About

Hossein Tavazoni-Zadeh is a theatremaker and researcher. His work explores the sense and memory of place across cinema, architecture, and theatre, along with the social issues tied to the image of the past.

In 2012, Hossein founded the Kariz Performing Arts Group, directing a wide range of performances, including site-based, online, and stage productions, with a particular focus on documentary-based works. His projects have received multiple awards at both national and international festivals, including three consecutive honours at the International Fadjr Theatre Festival: Best Play for The Butterfly (2017) and Aras (2019), and Best Performance for Narges (2018). 

Beyond his work with Kariz, Hossein has taught and led workshops at institutes and theatre schools in Iran, the Netherlands, and France. He has collaborated as a writer, dramaturge, and stage designer on various theatre and film productions. He has also served as a jury member at major theatre festivals in Iran.

As a final-year PhD candidate at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, Hossein's doctoral research explores how media and fiction shape the collective (emotional) memory of Iranian early modern and vernacular architecture. He also holds a master’s degree in Film Studies from Sooreh University, Iran, where his thesis examined Iranian site-specific theatre, focusing on the use and effects of filmic ways of expressing architecture. Currently, he is conducting an artistic research project, derived from his PhD, on the sense of otherness and the memory of place.