Theater Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Sarfaraz, Hosein

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of student years and classmates at Tehran University in the 1950s; a recollection of Sa`idi Sirjani; going into journalism; debates on modern poetry (She`r-e now) in the 1950s; on Fereydun Tavallali’s poetry; on the literary circles of Tehran in the 1950s; development of theater in the 1950s; on technical changes in newspaper printing; on the political culture of journalism in Iran and its evolution after the events of 1953; on the nature, extent and ambience of censorship in the media; on Kayhan and Ettela`at Corporations; on the left in the newspapers in the 1960s and 1970s; Media and the Hoveyda government; on Amir Taheri’s appointment as editor of Kayhan and the leftist take-over of Kayhan in the 1970s; on Ali Asghar Amirani and the Khandaniha magazine; on financial sources of support of media; on the competition between the printed media and radio and television; on the Ettela`at article on the Ayatollah Khomeini; on the Rastakhiz daily newspaper; on newspapers before and after the Revolution.

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Saffari, Bijan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Personal and educational background; on the encounter between the traditional and the modern in twentieth century Iran; revival of interest in the traditional art forms in the 1970s; cultural crisis in the late Pahlavi era; on the cultural roots of the Revolution; beginnings of the Shiraz Art Festival; Festival’s aim and agenda; impact of the Festival on the artistic circles outside of Iran; reaction of SAVAK and the media to the Festival; influence of the Festival on the development of performing arts in Iran; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the Festival; recollections of the contribution of the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization (NIRT) to the performing arts in Iran; workings of NIRT; on the creation and objectives of the Queen Farah Foundation.

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Saberi, Pari

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Reminiscences of childhood in Kerman; political inclinations among high school students of the time; career at the Ministry of Culture and Arts; on continuity and change in the performing arts in Iran; on censorship and its effect on the arts; recollections of theatre productions at Tehran University and the response of students to it; memories of Forugh Farrokhzad; recollections of the Shiraz Art Festival; beginnings of the Revolution of 1978-79; on the life of Iranians in exile.

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Pahlbod, Mehrdad

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Family and educational history; early career at the Ministry of Culture and Arts; aims and operations of the Ministry in the 1950s and the 1960s; reviving traditional Persian music; operations of the Institute of Fine Arts; rivalry within the Ministry of Information and Tourism; creation and management of Rudaki Hall; film production at the Ministry; Shah’s views on the Mansur government; Queen Farah’s cultural activities; National Iranian Radio and Television Organization and propagation of Persian culture; attempts at the Ministry to promote archaeological activities and restoring historical sites; on the Academy of Language; Ministry’s role in promoting festivals and official events; on censorship and the development of the film industry in Iran; impact of leftist propaganda on the Ministry’s activities; recollections of the Shah’s Coronation and Twenty Five Hundred Years of Monarchy Celebrations.

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Ovanesiyan, Arbi

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:07:02 +0000

Family background and educational history; early artistic activities; employment with National Iranian Radio and Television Organization (NIRT); on the Shiraz Art Festival; press reaction to the Festival; balance-sheet of the Festival; reasons for opposition to the Festival; planning and operation of the Festival; continuity and change in the theater arts in Iran; inherent differences between popular culture and the new artistic trends; on censorship; performing arts among Armenians of Esfahan.

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Farjam, Farideh

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Recollections of childhood and upbringing; the artistic climate of Iran; beginnings of career in literary and artistic activities; on children’s literature; working in the theater in Iran; on women’s role in the performing arts in Iran; experiences with censorship; on the connection between politics and the arts; experiences with the Iranian Revolution and its aftermath; arts and literature in Iran after the Revolution.

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Av, Fereydun

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Recollections of childhood and service in the military; problems confronted by a Zoroastrian growing up and working in Iran; first projects at the Iran-America Society; on the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization; development of theater in Iran; on the Shiraz Art Festival; artistic circles in Iran in the 1960s and the 1970s; forming an art gallery in Tehran; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the arts; on the Revolution of 1978-79; impact of the Revolution on the minorities; cinema in post-revolutionary Iran.

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