Saqiz is one of the most historical cities in Kurdistan and the world, located in East Kurdistan. This ancient city was once the center of history and culture. Today, the title of "the jewel of Kurdistan's history" has become the symbol of the city. Saqiz has four main areas named Navand, Zeviya, Imam and Sarshiv, which themselves include several smaller areas and villages. According to the latest census conducted in …

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In the public and free voting held for the 20th Saqqez Kurdish Theater Festival, an electronic voting system was used and each person could vote for only one play. Today, December 13, which was the closing day of the festival, the votes were cast in the presence of the public and spectators. According to this voting, the play "Tasanen" from Kermanshah came in first place with 349 votes.

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In this interview, Maida Daralaki, director of the theater "Spiro", highlights her mistakes and experiences in Kurdish theatrical performances. He also suggests that the existence of such festivals is important to showcase and support qualified artists and develop theatre. Daralaki also said that this is a great way to connect artists, strengthen assessments, and create a creative and active culture on stage About the show at Lezani Maida: “In my …

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The 20th Kurdish Theater Festival in Saqiz officially began on Wednesday, July 19, with the arrival of the groups at the venue. The first performance of this stage was “A Theater for a Festival” from Divandar, followed by “Spiro” from Urmia. This morning, Thursday, July 20, a critical conference and interpretation of these two theaters was held with a special workshop to prepare artists and theater enthusiasts to see the …

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A photography exhibition consisting of 35 works by 13 photographers was exhibited at the 20th Saqiz International Kurdish Theater Festival. According to the report of the Public Relations Committee of the 20th Saqiz Kurdish Theater Festival, a photography exhibition was held at the same time as the festival. The exhibition featured photographs from the first edition to the 19th edition of the festival for those interested in culture and art. …

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Hamid Reza Khoshbakht, Executive Secretary of the 20th Saqiz International Kurdish Theater Festival:  39 exhibition works from different parts of Iran and abroad were sent to the secretariat of this festival. Foreign actors from Duhok and Halabja, two actors from Syria and one actor from Mardin, Turkey were present at the 20th festival.  Similar performances were performed from Sanandaj, Bijar, Kermanshah, Urmia, joint works of Saqiz and Mahabad and works …

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Dr. Qutbuddin Sadeghi: Saqiz Kurdish Theater is a platform for rich Kurdish culture The director of the 20th Saqiz International Kurdish Theater Festival said: Kurdish-speaking artists must show the world thousands of years of Kurdish culture and legends through the language of theater so that these values ​​do not remain only in historical memory. "Competition and conflict do not bring us closer together because competition causes rejection and creates unpleasant …

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According to the announcement of the permanent secretariat of the festival, 39 plays, including 25 domestic plays and 14 foreign plays, have been sent to the secretariat of the 20th Saqqez International Kurdish Theater Festival. Domestic plays from the cities of Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Saqqez, Marivan, Urmia, Ilam, Mahabad, Bukan, Javanroud, Bijar, Baneh and Divandareh, as well as foreign plays from Syria, Turkey and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, have been …

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