#Farsi

[parsabad]

Maranjab desert/ Yazd/ Iran

[honeyandelixir]

بیمار خنده های توام بیشتر بخند خورشید آرزوی منی گرمتر بتاب

I am restless for your laughter, laugh more

You're the sun of my longings, shine warmer

Fereydoon Moshiri

[shamebats]

Nandor's passport translation

[dasht-ae-tanhai]

[eucanthos]

Shirin Neshat (Iran, Qazvin, Mar 26, 1957)

Identified, 1995 gelatin silver print 96 x 64.5 cm hand-applied ink embellishment Between Thought and Expression: Works from the Collection of A.G. Rosen at Sotheby's

Photographer and filmmaker Sherin Neshat is celebrated for her technique of overlaying black and white photographic portraits with Farsi text, meticulously written in tiny calligraphy and drawn from the ancient Persian book of epic poems “Shabnameh” as well as contemporary Iranian poetry

[parsabad]

Mollayaghoub Synagogue/ Isfahan/ Iran

Photography: Saeed amini

[hadleysmis]

As of 2019, when government-approved performance of Les Misérables was put to stage in Tehran (Iran), there had to be serious changes regarding the costumes, choreography, and vocal departments.

Considering the restrictions such as:

- Female actors are not allowed to show their natural hair

- Women and men cannot touch

- Women cannot sing solo

I have captured some clips in which we can look through to see how they have implemented these restrictions to the musical.

(There are other major changes made outside of the restriction to women actors' performances, but this 'thread' will focus on the changes being due to the restrictions stated above.)

[parsabad]

Akhavan House/ Kashan/ Iran

Photography: abolfazl sadr

[west150]

... Oh delicate dream,

Oh impossible hope

...

(forough farrokhzad)

...ای خیال لطیف، ای امید محال

[parsabad]

Seyyed Mosque/ Isfahan/ Iran

Photography: Daryoush fardpour