Teaching Art and Theater Projects From 2014 I’ve started working as Theater and creative art teacher with children (age 5 to 12) in schools and institutes in Tehran. Classroom management, individualized and group training, designing theater projects, creative and analytical thinking are the main skills I’ve worked on in my classes and workshops.I also have …
My interest in theater, especially puppet theater art, stems from being born into a family that ran a theater company. I have done several projects with different theater groups in Iran and America as a puppeteer and puppet builder. Making puppets from recycled and everyday use materials is my main interest and I’m working on …
In August 2017 I participated in the intensive puppetry course at Sandglass theater in Vermont.The famous american puppet theater director,Eric Bass guided us for the projects made in this course. As a group work we came up with the story of meeting Mobarak ( Persian traditional puppet) with an american clown,the story is based on …
This project was made in the Italian embassy’s school in Tehran december-2018.The school is named after the italian composer,musicologist and autor,Pietro Della Valle who traveled throughout asia during the renaissance period.This theater project was directed by Roberto Andrioli,Italian actor and director.The Tabletop puppet is the Persian king,Shah Abbas was made for the meeting scene with …
Selection of Stop-motion Works Stop-motion is a great technique to tell your stories with. The world we can make using this technique can go beyond our imagination. That’s why I’m interested in exploring this whimsical artistic technique. These are some experiences I have had with different objects to make the magic happen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylRiMju9kN0&t=1s
Hand Drawn Short Animations Illustration and drawing is my passion in life. I found interest in animation when I learned the ability to make my illustrations move. Since then I have made various 2D illustrated animations on my iPad. These short 2D animations are becoming my unique style and I love making them on a …
The ballad of blind love (La Ballata dell’amore cieco) La Ballata dell’amore cieco is the work of the great Italian songwriter Fabrizio De Andre, translated and performed in Persian by Mani Naimi. This music video was constructed with a variety of newspaper and magazine clippings from Iran and the United States. The shadow puppet sequences …
Magic Puppet Theater BoxThis project was made for the Center For The Arts Eagle Rock as an online course for kids.The idea came from toy theater or paper theater a form of miniature theater dating back to the early 19th century in Europe.The materials you need to make this theatre box are very simple and …
Teaching Artist at Kennedy Center Today we are going to explore the world of puppetry using materials that you may think are trash and make them into art. This video is part of the Kennedy Center Education’s online collection, where teaching artists from all over the country lead arts activities that you can do from …
