TEHRAN – French theater scholar Christian Biet who is a professor of the history and aesthetics of theater at Paris Ouest University Nanterre La Défense will give lectures and hold master classes in Tehran during October.

A French theater troupe will also accompany Biet during the master classes, which will be organized during Iranian Performance Week at the Molavi Hall.

“Performance and Urban Area” is the main subject of the weeklong event, which is scheduled to open on October 4.

The performance week will be organized in collaboration with the Fanous Art and Culture House in Tehran.

Biet is also a member of the Institut Universitaire de France and a regular visiting professor at New York University.

Photo: French theater scholar Christian Biet in an undated photo

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