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  • Iranian Artists Forum is hosting a series of Ta’zieh performances for 10 nights (September 11-20) in its outdoor space on the occasion of Muharram mourning ceremonies. The performing artists…

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  • An exhibition of paintings of Italy-based Iranian theater director and actress Shahrou Kheradmand opened at CAMA Art Gallery on Friday.

    Dubbed “Water and Soil” it is the second…

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  • The  19 relics of Qajar era (1786-1925) that  were on show at Louvre-Lens, an art museum in Lens, northern France, as contribution to a major 19th century Iranian art show are now on…

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  • This year’s edition of HIGH FEST International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia will host 35 theatrical performances by famous theater groups from 17 countries including six from Iran.

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  • Stage director, researcher, film critic and professor of cinematography Hamed Soleimanzadeh has been selected as jury member at the Zero Plus International Film Festival in Siberia, October 1-7…

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  • A novel on World War I “Fields of Glory” written by the French author Jean Rouaud has been published in Persian.

    The award winning book was translated from the original French text by…

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  • Directed by Seyyed Ali Tadayon Sadouqi, the theatrical performance “All Daughters of Amir Kabir” is on stage at Hafez Theater Hall.

    The story is set in Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan…

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  • The play “Where Were You When Ophelia Killed Herself?” written and directed by Mina Mirza-Aqa is on stage at Neauphle-le-Chateau Mansion. 

    Mirza-Aqa has written the play based on “…

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  • Charsou Art and Culture Institute in Tehran will have a single screening of “Certified Copy,” the 2010 romantic drama of the late auteur Abbas Kiarostami on September 23, Tiwall.com wrote.…

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  • Marking the National Day of Cinema, September 12, the Documentary and Legacy Museum, affiliated to the National Library of Iran, is showing documents, photos, posters, magazines and several…

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  • A group of five photojournalists named “Podium” will present its second exhibition at the Silk Road Art Gallery in Tehran.

    Titled “Podium Two,” the exhibit will open September 14 and is…

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  • Memoirs of American scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies Richard Nelson Frye (1920-2014) is now available in Persian.

    Author, translator and poet Bahman Zebardast has rendered “…

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  • Much publicized memoirs of former FBI director James Comey about his relationship with US President Donald Trump has been translated into Persian. The 350-page book “A Higher Loyalty” has been…

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  • An exhibition of historical photographs from the traditional Ta’zieh performances and mourning rituals in the month of Muharram during the Qajar era (1786-1925) opened on Tuesday at City Photo…

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  • Almost a year after staging of the popular musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s famous novel “Oliver Twist,” theater director Hossein Parsaei is getting ready to bring on stage another…

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  • The short film “Oblivion” will be screened at the “Shorts: Global” section of Buffalo International Film Festival in New York, October 7.

    The 15-minute film, directorial debut of Fatemeh…

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  • Graphic designer and illustrator Farzad Adibi will deliver a lecture in Mashhad, capital of Khorasan Razavi, on “Roots in Graphic Art”.

    Adibi, 51, who has taught at varsities in Tehran…

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  • Traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani will perform at the Polyphonic Song Festival on the island of Corsica in France, September 11-15.

    Ghorbani, 45, is to sing some of his hit songs…

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  • Feature film “Gold Carrier” has been selected for the New Currents section of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, October 4-13. The 85-minute film, directed by Tooraj…

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  • Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran is to screen a documentary film about Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.

    Free and open to the public, the event is slated for Thursday at Shahnaz Hall of the…

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  • On the occasion of the national day of cinema, September 12, Charsou Cineplex is to show a high-definition version of Kianoush Ayari’s 1986 film “The Specter of Scorpion”.

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  • Cinemas are showing Farzad Motamen’s film “When Was the Last Time You Saw Sahar”.

    One night, a girl named Sahar, who is from a poor family and lives in a deprived area of the city, does…

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  • The 2018 American space western film “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will have a single screening at Raj Gallery on Friday.

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  • A photography tour of Isfahan deserts is planned by Chiilick Photography Institute, focusing on the magical sunrise in desert areas.

    The one-day tour is slated for September 27. Maranjab…

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  • Works of freelance Iranian illustrator Narjes Mohammadi are on display in an exclusive exhibition in the province of Granada in Spain.

    Mohammadi’s works are hosted by ErranT Espacio…

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