Street theater festival, painting expo for the disabled (PHOTOS)

During the three-day festival 15 troupes made up of actors with disabilities performed in different locations across the capital and an expo of paintings was held.

The State Welfare Organization organized a street theater festival for the disabled in cooperation with the Performing Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

After initial assessment of the performance of different acting troupes, 15 troupes made up of actors with disabilities were chosen, before they performed in different locations across the capital.

In another development, disabled painters put their works on display at an underground station in Tehran.

The following images of the paintings and the troupe performance have been released by different  news websites:

 

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.

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