Ghaffar Pourazar

Ghaffar Pourazar B.Sc MA PHD (study)

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There is simply no one alive with knowledge, qualifications and professional experience in all the fields of computer animation, physical theater and Peking Opera.

Most recent 3 years have been spent in teaching and directing at the musical department of Shanghai Theater Academy while guest teaching at the National Academy for Traditional Opera in Beijing. He is presently continuing some of his classes ON-LINE from Orange County, California.

He is a cultural ambassador and the Director of the International Center for Beijing Opera. He is an Asia Cultural Council Senior scholar, a British Council Senior Scholar and twice winner of Friendship awards from Chinese Government for outstanding contributions to Chinese Culture. He has worked for or hosted: Dr. Jane Goodall, Oliver Stone, Sir. Roger Moore (007), Duke of Gloucester, Elton John, Robert Wilson, Christoph Waltz, .... and Ambassadors and VIP from variety of countries.

Here are some of his achievements:

London International Mime Festival Finalist 1989

London International Computer Animation Festival Finalist 1991

British Council Senior Scholarships Beijing 1994

British Council Senior Scholarships Beijing 1996

China CCTV Beijing Opera Competition winner Golden Dragon award 1996, 1999, 2001

Asia Cultural Council Scholarship New York-Beijing 2000

Winner of the little clown award, the highest Iranian award for theater 2007

Fajr International Festival of Theater 2009

Chinese Government awards for cultural exchange Tianjin TV & HKTV 2009

Tianjin He Ping Bei cup winner 2012

Tianjin He Ping Bei cup winner 2016

Beijing Mayor's Great Wall Friendship Award 2014

China Film Festival, Best Documentary award BEIJING OPERA “MONKEY KING” 2019

Notable International Technical presentations by Ghaffar Pourazar

London International Computer Animation Festival 1991

Mr. Bojangles 3D animation

Sesimbra International Compugraphics Conference 1991

Mr. Bojangles An approach to 3D human movement

Lisbon International Compugraphics Conference 1992

3D parametered figure

Geneva Computer Animation Conference, 1992

3D Human movement

Pisa International Robotics Conference 1992

3D Parametered figure

Boston MIT, 2000

Movement seen through Beijing Opera

New York China Institute, 2000

Movement seen through Beijing Opera

New York International Society for Performing Arts 2001

‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’

A Shakespeare Production in Beijing Opera style

Sydney World Congress of Global Civilization 2002

Conference Co-ordinator

New York World Congress of Global Civilization 2006

Conference Co-ordinator