A tiny stage, barely two by three meters. Two amateur actors lounging on comfortable armchairs with a small round table between them, performing before a few dozen spectators seated at café tables, sipping different kinds of coffee with brownies or cheesecake. And just like that, you have a theatrical event. It is theater created with minimal expense, without having to wrestle with the lengthy process of obtaining permits from the Ministry of Culture or renting a formal performance venue. Even amid the uproar of bombs and war, the city is still full of cafés that, day and night, serve as…
Author: Antonia Shoraka
Antonia Shoraka
Antonia Shoraka was born in Tehran and is a translator, film critic, and university lecturer specializing in the Italian language. Her film reviews and articles on Iranian and international cinema have been published in numerous film magazines and newspapers. She has also compiled and translated several books, primarily on Italian cinema and Italian linguistics. Her Persian translation of Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano was recognized as a Distinguished Book at the 6th Annual Book of the Year Awards in the autumn of 2008 (1387 in the Iranian calendar).