Ashurbanipal Babilla
Ashurbanipal Babilla | |
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Born | Tehran, Iran | June 25, 1944
Died | March 30, 2011 New York City, United States | (aged 66)
Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director, playwright, visual artist |
Ashurbanipal Ebrahim Babilla
Biography
Ashurbanipal Babilla, known as "Bani" to his friends and relatives, was born to Shedrach and Luba Babilla (née Tamraz) in
In Beirut, Babilla wrote several plays before returning to Iran in 1972. When he returned to Iran, Babilla at first planned to become a
Babilla became renowned among Iranian avant-garde artists as a result of the plays he directed. In 1973, he became a member of the Kargah-e Namayesh (Theater Workshop).[1] From 1973 to 1979, Babilla wrote numerous plays in Persian.[1] He also created visual arts. Similar to the works he wrote, Babilla's paintings were deemed controversial. However, the posters Babilla created for his plays were a considered to be success and were named as "among the most progressive theatrical posters in the history of poster in Iran".[1]
In December 1980, as a consequence of the
In an interview, Babilla stated that: "basically, there are three themes in all my work—sex, politics, and religion—and all are inseparable".[1]
Notes
- ^ Also "Ashur Banipal", "Assurbanipal", "Banipal Babilla"
References
Sources
- Shayesteh, Khosro (2013). "BABILLA, ASHUR BANIPAL IBRAHIM". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.