The Chronicle
A chronicle of theatrical explorations, from experimental performances to directorial ventures.
Leftover
An experimental performance about unspoken things, lost opportunities, and personal scrupulosity (obsessive precision in tastes). Focus on body, sound, and deconstructive elements, as a tool for diagnosing human functional problems.
HAMLET
A modern reinterpretation of Shakespeare's play with a focus on experimental methods, biomechanics of the body, and theater anthropology. This performance included fight scenes (like the duel between Hamlet and Laertes over Ophelia's grave) and won the award for the best theater group of the year from the Iranian Critics Association.
Now thus moon
An experimental exploration focused on LiPu 's life and poems
Rejected... Next One
An initial experimental performance with a research approach, focusing on the human psyche and body, part of the company's roots (pre-Garage name).
Prince of Persia: Live Performance | Restos Festival
A live experimental performance exploring themes of a fractured kingdom and broken crown, streamed for free at the Restos Festival, blending theater with digital accessibility across time zones in Brazil and Iran.
True Alpha: The Real Guests Were Those Who Left...
An introspective experimental piece critiquing pretense, lies, and the theatricality of life, questioning the value of performance in a deceptive world where even mirrors fail to reveal true ugliness.
A Musical Journey with a Disabled Leader on a Wheelchair: A Surreal Performance in the Park
A surreal outdoor performance trailer featuring a wheelchair-bound leader, accordionist, and improvisational dancers, highlighting resilience, human spirit, and spontaneous artistry through contact improvisation in Iran.
Rehearsal Performance: Only Our Fans
A raw theatrical rehearsal capturing director frustration over participant commitment, with chaotic discussions on scenes involving confrontation, audience engagement, and themes of exile, resistance, and personal conviction in an experimental style.
Even, Odd (Zoj, Fard)
A philosophical experimental video delving into even and odd numbers as metaphors for life's beginnings, endings, futility, and power dynamics, with fragmented dialogues on unpredictability, depression, talent, and the primacy of audience connection in performance.
About Garage Theater
An informative overview of Garage Theater Company, a Qom-based Iranian experimental group founded in 2007 and recognized as the best theater company in Iran, detailing their focus on actor training, anthropological performance research, award-winning productions like Hamlet, and global art initiatives including multilingual documentaries and publications.
Horn Hub: Now That the World Is Ending, What Use Are These Words?!
An existential monologue in experimental art form, questioning the futility of prophecies and messages amid apocalypse, critiquing the illusion of "tomorrow" with poetic reflections on history, nature, loss, and the urgency of living in the present.
Residents of Charenton Asylum: Basketball Court
A theatrical rehearsal depicting the torture and murder in an asylum setting, featuring poetic Persian verses on exhaustion and desperation, alongside experimental explorations of animal transformation, body expression, and physical performance elements like jumping and biting.
Liberal Training: Monkey Tribe
An experimental theater production by Garage Theater Company, exploring themes of liberal education and primal "monkey tribe" behaviors, performed live in Tehran at Sepand Hall as part of their laboratory-style explorations.