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A theater beyond genes and geography

Recently, The Times Theater reporter went to an Iranian-born artist named Talia Ranjber and determined her relationship with the world's theater. It is true that Talia Ranjber is challengingly trying to go beyond habits and everyday life, but she still shows a deep bond with her community. This point is evident both in the content of the works she creates as a playwright, songwriter, researcher and director, and in their structure. For Talia, theater is a means and a way that leads her to answer her current questions about humans:"What should we learn to live together? When should we keep our traditions and when should we give all our strength to overcome them? »

Ranjbar's first work was a musical show called STAGE A BREAKTHROGH. She created the script for the play by stringing together small stories she heard from friends, acquaintances and families.Then, with the help of Sarah McMillan, her assistant, she turned this text into dance and music. The interesting thing was that this performance was completely charity. The money obtained from the sale of tickets for this performance was donated to the Ontario Accident Center in Canada.

Some time ago, Talia Renjbar staged a show that almost showed her working principles; Family, forgiveness, Iranian culture and the universal concept of love. This show, called "Unlikely Friends", narrated a situation in which Babak, a recent immigrant from Iran, and Shams, a pregnant woman who is considered to be a second-generation immigrant, were waiting for someone. They were not aware. During this show, many intellectual concepts such as family, distance from homeland and love are explored. Talia herself said about this show that in this project she wanted to show that it is not important what culture and geography a theater and its actors come from, but it is important to present a concept to the breadth of humanity.