Vis and Ramin is one of the most famous narratives of pre-Islamic Iran, having endured through the past 2000 years as a tale of forbidden love, rebellion, rejection of social mores and the challenging of inherited political structures. It is often described as a Persian Romeo and Juliet, and believed to be an inspiration for Tristan and Iseult, although the proto-feminism of the central character brings to mind Greek figures Medea and Antigone. The subversive and feminist implications of the story have resulted in its being banned in Iran since the revolution.
CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR / NASIM KHOSRAVI
CO-WRITER/TRANSLATOR / HIWA MICHAELI
MUSIC / MOHAMMAD JAVADI
SET DESIGN / HOSEIN KHOSRAVI
LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN/ MEHRAN MORTEZAEI
AV DESIGN / ERFAN ABDI
PERFORMERS / ROJA GHOLAMHOSSEINI, HAMIDREZA SHARIFI, NASIM TAKAVAR, FARIBORZ MOHAMADI
PROJECT MANAGER / FREDDY KOMP
STAGE MANAGER / JEREMY GORDON
COORDINATOR / MATIN ZARA
DIRECTING MENTOR / SAPIDAH KIAN
DRAMATURG / KATHRYN MARQUET
MOVEMENT CONSULTANT / JAMES CUNNINGHAM
Past developments of the work have benefited from the insights and contributions of Soheil Souzani, Reza Kaviani, Reyhanneh Shirjani, Kathryn Kelly, and Nathan Sibthorpe.
In 2016 Vis & Ramin was co-presented by Metro Arts & Baran from 10- to 14 May in the Sue Benner Theatre at Metro Arts Brisbane. For this presentation I collaborated with Baran as A/V designer. Baran (Persian for ‘rain’ باران) is a new performance group. Artistic Director Nasim Khosravi is of a new generation of Iranian migrants to Australia applying her educational, experimental and professional theatre backgrounds in Iran to shape a new professional company in Australia. Baran is founded on one of the most basic philosophies of theatre: a means of dialogue.
