Saman Arastoo Explained
| Saman Arastoo |
| Birth Name: | Farazaneh Arastoo
Persian: فرزانه ارسطو |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Shahrud, Iran |
| Occupation: | Actor, director |
Saman Arastoo[1] (Persian: سامان ارسطو; born Farzaneh Arastoo (Persian: فرزانه ارسطو) on 5 June 1967 in Shahrud, Iran) is an Iranian actor[2] and director. He starred in the 2003 drama Abadan prior to gender transition, and directs plays regarding the acceptance of transgender people in Iranian society.[3]
Career
Following wide publicity around his gender transition, Arastoo has been a public figure for the Iranian transgender community, including holding drama therapy workshops such as "Self Cognition".[4] [5] His play Khodkar-é-Bikar (Useless Pen) features transgender characters played by transgender actors.[6]
Arastoo founded the Avaye Divanegan Theatre Group in 1983.[7] [8] The name translates to "Music of the Crazed."[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|
| 2003 | Abadan | Actor |
| 2004 | Friday's Soldiers | Actor |
| 2008 | Tigh-zan | Actor | |
Personal life
Arastoo describes his first marriage in 1991 as a "forced marriage" for which the divorce lasted one and a half years. He underwent sex reassignment surgeries at age 42 in 2008. He married again in 2015.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Saman Arastoo - Google News. Google News. en-US. 2018-09-01.
- News: سامان ارسطو: آوای دیوانگان جایش در تئاتر ملی و دولتی کجاست؟! - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim. خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim. 2018-06-30. fa.
- News: Agonizing Odyssey of Iranian Transsexual: From Despair to Survival. 2017-06-14. IFP News. 2018-03-09. en-US.
- Web site: AvayeDivanegan – TRANSSEXUAL WORKSHOP. www.avayedivanegan.com. en. 2018-03-14.
- Web site: Nazra: Facing Mirrors. www.brownpapertickets.com. 2018-09-01.
- News: Iran's transgender community: Legally recognised yet socially ostracised. 2018-01-12. euronews. 2018-03-08. en.
- Web site: Nazra: Facing Mirrors. Eyes Wide Open Cinema. en-US. 2018-09-01.
- Web site: نادیا باوند on Instagram: "Dear recipient, We are Avaye Divanegan Theater Group from Tehran/Iran and are pleased to invite you to watch "Be who you're not"…". Instagram. en. 2018-09-01.
- Web site: Kavianifar . Farinaz . 2019-04-14 . Working Off-Script: Transgender Awareness in Iranian Black Box Theatres: An Interview with Sāmān Arasṭoo . 2023-04-12 . The Theatre Times . en-US.
- News: فیلم روایت زندگی بازیگری که تغییر جنسیت داد از زبان خودش. 5 February 1396. Persian. Movie The narrative of the actress who gave sex change from his own language.
