Puppet Power Performance - Story of Siavash in Shahnameh
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An object/puppet production acknowledging loss, grief, and celebrating resilience and connection as we take the next steps in our lives.
About this event
Siavash in Iranian myth is a symbol of innocence who gets punished for nothing he’s done!
The presenting puppeteers believe that the puppet comes from legends and epic rituals. In this performance they tell a story of rebirth through one of the oldest epic stories from Iran, calls SHAHNAMEH the story of Siavash who passed once from the fire and came out alive!
As humans we all experience trials that challenge the core of who we are which help us see our true nature and connection to all. When we are reborn we are able to change our lives and those around us.
This object theatre/puppet production is a project stemming from individual experiences observed, learnt and faced with losing our dear ones and carrying a friend’s sadness. An acknowledgement of loss, grief, and celebrating resilience and connection as we take the next steps in our lives…..
Accessibility: The live component of this session will be presented with auto-generated English captions.
45 minute pre-recorded presentation followed by a Live Artist Talkback and Audience Q&A
Content Warning: For Mature Audiences: Show has some content viewers may find disturbing. (Gunshot, themes of war)
A Bit About the Artists:
Shiva Massoudi born in Iran, is a Director, Lecturer, and Writer with a BA in Puppet Theatre, Master’s degree in Animation and PHD in Theatre. She is a member of Faculty of Fine Arts, Performing Art Group. She has written several essays on puppetry and theatre as well as presenting about Irianian Puppetry and already presented 7 lectures in EU about iranian puppetry.
Nazanin Mehraein: Theater performer/director, and multimedia artist born in Tehran, Iran where she finished her degree in Performance arts major in Puppetry. She is currently based in Vienna Austria and is working on her Master’s Degree in Transdisciplinary Arts at the University of Applied Arts. Her main interest is storytelling with autobiographical stories.
Nafiseh Saadat (Saba) is a Director, Illustrator, Puppet Maker and Lecturer holding both a BA and Masters’ degree in Puppetry. She is a lecturer within the faculty of performing art at both Tehran and Shiraz University in Iran. She authored the book "Robotic Theater, an Introduction to Actor's Death " and several essays.
