Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories

Rahmat Amini; Zahra Shirvani Saadatabadi

doi:10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906

Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories

Abstract

Pardeh Khani is a distinctive form of traditional storytelling in Iran that is recognized for its unique performative qualities. This performance method combines storytelling, painting, and acting, which has resulted in the formation of a unique style of Iranian painting known as coffeehouse painting. This article examines the characteristics of Pardeh Khani based on performance theory, particularly using Erika Fischer-Lichte’s theories, which emphasizes four key aspects: mediality, materiality, semioticity, and aestheticity, to uncover the performative possibilities of this tradition. Although Pardeh Khani has faced a decline in recent decades, the initial findings of this research indicate that it has the potential for renewal as an interdisciplinary art form by integrating advancements in both painting and narration. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of its performative possibilities is required to preserve and modernize this performance art.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Acting-Stage Direction

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Rahmat Amini ^* This is me
0000-0001-9896-0541
Iran

Zahra Shirvani Saadatabadi This is me
0009-0002-1055-2610
Iran

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

June 26, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 9, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 39

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA92LD87AK

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Amini, R., & Shirvani Saadatabadi, Z. (2024). Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories. Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği Ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi, 39, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906

AMA

1.Amini R, Shirvani Saadatabadi Z. Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories. JTCD. 2024;(39):1-13. doi:10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906

Chicago

Amini, Rahmat, and Zahra Shirvani Saadatabadi. 2024. “Pardeh Khani As Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories”. Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği Ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi, nos. 39: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906.

EndNote

Amini R, Shirvani Saadatabadi Z (December 1, 2024) Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories. Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi 39 1–13.

IEEE

[1]R. Amini and Z. Shirvani Saadatabadi, “Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories”, JTCD, no. 39, pp. 1–13, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906.

ISNAD

Amini, Rahmat - Shirvani Saadatabadi, Zahra. “Pardeh Khani As Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories”. Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi. 39 (December 1, 2024): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906.

JAMA

1.Amini R, Shirvani Saadatabadi Z. Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories. JTCD. 2024;:1–13.

MLA

Amini, Rahmat, and Zahra Shirvani Saadatabadi. “Pardeh Khani As Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories”. Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği Ve Dramaturji Bölümü Dergisi, no. 39, Dec. 2024, pp. 1-13, doi:10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906.

Vancouver

1.Rahmat Amini, Zahra Shirvani Saadatabadi. Pardeh Khani as Performance: An Approach Based on Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Theories. JTCD. 2024 Dec. 1;(39):1-13. doi:10.26650/jtcd.2024.3906