Mohammad Aghebati

Mohammad Aghebati
Born	1975 Mashhad, Iran
Nationality	Iran
Education	Tehran University of Art
Known for	Theater director, Scenic design, Actor

Mohammad Aghebati (Persian: محمد عاقبتی, born: 1975) is an Iranian theater director. He has staged numerous dramas during his career, including Oedipus the King by Sophocles, AKA Jocasta; God’s Dead Words, Hamlet, The Prince of Grief by William Shakespeare, and Kiss You and Tears by Vaclav Havel.

Aghebati graduated from Tehran University of Art majoring in theater directing in 2000. Upon graduation, he became a member of the Leev Theater Group. He is currently a special research fellow at Yale University, School of Drama.^[1]

Career

International performance

• Hamlet, Prince of Grief, Mohammad Charmshir, US 2012-2013 ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. http://www.yale.edu/drama/email_link/1213email/alumni/0113/0113onoffyorkst_full.html
2. NY TIMES Theater review, ‘Hamlet’ Based on Brevity, the Soul of Wit, and Little Toys
3. http://asiasociety.org/files/pdf/131031_hamlet_program_notes.pdf

External links

• Mohammad Aghebati at the Internet Movie Database
• Fadjr International Theater Festival Official Website
• Under the Radar Festival 2013
• RIAF: The complicated logistics of an international arts festival
• Censorship mars Iranian theatre: dramatist
• Lions and Elephants and Penguins, Oh My! RIAF Gets the Scoop on Leev Theater Group’s “Hamlet, Prince of Grief”
• Interview with Iranian director Mohammad Aghebati.
• Japan Foundation Performing Arts News
• Asia Society Symposium: The Shiraz Arts Festival: A Global Vision Revisited
• Review Symposium: The Shiraz Arts Festival: A Global Vision Revisited
• Iranian play ‘Jocasta’ faces criticism
• Trilogy on stage
• A unique blend of art at the 9th Bharat Rang Mahotsav
• Greek tragedy raises 3,000-year-old questions