Damonfar Painting Biennial set for October
TEHRAN – The fifth edition of the Damonfar Painting Biennial, which is for artists under 25, will be held in Tehran in October. Damonfar is the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Canson,...
View ArticleGolestan Gallery to host “100 Works, 100 Artists” exhibit
TEHRAN – A large collection of works by 160 artists is scheduled to go on display at the 22nd edition of the exhibition “100 Works, 100 Artists”, which will open at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery on...
View ArticleParsa Piruzfar to stage “Out at Sea” at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – A troupe led by actor/director Parsa Piruzfar will perform Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s “Out at Sea” at the Iranshahr Theater Complex on August 26. Siavash Cheraghipur, Hutan Shakiba...
View ArticleMusic by world composers to highlight Iranian pianist’s recital
TEHRAN -- Musical pieces by world renowned composers, including Chopin, Bach and Beethoven, will be performed during a recital by Iranian pianist Arman Fahimi in Tehran. The performance will be held...
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Producers to build “City of Mice 2” on rubble of wars in Mideast
TEHRAN -- The producers of “The City of Mice 2” have announced their plan to dub the Iranian film into Arabic to entertain children in the war-torn regions of Gaza, Syria, and Iraq in the near future....
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Iran, Italy to expand museum collaborations TEHRAN -- Iran and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their ties on museum issues. The MOU was signed by National Museum of...
View ArticleWorks by Iranian artists on display at Jeddah gallery
TEHRAN – A collection of works by five Iranian artists is on display in an exhibition at the Athr Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “Nail” and “Trinity” by Iranian sculptors by Sahand Hashemian and...
View ArticleNew York gallery to display works by emerging Iranian artists
TEHRAN -- Works by a group of emerging Iranian artists will be showcased in an exhibition at the Rogue Space Gallery in New York during September. The works have been selected by Roya...
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Stop the killing in Gaza: Asghar Farhadi
TEHRAN -- Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has asked international organizations to stop the Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip. “Israel’s action in Gaza is of a dictatorial nature and I...
View ArticleFilms to explore agony of Iran-Iraq war at Tokyo festival
TEHRAN -- Five Iranian films, which highlight the wounds caused by the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, will be screened during a festival in Tokyo on August 8 and 9. Entitled the Iran Peace and Friendship...
View ArticleIRIB launches campaign to support children of Gaza
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has launched a campaign to announce support for the oppressed children of Gaza. Entitled “Children for the Children”, the idea of the cyber...
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Book on Muslims’ social and political life released TEHRAN -- “The Islamic World”, an eight-volume book on the social and political life of Muslims, has been published by Amirkabir, a major Iranian...
View ArticleDocumentarian makes film on Persian carpet of Gion Matsuri
TEHRAN – An Iranian director has completed the shooting of a documentary on an exquisite Persian carpet, which, among others, is displayed annually during Gion Matsuri, a traditional festival that is...
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77-year-old Nanny Hassan hangs paintings at Tehran gallery
TEHRAN -- An exhibition of paintings by self-taught artist Monavvar Ramezani known as Nanny Hassan is underway at Tehran’s Shirin Gallery. This is the fourth exhibit by Nanny Hassan over the past two...
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Photo exhibit highlights ceremonies for Iranian presidential inaugurations
TEHRAN -- An exhibition of photos displaying official ceremonies held for the inauguration of Iranian presidents opened at the National Library and Archives of Iran on Sunday. The photos focus on the...
View ArticleIranian institute to send Spanish translations of children’s books to...
TEHRAN – An Iranian institute plans to send the Spanish translations of 44 Persian children’s books to the 37th Montevideo International Book Fair, which will be held in Uruguay from October 1 to 12....
View Article“Some Kind of Love Story” on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – The Iranian director Masud Tarverdi is staging Arthur Miller’s “Some Kind of Love Story” at the Khosro Se-Noqteh Theater in Tehran. “The play depicts some stages of the marital life of...
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Jean Michel Jarre to perform on Kish Island TEHRAN – French composer and performer Jean Michel Jarre has been invited to perform during the Kish Summer Festival, which will be held on the Persian...
View ArticleIran, Kyrgyzstan to translate national epics Shahnameh and Manas
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Alhoda International Publications and the National Commission on the State Language of Kyrgyzstan have agreed to translate and publish Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and Manas, the traditional...
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Cultural program to highlight conquest of Tehran by constitutional...
TEHRAN -- The conquest of Tehran by the constitutional revolutionaries in July 1909 will be commemorated during a cultural program in Tehran tomorrow. The unveiling of a book entitled “The Conquest...
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