jalal Tehrani

Ali Javidan review of Autumn Sonata theater directed by Jalal Tehrani     What Jalal Tehrani does with Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata is to extract the core of the drama from his text. Which, by avoiding any accentuation, and observing other measures, leads to the…

Around the world on the wings of language and imagination[1]

Around the world on the wings of language and imagination Around the world in eighty days       The simple and creative performance of Around the world in 80 days by Jalal Tehrani, and Hamidreza Bedaghi and Shahin Sadeghian as actors, in my opinion,…

What do I do if some people share the same interpretation, and it causes laughter?[1]

What do I do if some people share the same interpretation, and it causes laughter? Afarinesh's interview with Jalal Tehrani  theater director on the occasion of Nefertiti show     What was your motivation for making this show? This show was written on the occasion…

What is life?[1]

What is life?   Last Thursday on 30th of Farvardin me and a bunch of people who work in the fields of literature, politics and off-course some of my journalist colleagues we went to watch Around the world in 80 days written and directed by…

Characters that live in words

Characters that live in words A note on the show The Tank, Jalal Tehrani Someone was burned in an empty gas station. 2 brothers who work there, want to explain the story to the owner of the gas station, who is their father; But the…

A post-modern work with a strange structure[1]

A post-modern work with a strange structure A look at the show Nefertiti by Jalal Tehrani      The author, apologizes to dear Jalal Tehrani for start writing  very late, for a note on Nefertiti and of course, this delay is not due to laziness,…

A duel of love and hate

A duel of love and hate A look at Autumn Sonata  Autumn Sonata is a performance full of pure techniques of directing, acting, lighting and stage design, which have created a suitable work according to the style and context of the text. All these techniques…

Over time people change, many things change

Over time people change, many things change Summary of the interview of several special guests of “The Tank” performance with behind the scenes camera - the fifth part Of the Interview with Reza Kochakzadeh The discussion is beyond this. There is a more important point…

We are born depressed

We are born depressed. A conversation with Jalal Tehrani on the occasion of performing the The Tank   The performance of the play The Tank written and directed by Jalal Tehrani can be considered one of the events of the theater field last year. Especially…

I have behaved strangely with my text

I have behaved strangely with my text An interview with Jalal Tehrani, the director of the Autumn Sonata show   Some artists are selective, what they do is important to them, their production may seem small but it is valued. This selection is not due…

Beyond the university classroom

Beyond the university classroom Report on the first course of Focused theater workshops of MaktabeTehran Although Jalal Tehrani has been absent from the theater for seven years now, in all this time, the author and director of the plays Hey Big Man, Don't Cry, Single…

Creative lighting

Creative lighting Single Cells is one of the few Iranian plays that, like the leading German theaters (such as Caspar and Clavigo), has made creative use of light. Apart from the creative use of four projectors on the stage, the lighting of the faces of…

The Iranian black circ

The Iranian black circ A look at “Single cells”   Absurdism in Farsi means nihilism; But“ a nihilistic view” is closer to the full meaning of this term. Absurdism evaluates all the achievements of the conservative societies before it as meaningless, absurd and abnormal when…

Stage structuralist poet

  Stage structuralist poet We know few artists that for them theater has become something like searching, discovering and inventing beyond usual observing  rules and regulations of the stage. Meanwhile, we may not have the few people who can be sure that this work belongs…

What always involves the writer is the use of words that make the desired emotional…

What always involves the writer is the use of words that make the desired emotional load as deep and complete as possible A written conversation with Jalal Tehrani. About the performance of "Two Clowns and a Half"       In "Two Clowns and Half"…