Work
Central themes of her theater work are "woman", "the suffering of individuals among the crowd" and "being a stranger either in the own or in the foreign society". She also puts emphasis on the sociopolitical context of the theater in its contemporary issues. In addition to her theatrical work she writes articles about the political and social situation, particularly the situation of women in Iran. She advocates for women's rights and for the rights of gays and lesbians in Iran and is involved in the Iranian art and cultural scene in exile for the rights of religious minorities in Iran, in particular the Bahais. In 2005, she was awarded the Persian "World Academy of Art, Literature and Media" in Budapest as the best theatre director in exile in category "the Performing Arts". In the same year her play Daughters of the Sun (Come,dance with me) was performed in Zurich by Maralam Theater under direction of Peter Braschler. The revival of her play No Man's Land was performed in German in March 2009 in (Karlsruhe) within the framework of the "Cultural Perspectives of Women festival 09". Her latest play "Face to Face at the Threshold of the Cold Season" is about two very important women of the iranian history "Tahirih Qurratu'l- ayn and Forough Farokhzad" had its premiere in October 2011
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