Art news in brief

“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” to go on screen at Melbourne conference

TEHRAN - Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” will go on screen during the Conference on West and Central Asia, which will be held at the Faculty of Arts of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia from March 14 to 16. 

 

Derakhshandeh will also deliver a speech at the meeting, which will bring together a diverse range of distinguished experts.

 

 

Persian translation of “The Chocolate Soldier” republished 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Viennese composer Oscar Straus’s operetta “The Chocolate Soldier” has recently been republished by Rozaneh Company. 

 

Rendered into Persian by the late Iranian writer Simin Daneshvar, the book is based on George Bernard Shaw’s play “Arms and the Man”.

 

The Persian version was published with a preface by renowned writer Jalal Al-Ahmad, who was Daneshvar’s spouse.

 

Austrian university, Iranian institute sign MOU

TEHRAN - A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Austria’s University of Innsbruck and Iran’s Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT). 

 

The MOU has been signed by Austrian Ambassador Friedrich Stift and RICHT Director Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti during a meeting in Tehran, RICHT announced in a press release on Sunday. 

 

Based on the MOU, the sides will collaborate in the fields of archaeological research projects and the preservation and restoration of historical sites. Meetings and workshops on cultural heritage will also be arranged by the University of Innsbruck and the RICHT. 

 

 

Hafez Nazeri’s “Untold” released in Iran 

TEHRAN – Hafez Nazeri’s new album “Untold”, which is an innovative synthesis of Middle Eastern and Western elements, has been released in Tehran.

 

The album was unveiled during a ceremony at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Saturday. Hafez with vocalist Shahram Nazeri, who is his father, attended the ceremony. 

 

Addressing the audience, Hafez lamented over imitations in recent works by Iranian musicians. 

 

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