Amid the Clouds, which revolves around the theme of immigration, is Kouhestani's first co-production with the Kunsten Festival des Arts and Weiner Festwochen.
Performed by Mehr ensemble, the play was staged in more than 20 cities including London, Zurich, Amsterdam, Goteborg and Warsaw.
Playwright and short story writer, Amir-Reza Kouhestani began his theatrical career in 1996 as a performer and wrote his first play And the Day Never Came in 1999.
He was the co-director of the International Workshop in the Theater der Welt Festival and participated in the 2003 international debate, The Rights and Roles of Young People as Artsmakers, at the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).
International theatrical festival «Stanislavsky's Season» is conducted by the International Foundation KS Stanislavsky, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Department of Culture of Moscow City.
This year’s festival kicked off on October 4 and will run until November 7.
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