TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Andisheh Cultural Center hosted benefit performances for the earthquake victims in East Azarbaijan Province last week.
Six groups of stage and screen stars performed play readings for seven nights, during which they grossed over 42 million rials (over $34,000), executive manager of the program Maryam Rahimi said in a press release.
Taraneh Alidusti, Afshin Hashemi, Askan Khatibi and Hassan Majuni were among the stars performing the plays, which were directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Behzad Farahani, Homa Rusat, Saeid Pursamimi, Reza Babak and Sirus Ebrahimzadeh.
Two large quakes hit regions in East Azarbaijan on August 11. At least 12 villages were totally leveled by the quakes, which killed 306 people. 425 other villages also sustained damage ranging from 50 to 80 percent.
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