Fajr int’l theater fest to honor three theater experts

Veteran theater experts Ahmad Damoud, Hushang Azadivar and Jamshid Khanian will be guests of honor with lifetime achievement awards at the 36th edition of the Fajr International Theater Festival.

The honoring ceremony will take place during the closing celebration of the event on January 29, the organizers announced on Saturday.

As a director, actor, researcher and university teacher, Damoud is a graduate of TV and cinema communications from Columbia University in New York.

Azadivar began his professional career with the making of documentary films, following his interests through translating several plays and books into Persian.

Meanwhile, Khanian is a researcher and a playwright and writer of several stories which have been translated into English, Russian and Polish.

The annual Fajr International Theater Festival has been held in Iran since 1983, featuring local and international theatrical works and performers.

The festival is held during the Fajr Celebrations, 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 36th edition of the event will be held from January 18-29, 2018.

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