M.R. Ghanoonparvar
Zara Houshmand
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Mofid drew on Persian tales. His Shahr-e qessa (City of tales; Tehran,
1969), perhaps the most popular of
all Persian plays, was written in traditional rhythmic style that resulted
in a kind of musical drama. Although it seems at first glance to have
been
written for children, its main audience, it is in fact a parable about
contemporary sociopolitical issues.
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| Bijan Mofid's Shahr-e Qesseh , directed by the author, opened
at the Shiraz International Festival of Arts in 1967. The production toured
Iran for three years and was later made into an award-winning film. It was
the first major production of Bijan Mofid's Theatre Workshop, where many
of Iran's finest actors
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