Reza Servati
{{Short description|Iranian theater director (born 1984)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Reza Servati
| image = Reza Servati 20141117.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Servati at the funeral ceremony of Majid Bahrami
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|01|03|df=y}}
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| nationality = Iranian
| occupation = {{hlist|Theater director|Playwright|Dramaturg}}
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| notable_works = "The List", "Wonders of Creation"
| education = Dramatic Literature, Directing
| alma_mater = Islamic Azad University (Tonekabon Branch),{{-}}Tarbiat Modares University
}}
Reza Servati (born January 3, 1984, in Tehran) is an Iranian writer, theater director, theater actor, and choreographer. He holds a bachelor's degree in dramatic literature from Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch and a master's degree in directing from Tarbiat Modares University.{{cite web |url=http://theater.ir/fa/artists/1066 |title=Reza Servati |work=Iran Theater |date=10 August 2010 |accessdate=11 June 2019}}
Theater Productions
Servati has produced and performed numerous theatrical works. Since 2003, he has been active as a writer, director, and actor in various productions. Some of his notable works include "Wonders of Creation," "Macbeth," and "The List." Some of his works, such as "Macbeth" and "Wonders of Creation," have been performed in cities like Amsterdam, Batumi, Tbilisi, Poti, Chiatura, Torino, and Bologna, participating in various festivals.
= The Play ''Not Fallen'' =
One of Reza Servati's earliest plays, Not Fallen, was selected as a distinguished performance at the 10th International University Theater Festival.{{cite web|title=Interview with "Reza Servati", Dramaturg and Director of "Macbeth"|url=https://theater.ir/fa/19466|website=Iran Theater|date=2010-05-01|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa|last=info@theater.ir}}
= ''Macbeth'' Play =
The production of Macbeth, directed and written by Servati, was staged at the Fajr International Theater Festival in 2010. It won the festival's jury award and became the most-watched play of the venue.{{cite web|title=Reza Servati or Directing in Peace / Examining the Presence of Theater Phenomena in 2018 (Part 3)|url=https://www.honaronline.ir/بخش-نمایش-3/132866-رضا-ثروتی-یا-کارگردانی-در-آرامش-بررسی-حضور-پدیده-های-تئاتر-در-سال-قسمت-سوم|website=Honar Online|date=2025-03-08|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}} The play was also performed at the 17th Rainbow Festival in Saint Petersburg and was selected as the best play of the festival by the Russian Theater Critics Association.{{cite web|title="Macbeth" won the Russian National Theater Critics Association Award|url=https://borna.news/fa/news/409959/مکبث-جایزه-ملی-انجمن-منتقدان-تئاتر-روسیه-را-از-آن-خود-کرد|website=Borna News|date=2016-05-28|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}} Additionally, it was staged at the Iranian Modern Arts Festival in Bologna, Italy, in 2016 and at the Gdańsk Festival in Poland in 2017.{{cite web|title="Woyzeck" Goes on a European Tour / "Macbeth" to be Performed in Poland|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/3710576/ویتسک-به-تور-اروپا-می-رود-اجرای-مکبث-در-لهستان|website=Mehr News Agency|date=2016-07-12|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}}
= ''Wonders of Creation'' Play =
Following Macbeth, Servati wrote and directed Wonders of Creation in 2011. This play was also selected as one of the top performances at the Fajr International Theater Festival. It was later staged for the public at Samandarian Hall in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/80197572/نمايش-عجايب-المخلوقات-يك-شعر-صوتي-و-تصويري-است|website=IRNA|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa|title="Wonders of Creation" is an Audio-Visual Poem}} Between 2013 and 2019, Servati directed several other significant works, including The List of the Dead,{{cite web|title="The List of the Dead" by Reza Servati to Be Presented|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4220633/فهرست-مردگان-رضا-ثروتی-ارائه-می-شود|website=Mehr News Agency|date=2018-02-06|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}} Body Salinity,{{cite web|title=Reza Servati to Stage "Body Salinity"|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4475946/رضا-ثروتی-تن-شوری-را-روی-صحنه-می-برد|website=Mehr News Agency|date=2018-12-04|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}} and Veronica’s Room.{{cite web|title="Veronica's Room"; An Attempt to Depict a Complex and Suspenseful Work|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4571311/اتاق-ورونیکا-تلاش-برای-به-تصویر-کشیدن-اثری-پیچیده-و-تعلیق-آمیز|website=Mehr News Agency|date=2019-03-27|accessdate=2025-03-08|language=fa}}
= ''Woyzeck'' Play =
== List of Works ==
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Az Pa Niyoftadeh | Writer, Director, Dramaturge, Actor |
| Ajaeb Al-Makhluqat | Writer, Designer, Director |
| Gom Bast | Writer, Dramaturge |
| Ta'sir-e Seda-ye Zooze-ye Bad | Writer, Dramaturge, Director |
| Macbeth | Writer, Designer, Director |
| Estentagh | Director, Actor |
| Kosoof | Director |
| Gharb-e Haghighi | Actor |
| Tan Shouri | Writer, Designer, Director |
| Crime and Punishment | Writer, Designer, Director |
| The List | Writer, Designer, Director |
| Woyzeck | Designer, Director |
| Veronica’s Room | Dramaturge, Designer, Director |
| Malone Dies | Director |
| Sangfarsh | Director |
| Estentagh | Director |
| From Ashes to Ashes | Director |
| Harakiri in Iranian Style | Writer, Dramaturge |
Awards
- Special Jury Award in the International Competition Section of the 28th Fajr International Theater Festival for the play Macbeth{{cite web |url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/1027494/خنکای-ختم-خاطره-برترین-نمایش-جشنواره-تئاتر-فجر-شد/ |title="Khonakaye Khatm-e Khatereh" named Best Play of the Fajr Theater Festival |work=Mehr News Agency |date=February 2010 |accessdate=11 June 2019}}
- Special Jury Award in the International Competition Section of the 29th Fajr International Theater Festival for Ajaeb Al-Makhluqat{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2011/02/110221_l41_theatre_fajr_festival_winners |title=Fajr Theater Festival Winners Announced |work=BBC Persian |date=21 February 2011 |accessdate=11 June 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107205854/http://www.bbc.com/persian/arts/2011/02/110221_l41_theatre_fajr_festival_winners |archivedate=7 January 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite journal |date=22 February 2011 |title=Pandora and Ajaeb Al-Makhluqat Selected as This Year's Best Plays |url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2245408 |newspaper=Iran Newspaper |issue=4730 |pages=27 |publisher=MagIran}}
- Special Jury Award in the International Competition Section of the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival for the play Woyzeck{{cite web |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/80522513/برگزيدگان-سي-ويكمين-جشنواره-بين-المللي-تئاتر-فجر-معرفي-شدند |title=Winners of the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival Announced |date=31 January 2013 |work=IRNA |accessdate=11 June 2019}}