Art Events in Tehran

A total of 26 cinemas are showing ‘Subdued’, a romance drama directed by Hamid Nematollah. On the theme of women and society, the film tells the story of a divorcee, Mina (played by Leila Hatami…

After screening for 12 weeks and taking in $720,000 at the box-office, ‘Under the Smoky Roof’ directed by Pouran Derakhshandeh is still on the screens at 8 cinemas in Iran. The movie, starring…

One latest film released across the country is ‘Moon in the Jungle’ directed by Siamak Shayeghi. It is the story of an inexperienced forest ranger in Mazandaran Province who gets severely hurt…

The vocal puppet performance ‘Khayyam Opera’ written, designed and directed by theater director Behrouz Gharibpour is underway at Ferdowsi Hall. The show is about Persian polymath and poet Omar…

A free adaptation of Moliere’s ‘Scapin’s Deceits’ is currently being staged at Mehrab Theater Hall. The original play was written in 1671 by Moliere, the 17th century famous French playwright.…

The play ‘Theater Without Animals’ directed by theater director Masoud Menqachi is on stage at Khosrow Shakibaei Theater Hall. Written by the French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director…

‘Unfinished’ is the name of a play written by Mohammad Charmshir and directed by Kahbod Taraj currently on stage at City Theater. In the one-hour work, three women talk about themselves and…

Veteran painter Asadollah Shariatmadari has contrasted tradition and modernity at his ongoing exhibition. Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) is playing host to ‘The Hidden Seam of Colors’ (in Persian:…

Painter Nafiseh Sediqi has created a collection of stunning drawings with her pencil and put it on display at Assar Art Gallery. Her exhibition is called ‘Perception.’ It is her first solo show…

A group of five photographers have presented their view of the world at an exhibition underway at Nack Art Gallery. Named the ‘Inverted Pyramid,’ the exhibit features photos by Elmira Ali Akbari…

Celebrated pop singer and songwriter Babak Jahanbakhsh, 34, will perform in Milad auditorium at the Tehran Permanent Fairground. His concert is slated for August 31. He will perform pieces…

Milad auditorium of Tehran Permanent Fairground will host popular pop singer Xaniar Khosravi for a live show. Xaniar Khosravi, 32, known by his stage name Xaniar, will perform a selection of his…

Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will host a concert of classical and ethnic Iranian music. At the concert slated for August 25, the traditional ensemble of Cherikeh from Kurdistan Province will…

Guitarist and singer Mohammad Ali Qlich is to stage a flamenco concert at Iranian Artists Forum (IAF). The concert is slated for August 30, from 7-9 pm. It is organized under the auspices of IAF…

A group of five Iranian photojournalists will present a photo exhibition at Silk Road Art Gallery in Tehran.

Titled ‘Podium One,’ the exhibit will open August 25, featuring a selection…

The new production of director and producer Mohammad Hossein Farahbakhsh ‘Don’t Mess With Me’ is currently on screen in cinemas. A controversial filmmaker, Farahbakhsh usually comes to crossing…

‘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…

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,…

‘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…

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…

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…

‘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…

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.

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…

‘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-…