Iran to stage theater fest for kids

Debut edition of Children’s Theater Festival is set to be held in Iran with specialized attention to Iranian kids.

The fest director and deputy director said Sunday in a presser that thanks to efforts by an institute based in Iran, first edition of “Ferris wheel” Theater Festival will be held from September 13-16 with a developmental approach geared to children.

Shabnam Qolikhani and Hamed Zahmatkesh also said, “The event is a process which is different than normal festivals,” adding, “Children along with their families perform a play as a theater troupe.”

The fest is aimed at promoting ethics and creative theater in which performances occur with no audience involvement.

This comes as the festival chair Hamid Jebeli who is a noted Iranian actor with a wealth of experience in children’s theater said in early June that Ferris wheel “is a fundamental need."

He added, "While colleges and schools train actors, audience is a necessity. We don’t want to turn pre-school children into actors. Yet, the event sets out to train good theater audience for the future.”

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