Many performing arts became popular before the 7th century in Persia. Naqqali is the oldest form of dramatic arts in Persia. This is Persian recounting stories. In Naqqali, a performer would tell a story in verse or prose while using gestures and movemnts. Sometimes instrumental music or painted images on scrolls would also be used.
There was also Kheimeh Shab Bazi, Iranian Puppet Theatre. There were both traditional and innovative plays. These were done with "string puppets." Two people are involved, a person who performs music and a person who tells the story. The dialog is between the person telling the story and the puppets.
Other forms of Persian theatre there were popular before the 7th century A.D. were comical acts on both politics and domestic life, screen based story telling, mobile singing, and shadow plays. There were many other forms of Persian theatre that have no been mentioned.
Persian theatre continues to this day. While there are theatrical performances like those in the west, Persian theatre also still has many of the traditional forms of theatre. The Persian puppet theatre is still popular. There are even theatre festivals that are specially held for theatre education, children, and people with disabilities.
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