September 27, 2005

Guerilla street theatre in Tehran

ANSWER A CALL TO ACTION:
In solidarity with the student movement in Iran, we are seeking international artists and activists to perform guerilla street theatre in Tehran.

We are interested in shifting boundaries and altering landscapes by engaging with Tehran's socio-political realities; by displaying the obvious in a satirical and non-confrontational manner.

For instance, one scene could be a group, 4 or 5, boys and girls standing at an intersection and laughing aloud to one another.

Another would have people wearing various costume's, yet still observing the Islamic dress code i.e girls in pumpkin head outfit or a gorilla suit; taking the dress code to its extreme is a great way to display the absurdity of the law.

I am sure that this is not against THE LAW... as far as having any precedence or legal code against costuming... what is interesting is that one's gender becomes unidentifiable.

TRAVEL FUNDS AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT tehran_theatre@ciut.fm

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