Feminism, Art and Theatre in Iran

Abstract

A few years ago, I read an article entitled The Feminization of Art printed in the Herald Tribune. The writer of the piece had looked into the fact that in France and England there are by far more women theatre-goers than men. They read more novels and attend more films and concerts. At the same time, men watch more TV and spend more time on the computer. Thus, there have been shifts in the cultural behaviours that dominate among men and women. This caused me to cast my eye upon women’s relationship to Culture & Art in Iran. Iran is an Eastern centre possessing lasting traces of various dictatorial rules that have had a deep impact on Feminism. Consequently, my article is as follows: (1) Insights on Feminism in Iran, as well as the conditions of women in Iran, in general. Iranian Feminism up to present time; (2) the impression of Iranian Feminism on Art and Theatre; the struggle among Iranian women against dominating forces; (3) the difference between the implication of Feminist Theatre in the East and West, and the East and Iran.