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IRANIAN ADAPTATION OF MACBETH TO BE STAGED AT ARMENIA
http://www.ibna.ir/vdchqqnzx23nzwd.01t2.html
3 Oct 2011 12:17
Directed by Ebrahim Poshtkouhi, "Hey Macbeth, Only the First Dog
Knows Why It Is Barking" will be performed for the public in Yerevan
following its stage in Armenia's High Fest International Theatre
Festival. The play is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
IBNA: Bandar Abbas's Titowak Theater Group left for Armenia this
morning and following its first performance on Thursday, October 6,
in Armenia's High Fest, the play will be staged for the public on
October 8.
The musical comedy blends the Zar ritual of Iran's southern Bushehr
Province with William Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth.
Zar is a legacy from slavery as it was performed by African slaves
who were brought to southern Iran. They performed it on weekends in
order to gain energy to enable them to bear the burden of bondage for
the rest of the week. Over time, ordinary people also joined in their
musical rite comprising ecstatic dance with dammam (tom-tom) playing.
Today, Zar is mostly performed by workers in a group named ahl-e hava,
which is conducted by a leader called a babazari.
In "Hey Macbeth, Only the First Dog Knows Why It Is Barking", Macbeth
commits a crime to join an ahl-e hava to become a babazari.
Yerevan is currently hosting HIGH FEST -2011 9th international theater
festival which will run through 8. It is supported by the Armenian
President and the Ministry of Culture.
Over 30 theatrical groups from 18 states will participate in the
festival, among them are UK, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania,
Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Iran, India and other states.
http://www.ibna.ir/vdchqqnzx23nzwd.01t2.html
3 Oct 2011 12:17
Directed by Ebrahim Poshtkouhi, "Hey Macbeth, Only the First Dog
Knows Why It Is Barking" will be performed for the public in Yerevan
following its stage in Armenia's High Fest International Theatre
Festival. The play is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
IBNA: Bandar Abbas's Titowak Theater Group left for Armenia this
morning and following its first performance on Thursday, October 6,
in Armenia's High Fest, the play will be staged for the public on
October 8.
The musical comedy blends the Zar ritual of Iran's southern Bushehr
Province with William Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth.
Zar is a legacy from slavery as it was performed by African slaves
who were brought to southern Iran. They performed it on weekends in
order to gain energy to enable them to bear the burden of bondage for
the rest of the week. Over time, ordinary people also joined in their
musical rite comprising ecstatic dance with dammam (tom-tom) playing.
Today, Zar is mostly performed by workers in a group named ahl-e hava,
which is conducted by a leader called a babazari.
In "Hey Macbeth, Only the First Dog Knows Why It Is Barking", Macbeth
commits a crime to join an ahl-e hava to become a babazari.
Yerevan is currently hosting HIGH FEST -2011 9th international theater
festival which will run through 8. It is supported by the Armenian
President and the Ministry of Culture.
Over 30 theatrical groups from 18 states will participate in the
festival, among them are UK, Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania,
Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Iran, India and other states.