Street theater honors Spain’s stance as Iran marks Islamic Revolution Art Week
Nine street performances took to major squares across the Iranian capital on Saturday as part of Islamic Revolution Art Week, organizers said, dedicating the productions to the Spanish government and people for declaring recent military actions against Iran “illegal.”
The coordinated shows, staged by the Soureh Art Center under the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization, unfolded in nine locations across Tehran on the third day of the April 9–16 observance, drawing crowds amid ongoing public gatherings. Parallel performances were also held in Mashhad, Lahijan, and Varamin, IRNA reported.
Works including ‘We Are Iran’ in Tajrish Square and ‘Arash’ from the ‘Mosht o Meydan’ series in Punak Square dramatized themes of unity, resistance, and national identity. Other productions such as ‘Bell of Heaven’ and ‘The Path’ were staged along Enghelab Street, while ‘Rostam’ and ‘Flag’ brought epic and patriotic narratives to southern districts of the capital.
The dedication reflects appreciation for Spain’s “principled” position and its condemnation of silence in the face of what it described as an unjust war. The performances, mounted in open urban spaces, aim to bring revolutionary art directly to the public and reinforce cultural cohesion during a sensitive period.
The weeklong observance commemorates Morteza Avini, a pioneering Iranian documentarian and theorist of Islamic cinema born on September 13, 1947, who was martyred on April 9, 1993, in Fakkeh after a landmine explosion. His legacy continues to shape the intellectual foundations of revolutionary art in Iran.