Iranians go to Kirkuk/ Six directors from Iran at the Iraqi Street Theater Festival

The 10th edition of the Kirkuk street show festival of Iraq will be held from 20 Aban 1405 for 5 days. In addition to the presence of six shows from Iran, two representatives from Iran are also among the executive agents of this event.

According to Ambassador Arjan, quoted by Ambassador Arjan, the 10th Kirkuk International Street Theater Festival will be held from November 11 to 14, 2026, equivalent to November 20 to 23, 1405, with the presence of theater groups, artists, university professors and cultural figures from different countries of the world. Afshin Naseri, a member of the secretariat of the Kirkuk-Iraq international street theater festival and a member of the international committee of this event, announced this news and said: "This year's slogan of the festival is "Theatre; It is the common language of nations and money for peace and coexistence.

Stating that the secretary of this festival is Nejad Najm, he announced the presence of 24 plays from France, Holland, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan region, Argentina, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Tunisia and Palestine in this period of the festival.

Naseri explained about the presence of Iranian groups in this artistic event: "Six plays from Iran are present and this year most of the works belong to Iran. As usual, the call for the festival is published annually, and the main program will be a carnival in Kirkuk during the movement of the street show and opening music.

He added: "This year, one of the most significant parts is the awarding of the golden statue of the festival to the ambassadors of peace and reconciliation, which will be given out of respect to the artists who have been working in this field for many years, and the veterans who are known at the international level and pay attention to humanitarian issues will receive it."

Naseri also explained about the research section of this festival: "Unlike other festivals that have such a section, the research section does not send abstracts of articles, but the selected works will be published in the form of a book and will be awarded to the participating groups at the same time as the festival."

Stating that this festival is held in a completely competitive manner, he added: "Every year, 5 awards are given in the categories of directing, writing, male and female acting, and the best group."

According to Naseri, in this period of the festival, two groups from Bukan and Saqqez will be present in this artistic event along with groups from the north of Iran, Sanandaj and Miandawab. In addition, there are two representatives from Iran in the executive and international committee, and this is one of the features of this festival. Besides me, there is another Iranian, Abdulrahman Azizi, who is in charge of public relations management of the international part of the festival.

He also explained that unlike our festivals, where the number of judges is an odd number, the number of judges in this festival is an even number, and judges from Africa, Europe and Arab countries took charge of judging in the previous periods of this festival.

Stating that I represent Iran in the festival every year, Naseri added: "I have always tried to have an Iranian judge in the jury."

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