Art Events in Tehran

A combination of poetry, painting and installation art by painter and graphic designer Azadeh Nikoo is on display at the art gallery of Rooberoo Mansion. The exhibition is titled ‘Wings and Fins…

A group exhibition of urban and street photography is underway at Theme Art Gallery. Titled ‘Urban,’ the exhibit appreciates urban life with its diverse aspects including residents and their…

Golestan Art Gallery is hosting a solo painting exhibition by Sina Javadi. Twenty paintings are on display at the gallery. They are created with cut-out technique in which flat surfaces of…

Painter and sketch artist Erfan Jamshidi is showing what it would look like if evolution, this gradual change of genetic composition, approached not ideal forms but flaws and freakish anomalies…

A collection of artworks created with, or based on, wood are on display at the gallery of Aaran Projects in Tehran.

The Iranian ensemble of Bel Canto Symphony Orchestra will perform a repertoire of Italian operas at Vahdat Hall. Conducted by composer and conductor Nima Panahiha, the 48-member group will…

Pop singer Houman Sezavar, 37, will stage his first concert on September 8 at Eyvan Shams Hall. Sezavar is a famous singer for 13 years. But this is his first official concert planned for 6 and…

Pop singer, composer, trumpet player and music arranger Omid Hajili, 33, will give concert at the Milad auditorium of Tehran Permanent Fairground. Hajili’s concerts are slated for September 6-7…

The latest wide release across Iran, ‘Searing Summer’ directed by Ebrahim Irajzad hit the screens on August 30. Irajzad’s debut film is about a woman who wants to get a divorce from her husband…

‘Wander About Me’, a feature film directed by Ghazaleh Soltani is on show in Tehran and other cities. The social drama is about a 30-year-old woman living in Tehran, who one day decides to…

Ten cinemas are showing the film ‘Parinaaz’, directed by Bahram Bahramian, which was made five years ago but was denied a permit by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance until last month…

Amir Naderi’s latest film ‘Monte’ (Mountain), a joint production of Italy, France and the US, is being screened across Iran. The highly symbolic movie is set centuries ago in 1350 AD, and tells…

Self-taught artist Kaveh Yari has hammered his way into creating his latest exhibit at Sohrab Art Gallery in Tehran.

Yari has shaped iron and copper into portraits and symbolic motifs,…

At his latest exhibition, multidisciplinary artist Sadra Wojdani shows a collection of innovative ceramic works, potteries and earthen crafts.

‘… Became Pottery’ is the name of Wojdani’s…

‘Romance of Farhad’ (in Persian: Asheqane-e-Farhad), a musical performance of physical theater is underway at Khavaran Theater Complex. It opened August 20 and will run through September 8,…

‘Friends, Rivals’ (in Persian: Rofaqa, Roqaba) is a musical comedy rendered in the traditional style of Iranian theater. The play is written and directed by Rouhollah Iraji. It opened August 14…

Iranian Artists Forum is playing host to a black comedy, a product of ‘Va-Nagahan’ theater group. ‘Even Lion’s Hide Can’t Contain Me’ (in Persian:  Man dar Pouste Shiram Nemigonjam) is…

Celebrated pop singer Mehdi Jahani is to stage his first official concert.

“Thanks be to the Lord… With my mother’s prayers and the arduous efforts of my brothers and friends, I will…

The 5th ‘Silver Cypress’ biennial of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) has invited submissions.

Painter Sheyda Gholipour has presented a collection of abstract portraits at a solo exhibit she calls  ‘Birth in Silence.’ The exhibit opened August 25 at NOT Art Gallery and will run…

Veteran painter Hossein Mahjoobi has summed up half a century of his experience and is presenting a delicate world of ‘Horses and Trees.’   Mahjoobi, 87, has always been inspired by…

Nousheh music band is returning on stage after four years.

The 11th edition of the National Festival of Youth Music from August 30-September 18 will be held at Roudaki Hall.  A total of 500 musicians will participate, including singers and players…

The folk band ‘Dang Show’ will perform an outdoor concert at the premises of Milad Tower. The concert is slated for September 1 at 8 pm, according to Iran Concert (iranconcert.com) where tickets…

‘Electronic Night’ is a synthesizer-based concert by progressive musician Ali Ajorlou slated for August 30 at Arasbaran Cultural Center.  The concert will feature nine pieces composed by…