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The University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts
Groningen, The Netherlands
Lecturing, course coordination, and supervision of BA theses in Theatre and Performance Studies & Film and Audiovisual Media Studies
Since the academic year 2021-2022
Arts in Practice: Theatre (coordinator)
Introduction to Audiovisual and Performing Arts A & B
Theatre II: History & Theory
Adaptation Theory and Practice
Thesis Supervision
Over three years of delivery, the course Arts in Practice: Theatre has developed into a workshop-based format that combines performance theory with practical exercises. Students experiment with forms such as site-specific theatre, documentary performance, and mask work. In the second half of the semester, they devise and produce a final public performance, engaging with all stages of the creative process. The course also features guest sessions with both established and emerging theatre professionals.
Poster: Sana Abdollah / Piece: Antony Gormley
Organized by Plato Theatre Company & Rooidad Gallery
Tehran, Iran
Practice-as-Research Workshop Series:
Performative Aspects of Place/Body/Object | July 8–14, 2024
City, Memory, Absence | July 14, 2024
As part of the Practice-as-Research Workshop Series, Hossein Tavazoni-Zadeh co-hosted an online session with actor and author Amir Abaasian (on-site), centered on the themes of city, memory, and absence. The workshop mapped a range of approaches to site-specific and place-based performance, spanning conventional theatre practices to interventions in everyday spaces. In dialogue with participants, the session explored how concepts from (collective) memory studies can inform and expand artistic research methodologies, with particular attention to spatial, embodied, and affective dimensions of practice.
Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) & Les Chantiers Nomades
Villeurbanne, France
At Les Rencontres Internationales de Mise en Scène
September 21- October 2, 2022
During this ten-day research laboratory, thirty professional actors collaborated with six guest directors—including Hossein Tavazoni-Zadeh—to explore the theme of “memory(s)” through collective rehearsal and performance-making. Each group presented the outcomes of their work on September 30 at Salle Vilar, Théâtre National Populaire (TNP). The program concluded with a public conference on October 1, where the invited directors shared insights into their methodologies and creative processes.
If You Were a Home, What Kind of Home Would You Be?
September 21- October 2, 2022
This group focused on documentary theatre, exploring themes of home and the imagined figure of the "other." Drawing on interviews collected during the program, participants collaboratively shaped a mosaic-like text composed of emotionally resonant fragments. The process combined textual work with physical and vocal exploration, highlighting the sensory and affective dimensions of performance.
Maajara Film School
Online, Iran-France
At Camp Interculturel à Distance pour des Acteurs
March 2021
Acting and the Built Environment | December 5 & 12 2021
As part of a two-week international program hosted by Maajara Film School, this two-day workshop invited participants to explore the actor’s relationship with space and architecture. Focusing on exercises rooted in the participants’ own homes and neighborhoods, the sessions encouraged reflection on interior design and urban layouts as sites of performance. Through this process, participants examined the potential of the “actor-self” in dialogue with their built environment. The program brought together artists from Iran and France to explore intercultural and mediated approaches to acting. Other contributors included Jean-Yves Ruf, Olivier Lopez, Anne Sée, Thomas Germaine, Fabrice Adde, Felix Lefebvre, Ali Mosaffa, and Behnam Behzadi.
Pichazi Art House
Tehran, Iran, 2019
The Sense of Place in Site-Specific Performances | August & September 2019
Over the course of this two-month workshop at Pichazi Art House, the participants explored the relationship between performance and place, with particular emphasis on the sensory and spatial dimensions of site-specific theatre. The sessions combined theoretical inquiry with practical exercises, bringing the participants to develop performances rooted in the distinct character and atmosphere of their chosen environments.
Address
Pichazi Art House: No. 3, Goudarz St, Razi St, Jomhouri St, TehranGoudarz St, Razi St, Jomhouri St, Tehran.
Soore University
Tehran, Iran
At the 9th Theatre Festival of Soore University
February 2018
Dreaming in the Rehearsal Room | February 20-25, 2018
In this one-week workshop, participants explored the use of various locations within the Soore University campus to create short site-based performances. Alongside practical experimentation, the workshop included discussions on the theoretical intersections of architecture and performance art.
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