Iranian performance artist Yaser Khaseb will help Seattle Children’s Theatre kick off the main stage season with a show that’s billed as crafting together several movement-based pieces, making the language barrier inconsequential.
In “Mysterious Gifts: Theatre of Iran,” Khaseb begins with some traditional Persian performance that offers insight into their rich history while encouraging the audience to find human connection through pure physical storytelling.
Khaseb continues with a piece that explores the imaginative spirit in a modern context, using puppetry.
SCT artistic director Hartzell called Khaseb “a kinesthetic storyteller, blending theatricality and movement to enliven universal stories of the human condition.”
“He brings a distinctly Persian perspective and aesthetic, allowing our children not only to see a different cultural viewpoint, but also how similar all of humanity truly is,” Hartzell said.
Born in Behshahr, Khaseb studied theater at Tonekabon University in Tonekabon, Iran. He has been active in the Iranian art scene for years, and has won awards and performed at festivals and theaters around the world.
