“Does a person need one exclusive identity? Why are we passionately attached to our birth place, ethnicities, religious or national identities? These questions have always been with me.” - Soheil Parsa.
Welcome to Season 7 of Radio Aluna Theatre! We kick off the season with a wonderful, nerdy conversation with director, actor, writer, dramaturg, and dear friend to the company, Soheil Parsa.
Soheil Parsa is the co-founder and former artistic director of Modern Times Stage Company, with a ...
“Does a person need one exclusive identity? Why are we passionately attached to our birth place, ethnicities, religious or national identities? These questions have always been with me.” - Soheil Parsa.
Welcome to Season 7 of Radio Aluna Theatre! We kick off the season with a wonderful, nerdy conversation with director, actor, writer, dramaturg, and dear friend to the company, Soheil Parsa.
Soheil Parsa is the co-founder and former artistic director of Modern Times Stage Company, with a career that spans thirty two years and 2 continents. His work has been recognized with numerous awards celebrating his unique contributions to Canadian theatre, including the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award, the Canadian Association for Theatre Research Honorary Member Award, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He is also the director of Aluna Theatre and Modern Times’ upcoming production of The House of Bernarda Alba.
In this episode, we chat with Soheil about some of the questions that have fueled his work over the years, his philosophies around theatre directing, and how Lorca’s work is inspiring him.
All Radio Aluna Theatre episodes are in Spanglish, English, or Spanish. New episodes are released on Wednesdays. Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and TD Bank.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Monica Garrido and Camila Diaz-Varela.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
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“¿Una persona necesita una identidad exclusiva? ¿Por qué estamos apasionadamente apegados a nuestro lugar de nacimiento, etnicidad, identidades religiosas o nacionales? Estas preguntas siempre han estado conmigo”- Soheil Parsa
¡Bienvenides a la Séptima Temporada de Radio Aluna Teatro! Comenzamos la temporada con una maravillosa “nerdy” conversación con el director, actor, escritor, dramaturgo y querido amigo de la compañía, Soheil Parsa.
Soheil Parsa es el cofundador y ex director artístico de Modern Times Stage Company, con una carrera que abarca treinta y dos años y dos continentes. Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con numerosos premios, como el Premio Barbara Hamilton Memorial, el Premio Miembro Honorario de la Asociación Canadiense de Investigación Teatral y la Medalla del Jubileo de Diamante de la Reina Isabel II, que celebran sus contribuciones únicas al Teatro canadiense. Soheil es el Director de la próxima producción de Modern Times y Aluna Theatre, “The House of Bernarda Alba.”
En este episodio, conversamos con Soheil sobre algunas de las preguntas que han alimentado su trabajo a lo largo de los años, sus filosofías sobre la dirección teatral y como el trabajo de Lorca lo está inspirando.
Todos los episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro son en Inglés, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miércoles. Síguenos y suscríbete a este podcast en iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, y TD Bank.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Díaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
