Parviz Sayyad and the Persian Theatre Far from Home
The article tells the life of Parviz Saiyad. Born in 1937 he spent his childhood on the road with his father who was engaged in ta'ziyah (the Shi'i passion plays that take place in the memory of the assassination of Imam Hasayn) and naqqali (storytelling). He himself later engaged in theat...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Steiner
1995
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Gesellschaftlicher Umbruch und Historie im zeitgenössischen Drama der islamischen Welt
Year: 1995, Pages: 65-85 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theater
B Socio-cultural change B Iran B Film B Tradition B Shi'ah B Political change B The Modern |
| Summary: | The article tells the life of Parviz Saiyad. Born in 1937 he spent his childhood on the road with his father who was engaged in ta'ziyah (the Shi'i passion plays that take place in the memory of the assassination of Imam Hasayn) and naqqali (storytelling). He himself later engaged in theatre and film and became an outstanding figure in the history of the Iranian film. In his works he successfully managed to link the traditional with the modern. With the Iranian revolution of 1979 he emigrated to the United States. But his films and plays remained concerned with Iranian themes. The article shortly examines "A Man Turned Ass" (1983), "Samad Goes to War" (1984) and "Samad Returns from War" (1988/89) and concludes that Saiyad "has become a human bridge between Iran proper and the Iranian diaspora". (DÜI-Mjr) |
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| ISBN: | 3515067051 |
| Contains: | In: Gesellschaftlicher Umbruch und Historie im zeitgenössischen Drama der islamischen Welt
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