The Avicenna Medal of UNESCO was awarded to Iranian female director Pari Saberi.
Saberi
who was invited by the head of UNESCO to Paris to stage her two plays “Mourning
for Siyavosh” and “Flying Shams” at the UNESCO Theater Hall, grabbed the award
for her long artistic activities in staging Iranian traditional texts.
Staged
in memory of Bam’s quake victims, the two plays were highly acclaimed by
Iranian and French audience.
Source:
MEHR News Agency