City Theater of Tehran
City Theater, Tehran
The City Theater (Persian: تئاتر شهر – Teātr e Šahr) is a performing arts complex in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
It contains several performance spaces including the halls of Charsou, Qashqai, Saye, and the main hall.[1]
The complex was designed by architect Ali Sardar Afkhami in the 1960s,[2] and opened in 1972.
After the 1979 Revolution, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has overseen its operation.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tehran City Theater website". Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ↑ Don Rubin, ed. (1998), The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, London: Routledge, ISBN 0415059283, OCLC 32008932, 0415059283
- ↑ Don Rubin et al., eds. (2001), World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific, Routledge, ISBN 9780415260879, 0415260876
External links
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- Official website
- YouTube. Video of Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival event, 2010.
Coordinates: 35°42′0.28″N 51°24′20.23″E / 35.7000778°N 51.4056194°E
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