Marjan (SZ) Moosavi

Marjan (SZ) Moosavi received her MA in English from University of Tehran, Iran and is currently a Theatre Studies MA student at York University. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in Persian Language Teaching. In her home country, she worked as teacher, translator and researcher and received the best award for her scholarly research on “Gender Dynamics” in Iranian women’s drama from the 8th International Women’s Theatre Festival, Iran. Her major research interests involve intersections of theatre and
cultural/gender identity. Her studies move between theory and praxis of performance with a focus on community engagement and development.