Behrouz Gharibpour

{{Short description|Iranian theatre director}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2009}}

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|name = Behrouz Gharibpour

|image = Behrouz Gharibpour.jpg

|birth_date = 1950

|birth_place = Sanandaj, Iran

|occupation = Theatre director

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Behrouz Gharibpour ({{langx|fa|بهروز غریب‌پور}}) (born 1950 in Sanandaj) is an Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet theatre.{{cite book |title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia |last=Rubin |first=Don |page=268 |year=1998 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-415-05933-6 }}

He studied theatre at Tehran University and at Dramatic Arts Academy in Rome (Silvio D'Amico). He founded Tehran and Esfahan puppet theatre centres and changed Tehran's slaughterhouse into the greatest Iran's Cultural Centre. He has experienced in writing and directorship in fields such as theatre, puppet theatre, cinema, documentary movies, and T.V.[https://en.mehrnews.com/photo/144222/Love-puppet-opera-on-stage-in-Tehran ‘Love’ puppet opera on stage in Tehran]

Gharibpour is known for his solid research works on the Iranian puppetry as was commonly practiced during Qajar era. He was the president of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (International Puppetry Association).[https://www.fajriff.com/en/behrouz-gharibpour-going-back-to-move-forward/ Behrouz Gharibpour: Going Back to Move Forward][https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/81093/gharibpour-s-puppets-on-show-for-one-year Gharibpour’s Puppets on Show For One Year]