History   More on trips

Aftaab Theatre was established by Ariane Mnouchkine the director and founder of Theatre du Soleil of Paris, France. Theatre du Soleil made a workshop for Afghan artists in Kabul Afghanistan during the summer of 2005 and at the end of the workshop she chose 20 actors and asked them to be together as a group.

They named the group Aftaab which means soleil in French and “sun” in English, the group had 20 members and now they are 19. Since then Aftaab (located in French Cultural Centre, Kabul – Afghanistan) has performed 3 theatrical plays, Romeo and Juliet (directed by Maurice Durozier), Le Tartuffe (directed by Helene Cinque) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (directed by Arash Absalan, a professor in the Tehran Arts University located in Iran).

Aftaab has performed for more than 50 times in Afghanistan, India, France, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.

Aftaab’s next play will be made during their 3rd trip to Paris, France from March – October 2009. The play will get directed by Helene Cinque in Theatre du Soleil.
Aftaab's 1st trip was to Tajikistan, with the help of Foundation for Culture and Civil Society Aftaab was able to perform their first play "Romeo & Juliet" in Doshanbeh, Tajikistan after only 1 month of performance in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The play was appreciated a lot by the European then the Tajiks.

Their second trip was to Paris, France; Ariane welcomed them as her children and gave them 2 months of rough and tough rehearsals, dance rehearsals and Le Tartuffe. Yes Le Tartuffe was started in Paris and got completed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Their 3rd trip was to India, for performing "The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and then they went to Paris again for performing "Le Tartuffe and The Caucasian Chalk Circle".

Their last trip was to Lahore Pakistan.

   
 
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