Iranian theater troupe to stage in St. Petersburg
An Iranian theater group is set to perform at one of Russia’s most esteemed cultural gatherings.
Led by Esmaeil Shafiee, a director and faculty member at the University of Arts in Tehran, the international troupe Chaika will perform their multilingual production ‘Hiss’ at the 31st KukArt International Festival of Puppet and Synthesis Theater in St. Petersburg, INA reported.
The production brings together talent from Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia. Mina Emami and Nasim Fakhri-Moghadam from Iran join forces with Shoghi Huseynov of Azerbaijan and six local actors from St. Petersburg.
‘Hiss’ has already turned heads on the global circuit. The play has bagged two top prizes at earlier festivals—Best Duet Acting for Mina Emami and Farzaneh Meydani, and Best Directing for Shafiee.
This is not the troupe’s first time in the spotlight at KukArt. Last year, their experimental piece ‘Mozart, Salieri, Macbeth and Others’ earned them the festival’s Best Experimental Performance Award.
Behind the scenes, Shafiee is supported by Mohammadreza Rahgozar as assistant director, Afsaneh Gholizadeh in makeup design, and Golnaz Golshan on costume design.
KukArt runs from June 22 to 30 in St. Petersburg.