TEHRAN – Iranian stage director Behruz Gharibpur and architect Mohammad-Mansur Falamaki have each received the order of Stella d’Italia (Star of Italy) for their lifetime achievements.
Italian Ambassador Mauro Conciatori presented the medals during a ceremony held at the Embassy of Italy in to Tehran on last Thursday, some Persian news websites announced on Sunday.
“My cultural activities and stage performances in Italy were said to be the reasons for the honor,” Gharibpur, who is mostly known for his puppet shows, told the Persian service of MNA on Monday.
He added that his puppet shows “Rustam and Sohrab”, “Macbeth”, and “Ashura” have been staged in Rome and Turin and were warmly received by the people of those Italian cities.
Mohammad-Mansur Falamaki is a prominent architectural advocate promoting true Iranian architecture. He has a Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Venice.
He is the founder of the Falamaki’s Institute of Architecture – FAZA.
Falamaki has been teaching at the University of Tehran for years and was selected Iran’s Eternal Figure in architecture in 2010.
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