THE COLOR
OF
DESIRE
"The Color of Desire" is a paper puppet show based on “Haj Barikalla”, a story written by the Iranian author, Mihan Bahrami (1947-2017). Here, we want to take you back 150 years to an old house in Tehran, where puppets emerge from an old chest and a woman narrates a story of her adolescent days among other women in that house.
The story revolves around a Ta'zieh (a traditional Iranian religious drama) singer, resulting in a significant presence of Iranian traditional music in the show.
summary
The story revolves around a girl who resides in the house of one of the Qajar princes, who has three wives, each with her own desires. She observes them speaking ardently about a man, "Haj Barikalla", who is a great and celebrated Ta'zieh singer.
Khan (the husband) has forbidden the women from attending Ta'zieh, but the tragedy occurs when Khan finally allows them to go.
Khan (the husband) has forbidden the women from attending Ta'zieh, but the tragedy occurs when Khan finally allows them to go.
performed at
- 18th Puppet Theatre Festival: Tehran-Mobarak, 2021
credits
puppeteers: Marziye Sarmashghi, Sadeq Sadeqi pour
dramaturge, director: Fahimeh Abedini
author: Mihan Bahrami
puppet designer: Raf’at Hashemi-Sisakht
scenery designers: Raf’at Hashemi-Sisakht, Sadeq Sadeqi pour, Babak Javanmard
sound designer: Sadeq Sadeqi pour
graphic designer: Ziya Nouri
voices:
Amir-Hossein Ensafi, Abed Atashani, Mohamad-Reza Maleki, Milad Ramezani, Maryam Ashuri, Marzieh Sramashghi, Hengameh Sazesh, Melahat Akhlaghi, Sadeq Sadeqi pour, Fahime Abedini
dramaturge, director: Fahimeh Abedini
author: Mihan Bahrami
puppet designer: Raf’at Hashemi-Sisakht
scenery designers: Raf’at Hashemi-Sisakht, Sadeq Sadeqi pour, Babak Javanmard
sound designer: Sadeq Sadeqi pour
graphic designer: Ziya Nouri
voices:
Amir-Hossein Ensafi, Abed Atashani, Mohamad-Reza Maleki, Milad Ramezani, Maryam Ashuri, Marzieh Sramashghi, Hengameh Sazesh, Melahat Akhlaghi, Sadeq Sadeqi pour, Fahime Abedini
press
tehranmobarak.theater.ir
-- "A note about "The color of desire"" | by Mohammad A'lami
Theater.ir
-- "Interview with Fahime Abedini"
-- "A note about "The color of desire"" | by Mohammad A'lami
Theater.ir
-- "Interview with Fahime Abedini"
more info
duration: 30 minuts
audience suitability: adults
venue: black-box
stage size: min 5m [wide] x 4m [depth] x 4m [height]
touring members: 4
audience suitability: adults
venue: black-box
stage size: min 5m [wide] x 4m [depth] x 4m [height]
touring members: 4
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