One Thousand and One Nights.

Sunday Post

Since the first week of January 2024, we have started reading 'One Thousand and One Nights.' Every Tuesday from 10:00 AM Nevada time, we gather with the Gypsi Group -my students in the Writing Room- to listen to the stories of Shahrazad. We want to explore why, throughout history, whenever a woman enters the realm of thought and reflection, she becomes cunning and conspiratorial. In contrast, a man becomes a thinker and philosopher when he does. We want to know how Shahrazad unlocks closed doors through storytelling. In all classes, I have received help from my young friends in the Gypsi Group. This time, the Group's assistant and composer is Sama. Here, I introduce her with gratitude for the time she spends and her support. Sama has been with our Group for two years."

Thank you Sama. we love you

Sama Mousavi is an independent theatre creator specializing in documentary theatre. At sixteen, she started as an actress in Iran and then studied theatre at Tehran University. In 2014, she moved to Germany for a master’s degree in “Theatre in Social Context”. Since 2022, she has been living in Canada, while remotely pursuing her Ph.D. in “Selffornation in Autobiographical Theatre” at Hamburg University, Germany. Sama has worked as an actress, director, puppeteer, artistic advisor, and researcher in several independent theatre projects at festivals in Iran and Germany. She has been awarded “Best Director” at the 13th Experimental Theatre Festival Tehran, “Best Young Director” at the Theatre Director Forum of Iran, and “Best Actress” at the International Fadjr Theatre Festival Tehran, among others. Most recently she performed in “Voiceless” by Goli Zarei at Glendon Theatre in Toronto, and in her English language debut, “Anahita’s Republic” by Brenley Charkow at Factory Theatre.