. Our main idea for this play was derived from Iranian mystical theories in which the characters are interpreted in different dimensions and aspects. In this performance, we defined Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and a witch as the stage actor and actress in the form of three puppets that they would be on the stage. Each is a cause and a part of the crime. And there are no other characters in the play. Even in the murder scene, instead of Duncan, we see the actor lying on the bed and killing himself in this internal conflict.
In this performance, local elements of southern Iran are used, such as music, part of traditional women's clothing and local trees. For designing the puppets, we used local elements, a Burqa, which is a kind of face covering that women of the southern Iran (in Hormozgan Province) in use them. So, this performance is different from other performances.
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This play is based on Blood Wedding by Lorca. The story of this play takes place on the wedding night after the groom and Leonardo are killed where the bride is slandered and judged by the people and tries to defend herself. Not judging and not being judged was an important issue for me that is ignored in traditional societies, especially when it comes to women. So, I tried to address the issue with the performance of this play. The interesting point is that there are cultural similarities between the south regions of Iran and Spain both in the design of theatrical elements and the story which we have considered them. Clothing and music are influenced by both cultures in the play. In the story, we have used the legend of Umm Das, which is a legend of the sea in the south of Iran. Umm Das is a seductive woman who has sickle-shaped legs and kills sailors between her sickle-shaped legs with the deception of 

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