Portfolio
 

POSITIONS:

- Teacher of primary school                                                                                             1968-1969

- Reporter of Ettela'at Daily (Events)                                                                                 1969  

- Head of Shahab theater group of Kordestan                                                                    1968-1973      

- Educator of theater of the Institute for the Intellectual

  of Children and Young Adults, (IIDCYA)                                                                          1972

- Puppeteer of IIDCYA                                                                                                    1972-1973

- Educator of Gifted and Talented School                                                                          1976

- Head of theater training center and puppetry                                                                   1979-1980

- Teacher of Tehran, Honar, Seda va Sima, Soureh and  

Tarbiat Modares universities                                                                                            1981-afterward

- Head of puppetry Department of Honar University                                                            1981-1983

- Head of production center of puppetry of IIDCYA                                                             1981-1989

- Head of production center of puppetry of Isfahan                                                             1989-1990

- Financial and administrative deputy of IIDCYA                                                                1981-1991

- Consultant of managing director of IIDCYA                                                                     1991-1992

- Founder and managing director of Bahman Cultural

 Center and cultural consultant of Tehran's Mayor                                                             1991-1994

- Member of board of directors of Bahman Cultural Center                                                  1992-1997  

- Secretary and member of analysis council of social Issues of Tehran                                1993-1997

- Member of planning council of the headquarter of healthy city                                          1994-2003

- Manager of Center of Puppet theaters of the Center of Dramatic Arts                                1998

- Managing director of the Iranian Artists' Forum (IAF)                                                        From 2000 to the present

 

 

Stage Works: Children and Young Adults  

1. In Vat                                                Play for children, Television performance, 1974

2. Fable of Fear                                      Play for Young Adults, Stage performance, 1976

3. Kour Oghlooye Chenli Bel                   Play for young adults, Stage performance, 1979-1980

4. Kachale Kaftarbaz (fairy tale)              Play for young adults, Stage performance, 1980-1981

5. Blind War                                          Play for young adults, Stage performance, 1979 and 1989

6. Grandfather and Radish                      Play for children, Stage performance, 1986, television record, 1986

7. Six Young Crows and One Fox,          Play for Children, Stage performance, cassette recording, 1987

8. Detective                                           Play for the children, Stage performance and movie, 1988

9. Mickey and Detective II                       Play for children, Stage performance and cassette recording, 1992


Writing and Translation: Children and Young Adults

1. Kour Oghlooye Chenli Bel                   Play for young adults                  IIDCYA*, 1979

2. Kachale Kaftarbaz (fairy tale)               Play for young adults                  IIDCYA, 1981

3. Mother Is Mother                                Story for children                        IIDCYA, 1983

4. Master Teaches Kheimeh Shab Bazi   Renovation of   

                                                            traditional puppetry of Iran            IIDCYA, 1984                     

5. Pony and River                                   Story for children                        IIDCYA, 1984

6. Kitty! You Get Wet                             Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1991

7. Kitty! You Get Lost                             Play for children                         Golak magazine 1991

8. Kitty! You Pass Away                         Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1991

9. Blind War                                          Play for young adults,                 IIDCYA, 1992

10. Tanaha Monster                               Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

11. Fragrant House                                Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

12. Ant and Large Clock                         Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

13. Flute and Lost Lamb                         Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

14. Three Wander Ants                           Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

15. Kind Smell                                       Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

16. It Is Good to Be Good                       Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

17. Pony and River                                 Play for children                         Golak magazine, 1992

* Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA)*


Writing and Translation: Adults

1. Entrance to realm of semi-puppets and puppetries        Writing              IIDCYA, publishing, 1981

2. Travel of Green in Green                                              Writing             Behrouz Gharibpour, 1977

3. The Sea Gull (By Anton Chekhov)                                Translation        Faryab publishing, 1984

4. Handiwork, Handiwork                                                Translation         IIDCYA, publishing, 1984

5. Expanded World of Puppetry                                       Writing &           

                                                                                    Translation        Soroush Publishing, 1985     

6. Runner                                                                      Writing              IIDCYA, 1987

7. What Is Theater? How Is It Born?                                 Writing &

Translation        IIDCYA, 1989

8. Puppetry, Step by Step                                              Writing              IIDCYA, 1992

9. Thesis of Botighaye Ma'rekegiran                                 Research          Honar Quarterly, 1997

10. From First to Last Steps of Animation,                       Writing &        

                                                                                    Translation         Honar University, 1998

11. Hero Lazy                                                                Writing              Cultural Research Bureau, 1999

12. Natiashastra (a chapter of thesis of Indian play),          Translation

13. Ikaro                                                                        Translation        Ketab-e Sobh

14. Kaboki (colloquial Japanese play)                              Translation        Ketab-e Sobh

15. New Play                                                                 Translation        Ketab-e Sobh

16. Animal Farm (by George Orwell)                                Writing             Andisheh Sazan Cultural Institute, 2005                                                

17. Les Miserables (by Victor Hugo),                               Writing             Nashr-e Qatreh Publishing House, 2005                                                       

 

18. Theater in Iran                ;                                          Writing             Cultural Research Bureau, 2005              

19. Bitter Tale of Gold and Dad o Jonevar (fairy tale)          Writing             Namayesh, 2006

20. Uncle Tom's Cottage                                                Writing &          

                                                                                  Translation         Nashr-e Qatreh Publishing House, 2006

21. Macbeth (Libretto for opera by Francesco                 Translation          Nashr-e Mahriz, 2007

      Maria Piave)

 

STAGE WORKS FOR ADULTS

1. Arash Archer                              Siavash Kasraei                    Directing and stage designing, 1967

2. Angle                                        Dr. Gholamhossein Saedi      Directing, 1969

3. Renter                                       Parviz Sayad                        Directing, 1960

4. Presence in the Wind (Ashti),      Bahram Beizaei                    Directing, 1973

5. Starling Flied from Tree               Behrouz Gharibpour              Writing and directing, 1974

6. Travel of Green in Green              Behrouz Gharibpour              Writing and directing, 1977 and puppetry

                                                                                                directing 1989

7. Spittle                                       Behrouz Gharibpour               Writing and directing, 1979

8. Presence in Broken Mirror          Behrouz Gharibpour               Writing and directing, 1979

9. Les Miserables                          Victor Hugo                           Drama writing and directing (1995-1996)

 television record

10. 7 Khan-e Rostam                    (based on Ferdowsi's             Stage Design and Directing, 1997

                                                   Shahnameh)                    

11. 2,342 Bad Days                      Behrouz Gharibpour              Writing, stage design, directing, 2002

12. Puppet opera of                      (based on Ferdowsi's             Stage design and directing, 2004

      Rostam and Sohrab                Shahnameh)

13. Ikaro                                       Behrouz Gharibpour             Writing, stage design and directing, 2004

14. Bitter Tale of Tala                    Behrouz Gharibpour              Writing and stage design and directing, 2006

15. Shadow play of Ahoo Yahoo     Behrouz Gharibpour              Writing, stage design and directing, 2006

16. Puppet opera of Macbeth         William Shakespeare             Stage design and directing, 2007

 17. Uncle Tom's Cabbin               Harriet Beecher Stowe            Stage design and directing, 2008

 


Translated Works in English, Italian and Armenian Languages

1. Every Thing in Its Proper Time, by Children Dreams from Asia and the Pacific, First Edition, 1987

2. International Guide to Children's Theater and Educational Theater, Iran Section, Edited by Lowell Swortzell New YorkGreenwood Press, 1990

3. Realm of History of Iran's Puppet Theater (2nd International Puppet Theater of Lahore)

4. Puppet Theater in Iran (WEPA) UNIMA Publishing, accepted by encyclopedia of puppetry

5. Contemporary Iran Theater in Perspective – Booth – Clibborn Editions- London, 1998

6. Verde Viaggio nel verde (Travel of Green in Green), Dr. L'anfranco Dimario, professor of philosophy in Rome University, 1978

- Translated in Armenian language, by Dr. Armineh Petrosian, Ajarian University, Yerevan, 1998

Scripts

1. Runner, (with cooperation of Amir Naderi), 1985

2. Narration of "Look", directed by Ebrahim Forouzesh

3. Narration of From Slaughter House to Bahman Cultural Center, team work

4. Narration of Shadow play of China, team work

5. Kachal-e Kaftarbaz, writing (16mm), directed by Iraj Karimi, 1982

6. Detective II, (35mm), (writing and directing), 1988

7. Hero Lazy (35mm), writing and directing, 2001


Short and Documentary Films

1. Elegy of Green Earth                                                              (documentary), directing, 2001

2. Hand, Foot, Woven                                                                 (documentary), directing, 2003

3. Makhmalbafi                                                                          (documentary), directing, 2003

4. With Love by Last Breath                                                        (documentary), directing, 2003

5. Green Report                                                                         (documentary), directing, 2004

6. White Steps (paintings by Gholamhossein Nami),                     (documentary), directing, 2006

7. Heaven Horses (paintings by Mohammad-Ali Taraqi Jah),           (documentary), directing, 2007

 

Television Activities

- In Vat                                                                                      Author, 1974

- Spittle                                                                                     Author and director, 1977

- Presence in Broken Mirror                                                        Author and director, 1979

- Blind War                                                                                Author and director, 1081

- Grandfather and Radish                                                            Author and director, 1985

- Puppet show of Travel of Green in Green                                    Author and director, 1989

- Street of Omid "Variete" in 5 editions                                         1994

- Series of the Les Miserables                                                     1997-1998

Producer of:

1. Zinat                                     Movie                                        Director: Ebrahim Mokhtari

2. Sun, Olive, Sea                      Puppet Theater                          Screenwriter and director: Abdolreza Fayazi

3. Devil of Wind                          Puppet Theater                          Mask Theater, Screenwriter and director:

                                                                                                 Abdolreza Fayazi            

4. Uninvited Guest                      Puppet theater                           Screenwriter and director: Nosratollah Karimi

5. Useful Stick                           Puppet theater                           Screenwriter and director: Abdolreza Fayazi

6. Boz-e Zangole pa                   Puppet theater                           Screenwriter and director Javad Zolfaghari

7. School of Rabbits                   Puppet Theater                          Screenwriter and director Abdolreza Fayazi

8. Li Li Hozak                            Puppet theater                           Screenwriter and director: Hamid Abdolmaleki

9. Grandfather and Radish          Puppet theater                           Screenwriter and director: Behrouz Gharibpour

10. Six Young Crows and One   Puppet theater                            Screenwriter and director: Behrouz Gharibpour

Fox                                                                  

11. Detective II                           Puppet Theater                          Screenwriter and director: Behrouz Gharibpour

12. Blind War                            Puppet Theater                          Screenwriter and director: Behrouz Gharibpour

13. Mickey and Detective II         Puppet Theater                          Screenwriter and director: Behrouz Gharibpour


Training Courses

- Acting of Puppet Theater under the supervision of Oscar Batec, 1973-1974

- Getting B.A. as an excellent student from Fine Arts Faculty of Tehran University, 1974

- Professional course of training creative students (Gifted and Talented School under

  the supervision of masters of South California University)

- Student of directing of Silvio Dammico Academy of Dramatic Arts by the third year

(Scholarship)

 

Press works:

- Report of travel to Rome (Association of International Critics), footnote of Keyhan daily

- Report of Bolonia Children's Book Fair, Keyhan daily

- Cooperation with Film-Video Magazine

- Managing director of Chavosh periodical of Bahman Cultural Center (3 editions)

- Head and selector of the texts of the world cities in the bulletin of the analysis council of social issues of Tehran  City

 

International and National Positions

- Representative of ASSITEJ (Association of Theatre for Children and Young People)               1981-1989

- Representative of IIDCYA (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and           

  Young Adults) in UNESCO Theater Center                                                                         1985-1989

- Vice President of Mobarak-UNIMA (national center of Iran's UNIMA)                                     1989-2005

- Member of Khaneh Cinema as the director                                                                         1995

- Member of the executive Committee of UNIMA                                                                   2000-2008

- Winner of IBBY for the book of “Hero Lazy” on the list of the best authors of young adults

   in 2002 

- Member and head of the jury of Prague International Puppet Theater Festival                      2002, 2006, 2007                          

- President of Mobarak-UNIMA (national center of Iran's UNIMA)                                          2005 to the present

- Head of High Council WAP (World Association of Puppeteers and International Institute      2007-present

    of Marionette Art)     


 Art Societies in Which I Have Participated:

- Taiwan (International Puppet Theater Festival)

- China (Chian International Puppet Theater Festival)

- West Germany (Art of Iran)

- East Germany (Gathering of international representatives of theater of children and young adults)

- United States of America (visiting the puppet groups of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York)

- Pakistan (Lahore International Puppet Theater Festival)

- Japan (Gathering of UNIMA representatives of Australia and Asia)

- India (visiting Darpana Faculty in puppetry and other traditional Indian puppet theater groups)

- England (visiting puppet theater groups especially Little Angel Theater Hall)

- Italy (participating international congress of theater critics)

- Italy (Bolonia International Exhibition)

- Armenia (invited by university societies and giving lecture)

- Mexico (Congress of world mayors)

- Romania (UNIMA International Congress)

- Germany (UNIMA Congress 2000)

- Croatia (UNIMA Congress 2004) (he has been selected as the member of executive board of UNIMA in each round)

- Prague International Puppet Theater Festival, 2002, 2006, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Civil Managements

- Executive manager of changing Tehran's Slaughter House to Bahman Cultural Center         1991-1994

- Executive manager of changing Shams Beer Factory to Center of Tehran Historical

 Information                                                                                                                     1993-1994

- Manager of project of Vanak Cultural and Athletic Complex                                               1993-1994

- Manager of project of presidential ceremony building of Mehr-Abad Airport                          1993-1994

- Manager project of diplomatic hall of Ministry of Foreign Affairs                                          1998-1999

- Manager of project of publishing house of Ministry of Foreign Affairs                                   1999

- Manager of renovation of Shahrbani Palace (monument of Pahlavi period)

  related to Ministry of Foreign Affairs                                                                                 2004-2005

Membership in Some Councils

- Producing council of IIDCYA (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and

 Young Adults)                                                                                                                 1979-1985

- Planning Council of Art Courses                                                                                      1981-1982

- Analyzing Council of Social Issues of Tehran City                                                             1993-1997

- Planning Council of Headquarter of the Healthy City                                                          1994-2004

- Policy making council of Iran’s theater                                                                             2006-2007