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Theater duo Aiish and Nasirian back at Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- Farhad Aiish and Ali Nasirian once again have scheduled a reunion to perform “Seven Nights with an Uninvited Guest in New York” at the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival. The play is...
View ArticleBenyamin to give concert in London
TEHRAN -- Iranian pop star Benyamin Bahadori will give a concert at Logan Hall of the University of London on February 16. His album, “Benyamin 85” (2006) was a massive commercial success within...
View ArticleAlfred Jarry’s “King Ubu” coming to Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- “King Ubu”, the grotesque and wild satirical farce by French writer Alfred Jarry, will be performed by the Hungarian troupe Maladype Theatre at the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival,...
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Dubai gallery to display sculptures by Kambiz Sabri
TEHRAN -- Iranian sculptor Kambiz Sabri will display his latest works during an exhibition at the Khak Gallery in Dubai. Eight sculptures will be showcased at the exhibit entitled “As Far as I...
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German-French quartet to perform at Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- The Tarkovsky Quartet, a group of German and French musicians, will perform at the 28th Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran in February. The quartet is led by French pianist and...
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Dubai gallery to display sculptures by Kambiz Sabri
TEHRAN -- Iranian sculptor Kambiz Sabri will display his latest works during an exhibition at the Khak Gallery in Dubai. Eight sculptures will be showcased at the exhibit entitled “As Far as I...
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German-French quartet to perform at Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- The Tarkovsky Quartet, a group of German and French musicians, will perform at the 28th Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran in February. The quartet is led by French pianist and...
View ArticleFajr theater festival announces intl. competition lineup
TEHRAN -- The 31st Fajr International Theater Festival announced the lineup for the international competition on Saturday. Twenty four Iranian and foreign troupes will be performing in this section...
View ArticleNew translation of “Historical Novel” appears at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of “The Historical Novel”, Hungarian author Gyorgy Lukacs’s longest work of literary criticism, has recently been published in Iran. Eshareh Publications has...
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Meem Gallery to showcase Parviz Tanavoli’s rug collection
TEHRAN -- Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist who is mostly known for his sculptures, will put his latest rug collection on display in an exhibit at Dubai’s Meem Gallery this week. His rugs...
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Painting collection exploring Georgian national epic poem unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN -- A collection of miniature paintings depicting scenes from the stories of the Georgian national epic “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” was unveiled during a ceremony at the Diplomatic Gallery...
View ArticleSarajevo to host Iranian cultural festival
TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural festival will open at the Bosnian Cultural Center in Sarajevo today. Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini has traveled to Bosnia to...
View ArticleFajr festival to screen “Parviz”, “Taboor”
TEHRAN -- Two award-winning Iranian films “Parviz” and “Taboor” will go on screen at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. The films will be shown in the Festival of Festivals, a noncompetitive...
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Book City to discuss Claude Debussy’s music
TEHRAN -- Works of French composer Achille-Claude Debussy (1862–1918) will be discussed during a meeting at the Book City Institute in Tehran this evening. The meeting is part of the Coffee and Music...
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Iran’s Arash Amini to conduct Kazakhstan State Symphony Orchestra
TEHRAN -- Iranian musician Arash Amini will conduct the Kazakhstan State Symphony Orchestra during a concert in Akmola on January 17. Works by Fikret Amirov from Azerbaijan, Heshmat Sanjari and Loris...
View ArticleSean Ali Stone coming to Iran for Hollywoodism conference
TEHRAN -- Sean Ali Stone, the U.S. actor who converted to Islam last year, will be a special guest of the third edition of the International Conference of Hollywoodism, which will be held in Tehran in...
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Tehran gallery to hang works by German painter
TEHRAN -- The Shokuh Gallery will host an exhibition of paintings by the Tehran-based German artist Hans Werner Albeck. Albeck, 74, has held over thirty exhibitions in Iranian galleries in Tehran...
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Curtains to go up on Fajr theater fest
TEHRAN -- The 31st Fajr International Theater Festival, the most prestigious theater event in Iran, will open this evening in Tehran. Twenty-four plays will be performed by Iranian and foreign...
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“Snow on the Pines”, “Queen” win Iranian critics’ choice awards
TEHRAN -- The family drama “Snow on the Pines” and the war drama “The Queen” were among the big winners at the Iranian Film Critics and Screenwriters Guild (IFCSG) celebration on Sunday evening....
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Book on Iranian attractions published in Rome
TEHRAN – A book on Iranian cultural attractions has recently been published in Rome. Italian Middle East expert Marco Perissinotto and Iranian journalist Hamid Masuminejad have jointly authored the...
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