Avash News: The event was attended by a number of artists and art enthusiasts, including Shahram Gil-Abadi, theatre director and researcher.
During the ceremony, Charmshir said: “In 1979, we were afraid. We loved theatre but felt we had no support. Everyone was gone; we were passionate but didn’t know how to love or express it. We felt imprisoned in a long, dark tunnel.”
He added: “The works of our masters remained, but they themselves were no longer with us, and this made us feel lonely. What we learned from that terrifying path was this: if anywhere in that frightening tunnel one can stand and breathe, we must remember that others have walked this path before us. We must take their hand and pass on what we learned through hardship so they won’t be afraid.”
Works by Charmshir have been published in Italy, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom, and his plays have been staged in these countries.
