Art And Culture

The play ‘His Excellency’s Nightmare’ written and directed by Iranian theater director and screenwriter Hossein Pakdel is currently on stage at Iranshahr Theater Hall in Tehran.

The two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi gave a master class Tuesday, at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event and also spoke to a small group of journalists, all via Skype from Madrid,…

A 2011 beautifully illustrated adaptation of Attar’s ‘The Conference of the Birds’ by celebrated Czech illustrator and children’s book writer Peter Sis, 67, is now available in Persian.

It…

A one-act monologue ‘Chez Pulcherie,’ written by French author, theater director and actor Alain Vettese, 65, is underway in Tehran.

Titled ‘Café Pulcherie’ in Persian, the play is directed…

Persian classical and traditional singer Salar Aghili, 39, will travel to Khuzestan Province to perform a concert in the city of Abadan, near the Persian Gulf coast.

A special section at the upcoming Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) will be dedicated to works by masters of cinema.

The 35th FIFF will be held from April 21-28 in Tehran where a…

A museum featuring wax sculptures of prominent figures in Iran’s history, the first of its kind in the country, will open at the historical Ettehadiyeh garden house located in central Tehran.

A 1947 book by American journalist and author Louis Fischer ‘Gandhi and Stalin: Two Signs at the World’s Crossroads,’ is now available in Persian.

The Persian translation of the work by…

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri appointed his senior advisor Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian as the new head of Iranian Organization of Cinema.

Heidarian succeeds…

Acclaimed Iranian playwright, theater director and actor Amir Dezhakam, 54, is preparing to stage Brecht’s ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ at Hafez Hall in Tehran.

The satirical play by…

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) is to show a selection of artworks from its treasured collection to the public for three months starting from March 7.

The exhibit, comprising of a…

A total of 2,607 publishers from across Iran have applied for the upcoming edition of the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF).

The 30th TIBF is slated for May 3-13 and the registration…

The 20th Iranian International Film Market (IFM) will be held as part of the 35th Fajr International Film Festival (April 20-27) in Tehran where a total of 53 international film companies will…

The short animation ‘The Shadow which Turned Into Light’ directed by Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi is competing at the main competition section of Montreal International Children’s Film Festival (FIFEM…

An 1832 mural by Qajar painter Mirza Mohammad Ali which was commissioned by one of Qajar King Fat’h-Ali Shah’s (1772-1834) sons, Keykavous Mirza, has been restored.

The mural was unveiled…

The newly-established City Orchestra had its first performance at Bahman Cultural Center in southern Tehran on Saturday.

Conducted by maestro Esmaeil Tehrani, the orchestra of 90 musicians…

Iranian journalist Mansour Zabetian has published his third travelogue titled ‘Sebastian’.

Published by Mosallas Publication in Iran, it comprises Zabetian’s travels and photos taken from…

The play ‘Manijeh’ directed by theater director Bahareh Javandoust will be staged at Konesh-e-Moaser (contemporary reaction) Complex in Tehran, with a different narrative of the story of Bijan and…

A new set of short stories by Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), a key figure in Spanish literature, is available in Persian.

Prolific Iranian director, comedian, actor and musician Mehran Modiri, 49, will release his new album in spring.

In collaboration with Iranian composer and tar player Mahyar Alizadeh, 36,…

Oscar-winner director of Iran cinema Asghar Farhadi was honored at a ceremony held at Cinema Museum in northern Tehran on Friday, in the presence of the film cast and crew, artists, cineastes,…

Works of the veteran Iranian artist Ali Akbar Sadeghi will be screened at the 10th Tehran International Animation Festival (TIAF), March 5-9, in four cinemas in Tehran.

The Norouz or Persian New Year Book Sale started on March 5, at all member stores in the program across Iran.

The Iranian New Year (March 20) is followed by a two-week holiday to celebrate…

The 20th Iran International University Theater Festival will be held from May 5-13 in Tehran.

Festival secretary Mehdi Gomar said the upcoming festival has seen a 30% rise in the number of…

Iranian feature film ‘Wednesday’ directed by Soroush Mohammadzadeh is attending the Cinequest Film and VR Festival in the US.

Iran’s only representative at the event (February 28-March 10…