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Amir Reza KoohestaniMehr Theatre Group
Playwright, Director
Born in 1978 in Shiraz, Iran. He was 16 when he began to publish short stories in local newspapers. After a brief time period as a performer, he devoted his time to writing his first plays.
"Recent Experiences" (2003), from an original text by Canadian writers Nadia Ross and Jacob Wren, "Amid The Clouds" (first European co-production with Kunstenfestivaldesarts and Wiener Festwochen) (2005), "Dry Blood & Fresh Vegetables" (2007), a twenty-minute performance, and "Quartet: A Journey North" (European co-production) (2008), were all successfully welcomed in Europe.
Amir Reza Koohestani was also commissioned by the Schauspielhaus in Cologne, where he wrote and staged "Einzelzimmer" (2006), and by the Nouveau Théâtre de Besançon to create the play "Utopia?" (2009) with Japanese director Oriza Hirata and French director Sylvain Maurice, performed in France and Japan.
After some years of study in Manchester, Amir Reza Koohestani returned back to Tehran in July 2009 and created the play "Where Were You On January 8th?", recently performed at La Colline, as part of Festival d' Automne à Paris, following a European tour.