Sahand Sahebdivani Explained

Sahand Sahebdivani
Birth Date:18 May 1980
Birth Place:Tehran
Occupation:Storyteller
musician
actor
Years Active:1999–present
Domesticpartner:Rasha Hilwi
Organization:Cultural center the Mezrab
Awards:Storyteller of the Year (2014)
Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award (2017)
Amsterdam Prize for the Arts (2020)
Website:https://sahebdivani.com

Sahand Sahebdivani (born 18 May 1980 in Tehran) is an Iranian–Dutch storyteller, musician and founder of cultural center the Mezrab.[1] [2]

Biography

After the Iranian Revolution, at the age of three Sahebdivani fled with his parents from Iran to the Netherlands in 1983.[3] [4] They were originally headed for Canada, but missed their transfer in Amsterdam, which is why the family ended up in the Netherlands.[5] In his twenties he by chance got the opportunity to become storyteller at the Tropenmuseum, when another Iranian storyteller noticed his hat in the tram. He became motivated to continue his parents' Iranian tradition of storytelling and music making, which is why he founded the Mezrab in 2004.[6] This started as a monthly gathering in a small teahouse, but within ten years grew into an established cultural center with a multidisciplinary programme of five days per week.[7] [8] [9]

As his cultural center grew, so did his career as an artist. Together with various storytellers, actors and musicians he performs at theatres and festivals across the Netherlands and internationally.[10] In 2014 he was chosen as the Netherlands' Best Storyteller of the Year.[11] In 2017 together with storyteller Raphael Rodan he won the Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award for their play My Father Held a Gun.[12] In 2020 Sahebdivani's cultural center won the Amsterdamprijs voor de Kunst (Amsterdam Prize for the Arts) for Best Achievements.[13]

Theatre

Sahebdivani played in among others the following plays and shows:

See also

External links

References

  1. Web site: Sahand Sahebdivani: “Mezrab is about storytelling in combination with a very basic and humanistic form of sharing a space”. . Movement Exposed . 9 July 2020. en.
  2. Web site: Amsterdam’s Sahand Sahebdivani and His Storytelling Phenomenon . Global Voices . 6 November 2022 . 23 November 2015 . Laura . Vidal.
  3. Web site: Profile Sahand Sahebdivani . 2022-11-04 . Amsterdam High School for the Arts. en.
  4. Web site: Spreksel . Djuna . Dutch Iranians are worried about Iran: ‘We feel powerless’ . 3 November 2022 . Trouw . 12 January 2020. nl-NL.
  5. Web site: 15 May 2016 . The story of the Mezrab . 3 November 2022 . 2Doc.nl . nl.
  6. Web site: If on a spring’s night an Iranian plectrum and a bowl of delicious soup.. As Soup as Possible . 13 May 2015.
  7. Web site: MEZRAB The House of Stories . Mezrab – The House of Stories . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Burman . Nicholas . Telling Stories at Mezrab . Amsterdam Alternative . 6 November 2022 . 20 December 2017.
  9. Web site: Martins . Ana . Mezrab – storytelling nights . Spotted by Locals . 6 November 2022 . 28 October 2022.
  10. Web site: A Dutchman Making His Persian Debut at Israeli Storytelling Festival . en . Haaretz.
  11. Web site: 5 June 2014 . Sahand Sahebdivani storyteller of the year 2014 Het Verteltheater . 3 November 2022 . Verteltheater. nl.
  12. Web site: My Father Held A Gun winner of Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award . Theaterkrant . nl.
  13. Web site: Winners released of Amsterdam Prize 2020! . 6 November 2022 . Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.
  14. Web site: Conor . Ailie . 16 March 2015 . The kingdom of fire and clay – seen 7 march 2015 – a review of ailie conor . en.
  15. Web site: Kingdom of Fire and Clay (Iran vs Israel) – Sahand Sahebdivani & Raphael Rodan . Melkweg . en.
  16. Web site: My Father Held a Gun – Theatre National . 3 November 2022 . theatrenational.be. en.
  17. Web site: My Father Held a Gun . 3 November 2022 . The English Theatre. en.
  18. Web site: schreef . Lonnie Ostrop . In het hol van de leeuw (14+) by Dox, Black Sheep Can Fly . 3 November 2022 . Theaterkrant . nl.
  19. Web site: De ontheemden door Mezrab . 3 November 2022 . Theaterkrant . nl.
  20. Web site: Sons of Abraham – Theatre National. 3 November 2022 . Theatre National. en.
  21. Web site: The Stories of Kinge Monkey, Sahand Sahebdivani Theatre Deyssel Frascati . 3 November 2022 . Frascati Theater . nl.
  22. Web site: Sprits . Podium . Podium Sprits . 3 November 2022 . Podium Sprits . en-AU.
  23. Web site: Het verre woord by Sahand Sahebdivani . 3 November 2022 . Theaterkrant . nl.
  24. Web site: Nachtreis (6+) Sahand Sahebdivani Theater Zuidplein . 3 November 2022 . Theater Zuidplein . nl.

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