Art And Culture

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  • Writer and literary translator Siavash Saadlou was awarded the 55th annual Cole Swensen Prize for his translation of “Tomorrow, to Iran,” written by the renowned Iranian poet Mohammad-Ali…

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  • The new North-South transit route passing through Armenia will be a new development in Iran’s relationship with the neighboring country and Europe, as it will be economical and competitive with…

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  • Daily gas consumption between Sept. 23 and Oct. 7 (the first two weeks of fall) increased by 30 million cubic meters compared with the same period of last year, the National Iranian Gas Company’…

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  • Ali Saeidi and Mohammad Saeidi, knwon as Iranian twin singers, have released a new single track called "Gisouye Negar".

    The song is written by Feizollah Nekouei Dastjerdi. Sina…

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  • This time, arisen from the historical city of Isfahan, there are two inborn and congruent voices, that are rooted common, and diverse in yielding: SAEIDI twin brothers, or the “SAEIDIs”,…

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  • Albertina Museum of Vienna is devoting a retrospective presentation to photographer Alfred Seiland, one of Austria’s first artistic photographers to work exclusively in color.

    The…

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  • A feature film about violence against women written and directed by Manijeh Hekmat will be released on September 26.

    “Old Road” narrates the story of Minoo, a 45-year-old successful…

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  • One of the big winners of the 36th Fajr Film Festival in February that won four awards was “Sheeple” written and directed by Houman Seyedi. The film will hit the screens in the country from…

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  • The 3rd International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics will be held in winter in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.

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  • Creative Theater Group from Iran is to perform an adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s play “Yerma” at the 15th Teatralny Кufar International Theater Festival in Minsk, Belarus, September 19-28…

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  • A short film and a short animation from Iran will participate in the international competition section of the 37th Uppsala International Short Film Festival, October 22-28.

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  • The play “The Stools” written and directed by theater director Jafar Mahyari is to have three performances in   Bologna, north Italy.

    Slated for October 9-11, the theatrical…

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  • A book about subjectivity in theories of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan has been translated in Persian.

    “The Lacanian Subject: Between Language and Jouissance”, written by American…

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  • The documentary “Starless Dreams” written and directed by Mehrdad Oskouei has attended the main section of Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin, September 20-26.

    “Our aim is to inspire,…

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  • Veteran modern artist Ali Akbar Mikhak has displayed his paintings in an exhibition at Farmanfarma Gallery in Tehran. Titled “Conversations,” the exhibit features 30 paintings by the 70-year-old…

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  • One of the halls of Moqaddam Museum in Tehran was dedicated to a collection of antique potteries at a ceremony Tuesday coinciding with the 9th anniversary of the founding of the museum.

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  • The 7 Art Gallery in Istanbul is hosting recently created paintings by Siamak Azmi from his famous collection “Dolls”.

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  • Celebrated pop singer and composer Mohsen Yeganeh will tour Europe from late September to mid-October. Dusseldorf, Germany, will be the first city where  Yeganeh will hold his concert. He…

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  • A play on the life of the celebrated 13th century Persian poet Saadi will be staged at the Centennial Theater in the city of North Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday.

    The play “Saadi, a…

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  • Visual communication expert and graphic artist Mohammad Khaza’i has spent 12 years researching the art of design in Iran from the Sassanid era (224–651) to the Qajar period (1786-1925) and is…

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  • A visual art exhibition featuring works on rituals and customs in Iran during the mourning month of Muharram is underway at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.

    Paintings, sculptures and…

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  • An adaptation of Dante’s Inferno from his Divine Comedy trilogy is set to go on stage at Iranshahr Theater, September 23-October 13.

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  • The play “The Hard Problem” written by British playwright Tom Stoppard is to be performed at Baran Theater on September 23.

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  • International specialists will conduct a workshop on “Reinforcement of Historic Masonry” in Tehran.

    Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is to hold the training…

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  • Selected cinemas are having limited screening of the 2018 thriller, fantasy and horror film “Winchester” directed by Michael and Peter Spierig.

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