Dramatic Arts Center of Iran (DAC) is pleased to inform you that the 20th International Puppet Theater Festival, Tehran –Mobarak will take place from December 16th to 23rd ,2024 in Tehran, Iran.
We highly appreciate if you could send the new production of your company.
The application should reach by the deadline of the September 10th ,2024.
The selection Committee will announce the invited international guest Performances
Note: In this edition of the festival, a 1000 US D as Grand Prize will be awarded
by the festival director to honor the production of creative work for the puppet
performance participated in the International Section.
The festival will be held uncompetitive in international Section.
The axes of the festival will be:
A) New productions of theatre companies in both sections:
• Stage Performances (By emphasis on marionette, puppet shadow theatre)
• Outdoor Performances (All genre of street theatre)
Note: The Festival will provide full accommodation, 3 meals per day, airport
pick up services and local transportation for accepted groups. Other issues
will be discussed and agreed by mutual negotiations.
B) Educational Section:
• Holding Educational workshops by theatre experts:
- the proposal of workshop and the holder’s CV should be sent for festival and
after assessment, the teacher will send the plan of his/her workshop in detail
for arrangement in festival.
Note: The Festival will provide travel Expenses, full accommodation, 3 meals
per day, airport pick up services and local transportation for accepted workshop
proposals and high-quality educational projects.
• Participating in Festival as: company director, theatre curator, theatre marketing
Foreign International Theatre Festivals and Foreign Theatre Companies under
by festival.
Note: The Festival will provide full accommodation, 3 meals per day, airport
pick up services and local transportation for accepted individual guests.
Other issues will be discussed and agreed by mutual negotiations.
• You are kindly requested to include the following in your submission:
1. Accessible link for watching the suggested play. It should be in full version
and downloadable.
2. A synopsis of the play in English;
4. The number of troupe (included performers, technicians, and etc.);
(The Maximum number of group members for covering accommodation is 6
people. More people can be negotiated).
5. 4 high quality photos of the performance, director, related and accessible link
6. The Director and Playwright’s CVs and photos;
• The information should be mailed through the following address to International
Affairs Department of Dramatic Arts Center of Iran:
dramatic.artcenter.iran@gmail.com
dac.internationalaffairs@theater.ir