About

Hossein Tavazoni-Zadeh works at the intersection of academia and the arts as a lecturer, PhD candidate at the University of Groningen, and performance maker. His research and artistic practice engage with film and performance, with a particular focus on the sense and memory of place, exploring socio-cultural dynamics through the lens of Cultural Memory Studies.

His portfolio includes award-winning stage productions, site-based projects, and online performances. Notably, he received three consecutive honors in the experimental theatre section of the International Fadjr Theatre Festival: Best Play for The Butterfly (2017) and Aras (2019), and Best Performance for Narges (2018). In addition to directing and artistic research, he has taught and led workshops at institutions and theatre schools in Iran, the Netherlands, and France, and has collaborated as a writer, dramaturge, and stage designer on various theatre and film productions.

Inspired by his series of site-based performances in Tehran during the 2010s, Hossein's doctoral research investigates how media and fiction shape the memory of—and invest emotions in—Iranian early modern and vernacular architecture. He holds a Master’s degree in Film Studies from Sooreh University in Iran, where his thesis focused on Iranian site-based theatre and the use of filmic language in representing architecture.