ABSTRACT
The motrebi milieu underwent significant change from the 1950s onwards. Marginalized in relation to "official" culture, that of the inhabitants of North Tehran, the motreb attempted to imitate that culture in order to gain prestige. They moved out of the private domain and into the cafes and theatres of the Lalezar quarter, which were frequented by the Gardan Koloft. This chapter finds the heart of the modernized and non-traditional motrebi culture of the 1970s period. It discusses about the attempts of people in the entertainment industry to open theatres and stage plays independently of wedding celebrations. The chapter examines about kâfe'i music which have been born from a desire to follow conceptually the model of official songs, that is, to have a composer or arranger, a lyricist and a vocalist. Moreover, the motreb actors never abandoned their dreams of performing on the stage of a western-style theatre.
