Iranian, Italian directors team up for children’s play
TEHRAN – The Iranian director Omid Niaz and his Italian colleague Guglielmo Papa plan jointly to stage a play for children in Tehran in early 2013. The play, tentatively entitled “1+1”, is scheduled...
View ArticleIranian-Turkish cast to perform “Minimal Stories” in Tehran
TEHRAN -- An Iranian-Turkish cast will perform the street theater “Minimal Stories” in Tehran in the near future. The cast includes Turkish actor Eftal Gülbudak and Iranian actress Marzieh Dehpaini....
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Young artists to turn dried pine trees into sculptures
TEHRAN -- Three young sculptors have been assigned to make sculptures out of the three dried pine trees situated in the courtyard of Tehran’s Enqelab Sports Club. The trees are situated outside the...
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Busan’s Asian Project Market picks “Persian Gulf”
TEHRAN -- Organizers of Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM) has announced 30 selections for this year’s edition including the Iranian cinematic project “Persian Gulf”. Promising directors and...
View ArticleIslamic calligraphy exhibition underway at Tehran museum
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Mir-Emad Calligraphy Museum is currently hosting an exhibition of calligraphy works from various historical Islamic periods in Iran. Forty calligraphy works featuring verses of...
View ArticleCHTHO to set up gate for Alamut Castle
TEHRAN -- The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) plans to install a gate for the Alamut Castle, which was built on Mount Alamut’s highest peak near the northern Iranian...
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“Homeless” comes to help Iran quake victims
TEHRAN -- The celebrated Armenian-Iranian singer Araz Torosian has released a new song, entitled “Homeless”, to encourage people to help the victims of earthquakes hit regions in East Azarbaijan...
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Italian painter depicts oppression of Palestinians
TEHRAN -- A collection by the Italian artist Roberto Cozzolino, which explores the oppressed Palestinians’ resistance against the Zionist regime, was put on display in an exhibition at Tehran’s...
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Photo exhibit to raise funds for Iran quake victims
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Eyvan Gallery will be playing host to a photo exhibition today to raise funds for the victims of the two successive earthquakes that hit regions in the northwestern Iranian province...
View Article“Cradle” continues moving in East Azarbaijan quake-stricken regions
TEHRAN -- Iranian documentarian Mehrdad Oskuii said that his team traveled to the quake-stricken regions in East Azarbaijan to continue shooting “The Cradle”, a documentary which he is making about...
View ArticleIranian actress Nadia Deldar-Golchin dies at 52
TEHRAN -- Actress Nadia Deldar-Golchin died after suffering from chronic kidney disease at Tehran’s Erfan Hospital on Wednesday at the age of 52. Deldar-Golchin was mostly known for the roles she...
View ArticleMusicians to perform benefit concerts for Azarbaijan quake victims
TEHRAN -- An Iranian band and a tar virtuoso plan to perform concerts to raise funds for the victims of the earthquakes that killed 306 people in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan....
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Intl. Holy Quran Exhibition wraps up
TEHRAN -- The 20th edition of the International Holy Quran Exhibition concluded on Tuesday, with over 2.5 million visitors over its month-long run. A total of 230 Iranian and 46 international...
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Tehran museum hangs intl. cartoonists’ works on Palestine
TEHRAN -- A collection of cartoons selected for the Return to Home International Cartoon Contest was showcased in an exhibition at the Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran on Tuesday evening....
View ArticleTehran Municipality to present cultural gifts to NAM summit officials
TEHRAN -- The Tehran Municipality plans to present a package of cultural gifts to foreign officials at the 16th Non-Alignment Movement summit, which opened in the metropolis on Sunday. The package...
View ArticleIranian readers to enjoy Paul Auster’s “Winter Journal”
TEHRAN -- A Persian translation of Paul Auster’s latest work “Winter Journal” will be published in Iran in the near future, the translator said on Sunday. Iranian publishing company Ofoq is...
View ArticleDubai institution to hang Persian calligraphy works by Esrafil Shirchi
TEHRAN – Persian calligraphy works by Iranian artist Esrafil Shirchi will be put on display during an exhibition in Dubai. The Dubai Cultural and Scientific Association has organized the weeklong...
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Iranian Film Week underway in Lithuania
TEHRAN -- Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is currently playing host to the Iranian Film Week, which opened with Mojtaba Raei’s “Birthday of a Butterfly” on Thursday. Organized by the Iranian...
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Iranian nomad tents welcome visitors from NAM summit
TEHRAN – Several nomadic black tents have been set up as part of the Iranian tourism attractions in the courtyard of Milad Tower on Sunday to introduce aspects of Iranian nomadic life to visitors from...
View ArticleZurich gallery hangs modern Persian miniatures
TEHRAN -- Modern miniature paintings by four Iranian artists are currently on display during an exhibit at the Kashya Hildebrand Gallery in Zurich. Entitled “New Perspectives in Contemporary...
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