OWRANG INSTITUTE
About the Owrang Institute of Arts and Culture
The Owrang Institute, initially Owrang Theater Group, was founded in 2015 by Sadegh Hatefi, Rokhand Gharavi, and Adam Hatefi in Sacramento, California. The Director of the Theater Group, Sadegh Hatefi, the well-known Persian actor, writer and director, was the Director of the Iranian National Theater Company for years, and has in his record multiple successful tours through Iran and Europe.
The successful performance of "Arash the Archer" at the Guild Theater in Sacramento in addition to staging 3 Play Readings in the city's libraries in cooperation with artists and art students from across the Sacramento area have been the accomplishments of the group in the course of the two years since it was founded. The Group's goal has been attracting young talent in the Sacramento area to participate in a slate of art works - especially performing arts - in order to ensure the survival of Persian culture and language among the new generation of Iranian-Americans.
Recently, Sadegh Hatefi, along with one of his old friend and colleagues, once again took to the stage in a musical that celebrates Persian music called "The Story of an Exhibition", which has had a successful run in its tour with 5 showings across California and in Seattle, WA.
Our aim today, in addition to working on radio plays and digital production published on the Owrang Echo podcast and YouTube channel, is to uplift creators and artists from Farsi and Persian-speaking countries who now live in exile, away from their people, having escaped oppression. Our primary goal is to raise enough funds to provide grants for these artists so that they can once again showcase their work. We will provide a venue through this website for such prospective artists to submits requests for funding once our funding has been secured.
The successful performance of "Arash the Archer" at the Guild Theater in Sacramento in addition to staging 3 Play Readings in the city's libraries in cooperation with artists and art students from across the Sacramento area have been the accomplishments of the group in the course of the two years since it was founded. The Group's goal has been attracting young talent in the Sacramento area to participate in a slate of art works - especially performing arts - in order to ensure the survival of Persian culture and language among the new generation of Iranian-Americans.
Recently, Sadegh Hatefi, along with one of his old friend and colleagues, once again took to the stage in a musical that celebrates Persian music called "The Story of an Exhibition", which has had a successful run in its tour with 5 showings across California and in Seattle, WA.
Our aim today, in addition to working on radio plays and digital production published on the Owrang Echo podcast and YouTube channel, is to uplift creators and artists from Farsi and Persian-speaking countries who now live in exile, away from their people, having escaped oppression. Our primary goal is to raise enough funds to provide grants for these artists so that they can once again showcase their work. We will provide a venue through this website for such prospective artists to submits requests for funding once our funding has been secured.