Hamid Pourazari & Papatiha Theatre Group

Sâl Sâniye / Seconds Like Years

Hamid Pourazari, known for the unconventional projects he stages in bars, garages and apartments, is another pivotal figure of the Iranian theatre scene of the likes of Amir Reza Koohestani. He often elaborates his pieces through workshops with young professional and amateur actors and successfully combines his enthusiasm for the transforming power of theatre with high artistic ambitions. He premières «Sâl Sâniye», a work recently created in Teheran with a team of ten young female performers. With courage, wit, intelligence and power this «girl group» tackles a central topic of Iran’s society: the role of woman. (esc)

Nominated for the Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize 2014