The Second day of Dramatic Arts Congress of Isfahan School

Saba Cultural-Artistic Institute hosted the second day of congress on Isfahan School's dramatic arts. In this program which held at the cinematheque of the institute, the origins of Ta'zyeh and ritual arts were considered.

As reported by the Public Relations of the Academy of Arts, at first Qadiri brothers performed Azeri music. Then a puppet theater artist and faculty member of Tehran Academy of Fine Arts, Homa Jedikar made a speech on "Takem" and "Takem-Gardani" and discussed about its ancient origins.

A cinema and theater researcher, Rasoul Nazarzadeh presented an essay on articulation of words in "Shabih-Khani."

Following the session, Ardeshir Salehpour raised the issue of "Essences and Convents in Ta'zyeh . He discussed on symbols of Ta'zyeh and mentioned "Takyeh- Dolat" as the first theater house in Iran.

Quoting from Michael Focu, Dr. Abdol-Hussein Laleh indicated to the importance of ritual-traditional dramas and talked briefly on social-cultural implications of Ta'zyeh.

The session was carried on in the afternoon of Monday, December 11 at the same place and master Reza Khamse, a veteran puppeteer and his crew gave a performance.

A faculty member of Tehran Academy of Fine Arts, Shiva Mas'oudi raised an issue titled, "The Magical Secret of Puppet." She briefly accounted for the social-political situation of Safavids court and their approach to culture and literature. She regarded the role played by puppeteers at those times as important and influential.

Reza kouchakzadeh lectured on "Baqal-Bazi, as the First Instance of Iranian Jubilant Drama". He also recalled Mirza Aqa Tabrizi as one of the first Iranian playwriters, and pointed to Malhoon-Khan, another Iranian play writer who was the source of inspiration for Mirza Aqa Tarizi.

The title of a speech made by Amir-kavous Balazadeh was "The Locale of Ta'zyeh, the Center of the world." He indicated to bravery of Imam Hussein (s) as a devoted saint who disregarded the material world. He regarded Karbala as a center which defines Ta'zyeh drama and mentioned interesting points on the events and tales of Karbala.

Finally, Dr. Naqmeh Samini considered the narrative systems of Ta'zyeh played and described the roles of narrator and narrative in this genre of drama.
 

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