Armin Antique (Antighechian) is a New York-based songwriter, theater director, and illustrator. He earned his BFA in Theater Directing from Sooreh Art University in Tehran and has directed several plays and composed music for films, documentaries and plays. He has also written scripts for animation series for Iran national TV. Armin has received various awards and nominations for his plays and composing, including the best original score at the San Diego Horror Movie Festival. His play, “Two Clowns and a Half” was chosen as the thesis of the year among theater schools nationwide in Iran which made him the youngest theater director in the history of the Fadjr Theater Festival in 2010.
Armin has written several songs and plays for kids and has been teaching children’s Art, music, and theater classes in Tehran and NYC since 2010. Armin has been collaborating with Pardis for Children since 2015.