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Fadjr Theater Festival wraps up in Tehran

The 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival has wrapped up on Tuesday in Tehran.

The winners of various sections were announced in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in the presence of Iranian officials.

Troupes of 12 countries including Norway, Japan, France and Netherlands performed 20 plays on stage at the event.

Fadjr International Theater Festival is annually held in Iran during the Fajr (also spelled as Fadjr) Decade (literally meaning ten days of dawn) which marks the anniversary of the ten days from the return of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, to Iran (February 1) until the victory day of the Islamic Revolution (February 11) in 1979.

The festival includes “New Generation of Iranian Theater Practitioners”, “Annual Review of Iranian Theater Performances”, “International Performances”, “Guests”  and “Environmental, Interactive and the Other Kinds of Outdoor Theater Performance”, “+Fadjr”, “Playwriting Competition”, “Contest and Exhibition of Photography of Theater”, and “The Contest and Posters Exhibition and Visual Identity” sections.

The 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival was held from December 30, 2016 to January 31, 2017 in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

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