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Iranian cinema is recovering: official
TEHRAN -- The director of the Cinema Organization of Iran has said that Iranian cinema is recovering from the setback it experienced under the former cultural administration. “The vibrancy in the...
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Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani to perform with Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani will accompany the Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra during a concert in Germany. He has been invited by the conductor of the orchestra, Ernst von Marschall....
View ArticleBritish festival to show work by Iranian video artist
TEHRAN – Iranian video artist Mahmud Nuraei’s work entitled “Wind and Death” will be shown at the 2nd Gnarl Fest, a festival of video arts and installations, which will be held in Lincoln, England...
View ArticleBook containing images of exquisite artworks on Imam Reza (AS) published
TEHRAN – A book containing 110 exquisite artworks on Imam Reza (AS) has recently been published in Tehran. Entitled “Guarantor of the Gazelle”, the book will be unveiled during a ceremony at the...
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Necklaces inspired by Persian literature on display at Golestan Gallery
TEHRAN -- A collection of hand-made sets of necklaces, inspired by tales from classical Persian literature, is on display at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery. “I study ancient Persian tales such as Haft...
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Exhibit on 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran...
TEHRAN -- An exhibition displaying signs of 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran opened at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday. A wide variety of artifacts from...
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Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani to perform with Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani will accompany the Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra during a concert in Germany. He has been invited by the conductor of the orchestra, Ernst von Marschall....
View ArticleBritish festival to show work by Iranian video artist
TEHRAN – Iranian video artist Mahmud Nuraei’s work entitled “Wind and Death” will be shown at the 2nd Gnarl Fest, a festival of video arts and installations, which will be held in Lincoln, England...
View ArticleBook containing images of exquisite artworks on Imam Reza (AS) published
TEHRAN – A book containing 110 exquisite artworks on Imam Reza (AS) has recently been published in Tehran. Entitled “Guarantor of the Gazelle”, the book will be unveiled during a ceremony at the...
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Necklaces inspired by Persian literature on display at Golestan Gallery
TEHRAN -- A collection of hand-made sets of necklaces, inspired by tales from classical Persian literature, is on display at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery. “I study ancient Persian tales such as Haft...
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Exhibit on 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran...
TEHRAN -- An exhibition displaying signs of 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran opened at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday. A wide variety of artifacts from...
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Art news in brief
European festivals to screen Iranian doc TEHRAN – Iranian documentarian Mohammad Ehsani’s “Under the Dome of Heaven” will go on screen in two European festivals. The documentary will go on screen at...
View ArticlePersian version of Antoine Bara’s book on Hazrat Zeinab (SA) published
TEHRAN -- Lebanese Christian author Antoine Bara’s “Zeinab Sarkhatu Akmaltu Maseerah”, which is about the role of Hazrat Zeinab (SA), the sister of Imam Hussein (AS), in the Ashura uprising, has been...
View ArticleIranian Artists Forum to host festival on peace
TEHRAN – The Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran will host a festival on peace, which will open on September 19. Some theatrical and musical performances and art shows have been arranged for the...
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Artist mixes photos of world famous movies and Tehran social problems for new...
TEHRAN – Iranian graphic designer Marjan Andrudi has mixed a collection of photos of world famous movies and some social problems of Tehran for her new collection of photo collages. “The works have...
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Iranian filmmakers spotlight ISIL crimes in Iraq
TEHRAN -- Two groups of Iranian documentarians have traveled to Iraq to make films on the crimes the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is committing in the country. The groups, which are...
View ArticleAuthor Antoine Bara completes book on Hazrat Zeinab (SA) after 25 years
TEHRAN -- Antoine Bara, the Lebanese Christian author of “Zeinab Sarkhatu Akmaltu Maseerah”, which is about the role of Hazrat Zeinab (SA), the sister of Imam Hussein (AS), in the Ashura uprising, has...
View ArticleFinnish architect’s plan for Shiraz museum discussed
TEHRAN – The plan of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) for a museum of fine arts in Shiraz was discussed during a meeting between Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja and Shiraz Mayor...
View ArticleStone’s doc on Hugo Chavez to go on screen at Iranian festival
TEHRAN – The 13th Resistance International Film Festival will screen “South of the Border”, a 2009 American documentary film directed by Oliver Stone. The film features Stone and his crew as they...
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All-female pop band to perform in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Setareye Qotbi (Polaris), an all-female Iranian pop band, will appear again to perform concerts at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on September 4 and 5. “We spent three years getting authorization...
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