Art And Culture

‘Stronger’ a play written by Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg and directed by Iranian theater director Farhad Khousheh is on stage at Baran Theater Hall. Written in 1889, the play…

The play ‘Fragments’ written by the American playwright Edward Albee is being staged at the City Theater  Several people sit together in a café narrating stories from the past and talking…

Theater director Afshin Zamani’s play ‘End of the Game’ is on stage at Sangelaj Theater Hall for one month. It is based on the story ‘The Judge and His Hangman’ written by Swiss author and…

The 12th Marivan International Street Theater Festival opened on September 9 in Marivan city, western Kurdistan Province.

This year ‘Idea and Form’ and ‘Creative Youth Theater’ sections…

Musician, actor and painter Azarakhsh Farahani has set up a solo painting exhibition on modern urbanism. The ‘City Life Illusions’ exhibit opened September 8 at Atbin Art Gallery and will run…

Celebrated photographer Mohammad Sadeq Niknahad is holding a solo exhibit at Golestan Art Gallery. The 22 photographs at the solo event have been taken with special techniques and none is…

To mark the 78th birth anniversary of the renowned Iranian playwright Akbar Radi (1939-2007), an exhibition of visual documents of Radi’s works will be held at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in…

To mark the International Day of Peace, the 5th Art for Peace Festival will be held at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran, September 12-21.

The event will include artworks in…

The International Green Film Festival has announced the jury members of its cinema section -- four Iranians and three international judges.

Renowned painters have presented their works at Laleh Gallery. A total of 38 paintings by six painters are on display at an exhibition titled ‘First Look.’ The opening ceremony of the exhibit…

‘Endless Three’ is a group exhibition of paintings and drawings by three visual artists underway at Mehrva Art Gallery. “What is on display is the outcome of social conditions in contemporary…

The third Iran Game League (IGL), the country’s biggest video games tournament, is underway at Tehran’s Milad Tower where gamers are competing in three fields of video game consoles, smart phone…

Hand-woven rugs from West Azarbaijan Province are showcased at Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran.

The exhibition opens today at 7 pm and will run through September 12. On display is…

The award-winning Iranian play ‘Tapancheh Khanoum’ (literally meaning ‘Lady Pistol’) directed by theater director Shahbedin Hoseinpur will be restaged at Paliz Theater in Tehran from September…

Experts and students of Iranian studies will converge in Sofia, Bulgaria from Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Slovakia and Iran.

From September 11-18, Sofia University will…

A live traditional performance will be held at Arasbaran Cultural Center in memory of late Iranian musician and tar player Farhang Sharif (1931-2016). The commemoration ceremony is slated for…

Azadi Tower is hosting a multinational quartet concert led by Norwegian avant-garde jazz composer and trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, 57. Molvaer and three accompanying musicians will play his…

A repertoire of ethnic music from the southern province of Bushehr will be staged on September 10 at Azadi Tower. Hiroon folk band will appear at the iconic tower twice at 7:30 and 10:30 pm.…

Pop singer Fereydoun Asrai, 61, will stage outdoor performances at the premises of Milad Tower. His concerts are slated for September 12-13 during which he will sing a selection of songs from…

Composer and kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor, 54, is performing a joint concert in Tehran with the jazz music ensemble Rembrandt Trio from the Netherlands.

Six cinemas begin showing the children’s film ‘Me and Sharmin’ directed by Bijan Shirmarz on September 6. It is about a young girl named Tina who believes in her aunt’s prophecy, cinematicket.…

A new Persian art brokerage website has been launched. ‘Artshop’ website also operates as a social media network for artists, gallery owners and art aficionados.

According to its…

The crime thriller ‘Negar’ directed by Rambod Javan starts public screening September 6 at six cinemas in Tehran. The film is centered on a young girl named Negar whose father is dead. The…

‘Majan’ is the first feature film directed by Rahman Seifi Azad which hits Tehran cinemas today. Shot in Tehran and north Iran, it premiered at the 35th Fajr Film Festival in February. The…

The social drama ‘Mourning’ directed by Morteza Farshbaf is on the screen at Charsou Cineplex in Tehran. A violent quarrel breaks out between a couple at midnight. Being at a relative’s house in…