Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh
Researcher, Writer, and Theatre Maker


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              



                                                                                              
                                                          



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     



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                                                      Narges (2017)
                                                      Painting: Mahoor Mirshakak

About

Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh (1991, Tehran) is an award-winning theatre maker and a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen. Having a two-way relationship with his research in Cultural Memory Studies, Hossein's creative productions revolve around the memory of place and the social issues tied to the image of the past. Besides teaching and hosting workshops in France, the Netherlands, and Iran, he has also cooperated with other companies and groups as a writer, dramaturge, and stage designer.

Hossein Tavazonizadeh’s doctoral research investigates the role of media and fiction in shaping the memory of, and investing emotions in, architectural styles. He holds a Master’s degree in Film Studies from Soore University, Iran. In his thesis, he explored Iranian site-specific theatre, concerning the use, and effects, of filmic ways of expression in representing architecture. Currently, he is conducting an artistic research project, derived from his PhD, on the sense of otherness and the memory of place. 

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THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
(KARIZ Performing Arts Group)

Parallel Drops (2022)

A documentary stage performance/artistic research by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh 

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The Morning of a Day after the Death of the Dear Friend (2020)

An online performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh & Parastoo Ghorbani

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The Elephant (Aras, 2019)

A site-based performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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Photo: Ali Ahmadi

Twenty Minutes to Ten in The Morning (Azar, 2018)

A documentary stage performance/artistic research by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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Photos: Reza Javidi

Narges (2017)

A site-based performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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The first location (2017)
Photo: Ali Ahmadian

The second location (2018)
Photos: Ali Ahmadian

The Little Nun (2016)

A stage performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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The Butterfly (2015)

A site-based performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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The first location (2015 & 2016)
Photos: Faraneh Valadkhani

The second location (2017)
Photos: Vahid Alimardani

Amsterdam (2013)

A site-based performance by
Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

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The Tragic Changes of Mr Saad’s Life (2012)

A stage performance
written by Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh  & directed by Ehsan Shayanfard 

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CO-OPERATIONS 

Writing, Designing, and Dramaturgy


             Rooberoo Art House, Tehran, Iran, Sep 2018

      Molavi Hall, Tehran, 5th Shahr Theater Festival 

ACTING

FILM PRODUCTIONS

The Low-Resolution Reality of Jamileh (2024)
A  short film by Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh                                                                              

The Butterfly (2018)
A medium-length film by Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh

The Birth  (2017)
A short film by Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh & Mehdi Gharehjehdaghi

Assistant Director & Production Designer in a short film by Mehdi Gharehjehdaghi

Amsterdam (2016)

A short film by Hossein Tavazoni-zadeh & Mehdi Gharehjehdaghi

WORKSHOPS/TEACHING

Theatre II: History & Theory

Arts in Practice: Theatre (coordinator)
Adaptation: Theory and Practice
Thesis Supervision
The academic year 2023-2024



Workshop on "Acting and the built environment"
At "Camp Interculturel à Distance pour des Acteurs"
March 2021



 
The course Arts in Practice: Theatre
The academic year  2022-2023


Workshop on "Site-specific Performances"
The 9th Theatre Festival of Soore University
February 2018





Workshop on "The Sense of Place in Site-Specific Performances" 

Aug & Sep 2019

Research/Academic Background 

Academic  Background

PhD Candidate in Film Studies
The University of Groningen
Since November 2019 

MA in Film Studies
Soore University
2015-2019

BSc in Civil Engineering
Azad University, Parand Branch
2009-2014

Research Papers 

     *Winner of the bursary