Mohammad Aghebati

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammad Aghebati
Born1975
Mashhad, Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationTehran University of Art, Brooklyn College
Known forTheater director, scenic design, actor

Mohammad Aghebati (Persian: محمد عاقبتی, born: 1975) is an Iranian theater director,[1] scenic designer and actor.[2][3][4] 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[5] 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. After departure from Leev Theatre Group, he moved to New York and started a special research fellowship at Yale University, School of Drama.[6] He then followed his education by obtaining his M.F.A in Performance and Media Arts at Brooklyn College, New York.

Agehbati is the co-founder and artistic director of Maaa Theater which is currently active in New York and Tehran.

Career[edit]

Director & Set Designer[edit]

  • Apart-Ment @ African American Arts and Culture Complex, New York, NY
  • The Little Black Fish @ Madison Square Park Children Festival(2018), New York, NY
  • Where Do We Come From? @ Art House (2018), Tehran, Iran
  • King Lear @ Iranshahr Theater (2017), Tehran, Iran
  • The Little Black Fish @ Downtown Arts (2016), New York, NY
  • Blackout @ Charles Eisemann Center (2016), Dallas, TX
  • I Was King Richard (Based on Shakespeare’s Richard II) @ Tehran International Fadjr Theater Festival (2016), Tehran, Iran
  • Hamlet, Prince of Grief  @ Under The Radar, Public Theater (2013), New York, NY
  • Opera Mani & Mana @Vahdat hall, world children  (2012), Tehran, Iran
  • Skellig and Children of the Fly (Based on “Skellig” by David Almond) By Mehdi Kushki @ City Theater (2012), Tehran, Iran
  • Woman from the Past @ City Theater (2012), Tehran, Iran
  • Simorgh (Based on Attar's Conference of the Birds) @ Vahdat Hall for Universal children Day (2011), Tehran, Iran
  • Childhood Songs @Iranshahr Theater  (2011), Tehran, Iran
  • Peter Avhh Testimony @ Khorram Abad Theater  (2010), Khorramabad, Iran
  • Arash (Based on “The Book Of Kings”) @Vahdat hall, World Children Day (2010), Tehran, Iran
  • Voice Room By Reza Soroor @ Leev Theater (2010), Tehran, Iran
  • The Sky of Snowy Days (Based on “Bonnie & Clyde” script by Robert Benton and David Newman) By Mohammad Charmshir @ City Theater (2009), Tehran, Iran
  • Only God Has the Right to Wake Me Up (Based on "Oscar and the lady in Pink" by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt) By Mohammad Charmshir (2008), Tehran, Iran
  • Jocasta; or God’s Dead Words (2008), Tokyo, Japan
  • Only God Has the Right to Wake Me Up (Based on "Oscar and the lady in Pink" by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt) By Mohammad Charmshir (2006), Berlin, Germany
  • Raiders to the Sea By J.M Synge @ Iran National TV (2006), Tehran, Iran
  • I Have to Go, I am Too Late (Based on a novel by Patrick Modiano) By Mohammad Charmshir (2005), Tehran, Iran
  • Kiss You and Tears (Based on Vaclav Havel's letters) By Mohammad Charmshir (2003), Heidelberg, Germany
  • The Maids By Jean Genet @ Fadjr Theater Festival (2001), Tehran, Iran
  • Purgatory By William Butler Yeats @ Fadjr Theater Festival (2000), Tehran, Iran

Honor & Awards and Nominations[edit]

  • Best Director and Set Design from Hamedan International Theater for Children and Youth 2018
  • Brooklyn Art Council Grant for The Little Black Fish 2018
  • NYSCA grant for The Little Black Fish 2017
  • LabWorks Artist @ New Victory Theater for The Little Black Fish 2016
  • Nominated for the Best Children performance @ The National Critiques Circle for Skellig and Children of Fly, 2013
  • Nominated for the Best Designer @ The National Critiques Circle for Skellig and Children of Fly, 2013
  • Won Best Director @15th International Festival of Theater for Children & Youth, Isfahan – Iran Only God has the Right to     Wake me Up, 2008
  • Nominated for the best Set and costume Design @15th International Festival of Theater for Children & Youth, Isfahan – Iran, Only God has the Right to Wake me Up, 2008
  • Won Best Director @ 22nd International Fadjr Theatre Festival, Tehran Kiss You and Tears, 2004
  • Won Best Performance @22nd International Fadjr Theatre Festival, Tehran Kiss You and Tears 2004
  • Awarded the Medal of Honor from President Khatami as Iran’s successful Young Theater Artist for his direction of Kiss You and Tears, 2004
  • Won Best Director @20th International Fadjr Student Theatre Festival, Tehran The Maids, 2002
  • Won Best Performance @20th International Fadjr Student Theatre Festival, Tehran, The Maids, 2002
  • Won Best Director @18th International Fadjr Student Theatre Festival, Tehran Purgatory, 2000
  • Won Best Performance @18th International Fadjr Student Theatre Festival Purgatory, 2000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mohammad Aghebati". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  2. ^ Modest Reception (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-12-22
  3. ^ "Modest Reception", Wikipedia, 2019-12-13, retrieved 2019-12-22
  4. ^ They (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-12-22
  5. ^ Isherwood, Charles (2013-01-20). "A 'Hamlet' Based on Brevity, the Soul of Wit, and Little Toys". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  6. ^ "Home".

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohammad_Aghebati&oldid=1208178241"