Bijan Saffari who was an architecture

Personal and educational background; on the encounter between the traditional and the modern in twentieth century homeland; revival of interest in the traditional art forms in the 1970s; cultural crisis in the late Pahlavi era; on the cultural roots of the Revolution; beginnings of the Shiraz Art Festival; Festival’s aim and agenda; impact of the Festival on the artistic circles outside of homeland; reaction of SAVAK and the media.

To the Festival; influence of the Festival on the development of performing arts in homeland; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the Festival; recollections of the contribution of the National Radio and Television Organization (NIRT) to the performing arts in Iran; workings of NIRT; on the creation and objectives of the Queen Farah Foundation.

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