‘Blind,’ a social drama written and directed by theater actor and director Mehran Dehqani is slated for August 30-September 15 at Parviz Parastui Hall in Tehran.
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‘Temporary Passage’ is the third feature film by actor, screenwriter and director Afshin Hashemi which is on screen in 20 cinemas in Iran. The 90-minute comedy narrates the story of two men in…
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Mehran Modiri’s first feature film ‘5 PM’ is showing in 60 cinemas across the country. The social comedy tells the story of a lawyer in Tehran who faces many incidents during his working hours,…
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‘Oxidan’, written and directed by Hamed Mohammadi, is a comedy which is selling well across the country. It starts with the illegal immigration of a girl from Iran to a foreign land and follows…
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Saless Art Gallery in Tehran has become a playground of lights.
The gallery is now home to 17 artworks by 17 artists. Prolific sculptor Qodratollah Aqeli has called the artists to join…
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The folk music ensemble ‘Dilmun,’ led by musician, singer, theater director and actor Mahmoud Farzinejad, 39, will hold a concert in Rasht, capital of the northern Gilan Province.
Dilmun…
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Three Tehran-based galleries will represent Iran at the 12th Contemporary Istanbul (CI) 2017, an art fair in Turkey, including artworks from both established and emerging galleries, bestowing a…
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The last day of a nameless realm is depicted in a play written and directed by theater director Zahra Shayanfar. Titled ‘Silent Towers,’ the play opened August 13 at Tehran’s Mehrab Hall and…
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Safir English Language Academy, with branches across Iran, has organized a tour of museums in Tehran.
The tour will be led by one of the academy’s instructors who will speak English…
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The Iranian feature film ‘Under the Smoky Roof’, directed by Pouran Derakhshandeh, will be screened in 10 German cities in early October.
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A total of 48 countries will attend the visual art section of the 6th Iran International Green Film Festival (IIGFF) slated for September.
According to the public relations office of…
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‘Stones in His Pockets,’ a two-hander comedy written in 1996 by Irish actress and playwright Marie Jones is underway at Fanous Theater in Tehran. The 100-minute play is translated by Hamid Ehya…
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Celebrated actor, scriptwriter and theater director Afshin Hashemi has written and directed a musical comedy which goes on stage today in Tehran and will run for a month.
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Va-Nagahan theater group has staged a magic realism play at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran. ‘Do Not Bother Borges’ is the current production of the troupe, written by its leader…
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‘Still Life’ is the name of an exhibition underway at Afrand Gallery which includes artworks depicting inanimate subject matters, typically commonplace objects which are either natural or man-…
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Shirin Gallery is hosting a group painting exhibition by 21 young artists titled ‘Narrative Painter 2’ curated by painter Farbod Morshedzadeh. A statement by the exhibit says Persian painting…
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A group painting exhibition of contemporary legendary artists of Iran is on view at Negah Gallery.
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A special sale at Shams Art Gallery is underway. It includes works of Iranian contemporary artists. Painting, calligraphy, Persian painting, photography, Illustration and sculpture are on…
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Calligraphy Museum of Iran was inaugurated August 19 in Tehran at a historical building on Shariati Street.
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The iconic Azadi Tower in Tehran will host a multinational quartet concert led by Norwegian avant-garde jazz composer and trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, 57.
Molvaer and three…
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Seyyed Abbas Salehi has been confirmed as the new minister of culture and Islamic guidance.
Salehi, who was nominated by President Hassan Rouhani during his second term, was approved by…
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The popular Kurdish music band Kamkars will go live on September 13 at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.
The Kamkars will be accompanied by Iran’s National Orchestra, conducted by Soharb Kashef, 36…
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A charity exhibition of paintings based on Ferdowsi’s ‘Shahnameh (book of kings) by orphan children was held at Shokouh Art Gallery in Tehran August 18-19.
Titled ‘Role Playing With…
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‘Where There Is No One,’ a solo exhibit underway in Tehran by photographer and visual art critic Saeed Fallahfar, portrays his critical perspective on the link between a city and its residents…
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O Gallery in Tehran is playing host to ‘3 by 3,’ a platform for emerging artists where works by three participants are on show.
The event consists of three separate exhibitions on the…
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