The capabilities and functions of Ta’ziye in modern visualization:The study of two versions of Ta’ziye “Moses and the poor Pilgrim”

Document Type : Research Article

10.22067/jls.v41i1.13193

Abstract

As the most important method of religious and ritual theater, Ta’ziye has many capabilities in Iran which can be used in different forms of modern visualization. The only element which has been studied in this kind of theater has been distancing in performance. Through studying the existent versions of Ta’ziye, one can find that there are other elements that have not been studied yet. The relationship between Ta’ziye and religious theater in their general form, and also the major themes of Ta’ziye, helps us to identify these capabilities better and better. Meanwhile, music as an expressive and performing element provides a basis that can be used in finding a new manner of expression in visual/dramatic works (music videos for example). Studying elements such as character replacement, transformation of time and place, function of music and the ways of affecting on audience, shows that Ta’ziye has special capabilities in visualization. The writers of this article have introduced a sample of Ta’ziye and studied two versions of it to present these capabilities

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