Aïda Asgharzadeh was broadly praised for her highly effective exploration of dissidence and exile in Persian Dolls, weaving her circle of relatives’s story right into a drama spanning Iran and France. Her deft use of historical past as a backdrop to intimate, private narratives is as soon as once more in focus together with her newest play, The Final Cedar of Lebanon, which examines how people reply to the pressures of conflict and violence – and the way geopolitical upheaval can echo throughout generations. Talking to FRANCE 24, she explains how creating an emotional panorama lies on the coronary heart of her work, and why, as an Iranian, she struggles to see a hopeful final result amid the present turmoil of conflict.
'The Final Cedar of Lebanon': A play exploring conflict’s lasting scars
