| Behrouz Gharibpour | |
| Birth Date: | 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Sanandaj, Iran |
| Occupation: | Theatre director |
Behrouz Gharibpour (Persian: بهروز غریبپور) (born 1950 in Sanandaj) is an Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet theatre.[1]
He studied theatre at Tehran University and at Dramatic Arts Academy in Rome (Silvio D'Amico). He founded Tehran and Esfahan puppet theatre centres and changed Tehran's slaughterhouse into the greatest Iran's Cultural Centre. He has experienced in writing and directorship in fields such as theatre, puppet theatre, cinema, documentary movies, and T.V.[2]
Gharibpour is known for his solid research works on the Iranian puppetry as was commonly practiced during Qajar era. He was the president of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (International Puppetry Association).[3] [4]
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Getting Chevalier title from Republic of Italy 2015