In early September, my friend Arezoo contacted me and said there was a theater group in Mashhad that had performed in various cities and now planned to come to Tabriz. They didn’t know anyone here and were looking for someone to guide them with coordination and preparation for the show.

The group in question was Baran Kids, led by Hamid Kianian and his wife, Samira Salehzadeh. They had performed in multiple cities, and their Tabriz show was going to be a major event.

At that time, my work schedule was so intense that I was simultaneously working on a large-scale project and four smaller projects, which took almost 20 hours a day. I had no idea how I could find time to help these friends, but I also couldn’t say no and wanted to contribute to this event.

Eventually, I contacted Ms. Salehzadeh and offered my assistance. After that, I tried to compress my tasks a bit to create some time for coordinating the performance preparations.

Soon after, Mr. Kianian arrived in Tabriz, and the preparations for the group’s arrival began.

On the same day, one of our friends introduced us to the Mobin group (Mehdi, Saeedeh, and their friends), who were planning to visit a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities in Sarab the next day and perform a musical program for them. We joined them and participated in the program. Luckily, I got to meet new friends at the center as well.

The Mobin group promised to help and take responsibility for a large portion of the ticket sales. Pejman Borhan, founder of Café Paradise, offered to handle in-person sales, and Mohammad Azari, founder of E-Ticket, managed online ticket sales and advertisements in the Tabriz cultural bulletin. Vahid Namvari arranged for promotion and presence at the Creative Mornings event, and in a way, everything seemed to be falling into place for the Tabriz show.

Finally, after finding a suitable venue and receiving the support of several organizations and government institutions willing to bring their staff and families, Mr. Kianian returned to Mashhad to prepare the group for the trip to Tabriz.

September 29, 2015

This evening, the opening ceremony of the Baran Kids performance will take place, which means things are finally rolling.

To be continued.