Introduction of the Jury Panel for the "Street Theater Competition"

According to the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth public relations office, Amir Mashhadi Abbas, the festival's artistic director, has appointed the jury for the Street Theater Competition through individual decrees.

Nasser Avijeh, Soroush Jamshidi, Mahdi Habibi, Amir Hossein Shafiei, and Ahmad Nadafi have been appointed as jury members for this section. These artists will judge the Street Theater Competition at the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth in Hamedan.

The 29th "International Theater Festival for Children and Youth – Hamedan," by artistic directed by Amir Mashhadi Abbas Amir Mashhadi Abbas and organized by the Dramatic Arts Center of Iran of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, with the support of Hamedan Municipality and in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Hamedan Province and the Iranian Performing Arts Association, will be held in the historical city of Hamedan in November 2024. The festival slogan is "Theater: A Dialogue Without Borders." The festival aims to "foster empathy and cooperation, as well as the growth, awareness, and confidence of Iranian children through the art of theater."

Other objectives of the 29th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth include

• "realizing the social participation of children and youth,"
• "promoting public culture,"
• "strengthening the foundations of family and intergenerational communication,"
• "citizenship education and enhancing responsibility by encouraging active participation of Iranian children and youth in theatrical productions."