Hamid Reza Ardalan Explained

Hamid Reza Ardalan
Native Name:	Persian: حمیدرضا اردلان
Native Name Lang:	fa
Birth Date:	23 September 1959
Birth Place:	Sanandaj, Iran
Education:	Ph.D
Occupation:	Composer, musician, researcher, theorist, professor
Known For:	Research and compilation of theatrical and musical heritage
Notable Works:	Tonal Practice
Awards:	Jalal Sattari Award^[1]

Hamid Reza Ardalan (Persian: حمیدرضا اردلان; born 23 September 1959) is an Iranian theorist, author, composer,^[2] theater and performing arts researcher, and professor.^[3]

Biography

Ardalan began his artistic career with music and theater learning in 1966. In 1985 he began his professional career in the field of puppet theater and music. He attained a PhD in philosophy and etymology, music and theater. He was the head of the UNIMA branch of Iran, holder of UNIMA's global management chair and chair of the union's Heritage Preservation Committee. Since 2016, he is President of UNIMA International's Heritage Commission,^[4] and has performed in puppet theater and theaters worldwide. He has published articles and books, and as artistic director has launched national and international events, festivals and seminars, especially in the field of puppet theater. He is the founder of the Alphabets and Puppet Theater group and the Tehran Experimental Orchestra.^[5]

Books

• Picture-Storyteller Masters of Iran^{[6] [7]}
• Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Ritual and Traditional Performances^[8]

External links

• • Hamid Reza Ardalan at Spotify

Notes and References

1. News: جایزه جلال ستاری به پژوهشگران ایرانی و خارجی اهدا شد . 15 November 2019 . Islamic Azad University News Agency . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330212522/http://www.ana.ir/news/270373/. 2018-03-30.
2. Web site: گفت‌وگو با حمیدرضا اردلان، گوش تهران، گوش "آیینی" نیست . 2019-11-15 . 2019-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115231506/https://www.cgie.org.ir/fa/news/142092 . dead .
3. Web site: Hamid Reza Ardalan: / Iran, an Active Member of UMINA . Iran Theater . Theater.ir/ . 28 August 2020 . en.
4. Web site: Hamidreza Ardalan . Unima - Union Internationale de la Marionnette . unima.org . 28 August 2020.
5. News: UNESCO Joined Second Meeting of UNIMA's Heritage Commission - United Nations in IRAN . 15 November 2019 . un.org.ir . United Nations in Iran . 3 September 2017 . en-gb.
6. Book: Ardalan. Hamidreza. Picture-storyteller Masters of Iran. 2007. Farhangistān-i Hunar. 9789642986002. English, Persian.
7. Book: Murshidān-i pardih-i khān-i Īrān (30 daftar) . Princeton University Library . 15 November 2019 . 2007. 9789642986002 .
8. Book: مجموعه مقالات چهارمین سمینار بین‌المللی نمایش‌های آیینی و سنتی . 15 November 2019.