Soheil parsa biography definition

Artistic Director of Modern Times Stage Company, actor, writer, choreographer and dramaturg.

Born in Iran in 1954, he completed studies in Theatre Performance at the University of Tehran and began a promising career as an actor and director. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the theatre was repressed and he was unable to continue his profession.

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Escaping with his family by way of Pakistan and India, he arrived in Canada in 1984 and completed a second Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies at York University.

In 1989, he established Modern Times with actor Peter Farbridge. Operating as a steadfastly collaborative unit, the company's process and award-winning productions are rooted in a unique theatrical approach, resulting in a timeless, placeless expression of reality.

The company’s repertoire includes new Canadian and classic European works in addition to North American premiers of eight Iranian plays.

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