Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival Explained

Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival (est.1989) or Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival occurs in Tehran, Iran, about every two years. It features puppetry acts from around the world. Event organizers include Rahmatollah Mehrabi^[1] and Ardeshir Salehpour.^[2]

Among the participants:

• Dolls Theatre, Kolkata, India^{[3] [4]}
• Yase-e-Tamam, Tehran^[5]
• State Puppet Theatre Varna, Bulgaria^[6]
• Puppetmongers, Canada^[7]
• Marionettentheater Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria^[8]
• Magisch Theatertje, Netherlands^[9]
• Belarusian Theatre Lialka, Belarus^[10]
• Strangeface Theatre Co., Kent, England^[11]
• Strings Attached Puppet Theatre, Germany^[12]
• Cengiz Özek Shadow Theater, Turkey
• State Hand Shadow Theater, Georgia
• Poppentheater De Trekwagen, Netherlands

External links

• Library of Congress. Poster for 10th festival. Tehran : Iranian Center for Dramatic Arts, 2004.
• YouTube. Video of puppet and audience outside Tehran City Theater, Tehran, 2010.

Further reading

• Book: First International Puppet Theatre Festival . Abbas Marouffi . 1989 . Centre of Dramatic Arts . Tehran .
• Web site: Mobarak Intl. Puppet Theater Festival wraps up . Mehr News Agency . Mehr News Agency . July 28, 2010 . MehrNews.com . June 28, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mobarak Intl. Puppet Theater Festival kicks off in Tehran . Jamejam Inc. . Jaam-e Jam (newspaper) . August 11, 2008 . Jamejam Online . June 28, 2012.
2. Web site: Call for participation from Dramatic Arts Center of Iran . 2012 . Tehran . June 28, 2012.
3. Web site: City puppet theatre on an Iraninan tour . Sriya Ray Chaudhuri . Aug 12, 2002 . Times of India . June 28, 2012.
4. Book: Indian Puppets . Sampa Ghosh . Utpal Kumar Banerjee . 2006 . Abhinav Publications . New Delhi.
5. Web site: Ishara Calendar 2012 . Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust . June 28, 2012.
6. Web site: State Puppet Theatre Varna . June 28, 2012.
7. Web site: Puppetmongers.com . June 28, 2012.
8. Web site: Marionettentheater Schloss Schönbrunn . June 28, 2012.
9. Web site: Magisch Theatertje . June 28, 2012.
10. Web site: Belarusian Theatre Lialka . June 28, 2012.
11. Web site: Strangeface Theatre Company recount touring to Iran in 2010 . February 22, 2012 . Caravan . UK . June 28, 2012.
12. News: Puppeteers from 8 countries invited to Tehran festival . Tehran Times . 24 June 2012 . June 28, 2012.