Saman Arastoo (Persian: سامان ارسطو; born 5 June 1967) is an Iranian actor and director. He starred in the 2003 drama Abadan prior to gender transition, and directs plays regarding the acceptance of transgender people in Iranian society.[1]
Saman Arastoo | |
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سامان ارسطو | |
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| Born | 5 June 1967 Shahrud, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Career
editFollowing wide publicity around his gender transition, Arastoo has been a public figure for the Iranian transgender community, including holding drama therapy workshops such as "Self Cognition".[2][3] His play Khodkar-é-Bikar (Useless Pen) features transgender characters played by transgender actors.[4]
Arastoo founded the Avaye Divanegan Theatre Group in 1983.[5][6] The name translates to "Music of the Crazed."[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Abadan[8] | Actor |
| 2004 | Friday's Soldiers[9] | Actor |
| 2008 | Tigh-zan[10] | Actor |
Personal life
editArastoo describes his first marriage in 1991 as a "forced marriage" for which the divorce lasted one and a half years. He underwent sex reassignment surgeries at age 42 in 2008. He married again in 2015.[1][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Agonizing Odyssey of Iranian Transsexual: From Despair to Survival". IFP News. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "AvayeDivanegan – TRANSSEXUAL WORKSHOP". www.avayedivanegan.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Nazra: Facing Mirrors". www.brownpapertickets.com. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Iran's transgender community: Legally recognised yet socially ostracised". euronews. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Nazra: Facing Mirrors". Eyes Wide Open Cinema. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "نادیا باوند on Instagram: "Dear recipient, We are Avaye Divanegan Theater Group from Tehran/Iran and are pleased to invite you to watch "Be who you're not"…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ Kavianifar, Farinaz (2019-04-14). "Working Off-Script: Transgender Awareness in Iranian Black Box Theatres: An Interview with Sāmān Arasṭoo". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Haghighi, Mani (2004-05-05), Abadan, Ehsan Amani, Farzaneh Arastoo, Dariush Asadzade, retrieved 2018-04-13
- ^ Kimiai, Masud (2004-07-29), Friday's Soldiers, Mohammad Reza Forutan, Bahram Radan, Poulad Kimiayi, retrieved 2018-04-13
- ^ Davoudnejad, Alireza, Tigh-zan, Reza Attaran, Ladan Mostofi, Reza Davoudnejad, retrieved 2018-04-13
- ^ "فیلم | روایت زندگی بازیگری که تغییر جنسیت داد از زبان خودش" [Movie | The narrative of the actor who gave sex change from his own language] (in Persian). 5 February 1396.
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