Previous Editions
*First international puppet festival (22-28 July / 1989) Venues: Vahdat Hall, Honar Hall, Mehrab Hall, City theater complex, Culture and art passage Number of performances: 19 Iranian groups: Tehran: 13 Groups, other cities: 2 groups (Mashhad, Semnan) International: USSR: 2 groups, India: 1 group Artistic Director: Ali Montazer (former director of Dramatic arts center) *Second international puppet festival (11-17 July / 1990) Venues: Vahdat Hall, city theater complex Number of performances:14 Iranian groups: Tehran: 3 groups / other cities: 3 (Isfahan, Sabzevar, Ardabil) International: Italy, Poland, Brazil, New Zealand, Azerbaijan, India (8 groups) Artistic Director: Ali Montazer (former director of Dramatic arts center) *Third international puppet festival (12-17 September / 1991) Venues: city theater complex, Sangelaj hall, Honar hall, Bahman cultural house Number of plays: 21 Iranian groups: Tehran: 10 groups / other cities: 5 International groups: Switzerland, Pakistan, Japan, India, Poland, Spain Artistic Director: Ali Montazer (former director of Dramatic arts center) *Forth international puppet festival (15 – 20 September) Venues: city theater complex, museum of contemporary arts Number of performances: 13 Iranian groups: Tehran: 6 groups International groups: Poland, Netherland, Malasiya, China, Azerbaijan Republic, India, Tajikistan Republic Artistic Director: Mohammad Hossein Soufi *Fifth international puppet festival (5-10 September 1994) Venues: City Theater Complex, Vahdat Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Kanoon, Bahman Cultural House, Niavaran Cultural House Open Air Venues: Public Parks: Shafagh, City, Jamshidie, Besat, Majidie, Saee, Fadak, Laleh, Cheshme Ali Number of performances: 32 Iranian groups: 26 International groups: Armenia, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Kazakhstan, China *Sixth International Puppet Festival (6-12 September 1996) Venues: Vahdat Hall, City Theater Complex, Bahman Cultural House, Andishe Cultural House, Ibn Sina Cultural House, Khavaran Cultural House Number of Performances: 33 Iranian Groups: Tehran: 15 / Other Cities: Hamedan, Isfahan, Nishapur, Mashhad, Urumia, Shiraz International Groups: France, Spain, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, England, Pakistan, Poland Artistic Director: Rahim Najafi Barzegar (Former Director of Dramatic Arts Center) *Seventh International Puppet Festival (15-22 September 1998) Venues: Vahdat Hall, City Theater Complex, Farabi Hall, Honar Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Andishe Hall, Saad Abad Museum, Kanoon, Vahdat Hall’s Workshop, Cultural Houses: Ibn Sina, Niavaran, Khavaran, Sarv, Eshragh, Shafagh, Noor, Fadak, Golha Number of Plays: 105 Iranian Groups: 72 (68 Indoor Performances, 14 Outdoor Performances) International Groups: Turkey, Belarus, Hungary, Spain, China, Vietnam, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland, USA, Bulgaria, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Armenia, India, Greece Artistic Director: Hossein Salimi (Former Director of Dramatic Arts Center) *Eighth International Puppet Festival (10-16 September 2000) Venues: Vahdat Hall, City Theater Complex, Honar Hall Number of Plays: 53 Iranian Groups: Tehran: 21/ Other Cities: 7 International Groups: Russia, Greece, India, Austria, Belgium, Croatia Artistic Director: Majid Sharif Khodayi (Former Director of Dramatic Arts Center) *Ninth International Puppet Festival (15-21 September 2002) Venues: City Theater Complex, Vahdat Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Honar Hall, House Of Artists Number Of Performances: 53 Iranian Groups: Tehran: 21 / Other Cities: 7 International Groups: Germany, Armenia, Austria, Russia, India, Bulgaria Artistic Director: Majid Sharif Khodayi *Tenth International Puppet Theater (14-20 September 2004) Venues: City Theater Complex, Vahdat Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Honar Hall Number Of Performances: 66 Iranian Groups: Tehran: 39 / Other Cities: 10 International Groups: Azerbaijan, Germany, Armenia, Slovenia, England, Italy, Portugal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Russia, Serbia, France, Canada, India Artistic Director: Khosro Neshan *11th International Puppet Festival (3-9 September 2006) Venues: City Theater Complex, Parking Of Vahdat Hall, Cultural Houses: Andishe, Amirkabir, Banoo, Aghvam, Razi, Fadak, Bahman, Javan Number Of Performances: 31 Iranian Groups: Tehran: 22 / Other Cities: 5 International Groups: England, Portugal, India, Spain, Poland, Netherland, Australia, Kenya This Edition Of The Festival Had No Director But Managing By An Executive Council, The Artistic Director Of This Council Was Javad Zolfaghari *12th International Puppet Festival (10-16 August 2008) Venues: City Theater Complex, Ferdowsi Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Honar Hall, Khane Namayesh Number Of Performances: 60 International Groups: Italy, Austria, Belarus, Netherland Artistic Director: Rahmatollah Mehrabi *13th International Puppet Festival (22-27 July 2010) Venues: City Theater Complex, Kanoon, Hoze Honari, Ferdowsi Hall, Sangelaj Hall, Honar Hall, Khane Namayesh, Niavaran Cultural House Number Of Performances: 54 Indoor Performances / 20 Outdoor Performances Iranian Groups: Tehran: 16 / Other Cities: 5 / Guests Section: 7 / Traditional Shows: 11 / Children: 4 / Club: 1 / Quran Stories: 6 / University Section: 6 International Groups: England, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland Artistic Director: Ardeshir Salehpoor *14th International Puppet Festival (30 June – 5 July 2012) Venues: City Theater Complex, Sangelaj Hall, Kanoon, Honar Hall, Ferdowsi Hall, Khane Namayesh 1 & 2, Niavaran Cultural House, Open Air Venues: House Of Artists, Golestan Palace, City Theatre Complex Iranian Groups: 36 International Groups: Afghanistan, Germany, Georgia, India, South Korea, Belarus, Turkey Artistic Director: Ardeshir Salehpoor *15th International Puppet Festival (13-20 September 2014) Venues: City Theater Complex, Sangelaj Hall, Honar Hall, Ferdowsi Hall, Hafez Hall, Baharan Cultural Center, Entezami Museum Number Of Performances: 51 Iranian Groups: Indoor Performances: Tehran: 28 / Other Cities: 5 Outdoor Performances: Tehran: 7 / Other Cities: 6 International Groups: Afghanistan, Netherlands, Germany, Armenia, Spain, China, Serbia, USA Artistic Director: Marzieh Baroumand