Art And Culture

Theater director and playwright Arash Abbasi intends to restage his popular play ‘Anna Karenina’ at selected theaters in Tehran. 

The performance, which is an adaptation of Leo…

Golestan Palace, a UNESCO world heritage center, in downtown Tehran is holding an exhibition of antique rugs from Malayer.

Mint tea is not just a drink in Morocco. It is probably the most famous symbolization of Morocco. It is a sign of hospitality, friendship and tradition. For its popularity, it is…

Mojdeh Art Gallery in Tehran is hosting a group exhibition by Hampa group of visual artists.

Three calligraphic painters Hadi Roshan-Zamir, 46, Peyman Peyravi, 45, and Ebrahim Olfat, 38…

Social drama film ‘Abscess,’ written and directed by filmmakers Armin Tahmasbi and Ali Bateni, has entered the lineup of Merida Film Festival in Mexico.

Abscess is an experimental film…

Roudaki Concert Hall in Tehran will host a special memory-provoking concert by Tehran Choir for two nights.

Slated for February 15-16, the group will perform pieces from famous musical…

Four well-known pop singers have collaborated to release a new patriotic song thy call ‘Dear Iran’. Reza Sadeqi, Mehdi Yaghmai, Hojjat Ashrafzadeh and Hamed Homayoun praise their homeland in a 6…

Palazzo Riso Museum in Palermo, capital of the Italian island of Sicily, is holding an exhibition dedicated to the artworks of Italy-based Iranian visual artist Bijan Bassiri.

The…

From the perspective of a midsize Hollywood company hoping for a sky-high takeover bid or a major studio that once counted on generous slate financing, China these days looks like a…

Afraz Publication has released ‘Ahmad Mahmoud’ a title dedicated to interviews with distinguished Iranian writers and cineastes about the late novelist Ahmad Mahmoud.

Filmmaker Habib…

Tehran based publisher Parseh has released the Persian translation of the book ‘Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl’. It is available in bookstores across the country, ISNA reported.

Graphic designer and installation artist Homa Delvaray is holding an exhibition of her latest installations at Aaran Art Gallery.

Works are made from pieces of cloth, paper, texts and…

ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website, annually announces a list of the best architectural projects in 15 categories, including housing and commercial as well as healthcare,…

Animated films by two Iranian brothers, ‘Alphabet’ by Kianoush Abedi and ‘Servant’ by Farnoush Abedi, are among nominees for the top award of the second San Mauro International Film Festival in…

A book by composer, singer, songwriter and poet Mehran Mokhtarpour will be unveiled at the Paris Book Fair, March 16-19.

The book ‘Mes Petits Secrets’ (My Little Secrets) includes two…

‘Coco’, Pixar’s colorful journey through the Land of the Dead, swept the 45th Annie Awards on Saturday, winning in every category in which it was nominated, picking up 11 trophies overall,…

Every Tuesday the program ‘See You at Book Club’ organized by ‘See You in Iran Cultural House,’ based in Tehran, is held to review and critically appraise books.

See You in Iran Cultural…

Actor and painter Mehdi Ahmadi has presented portraits and figures of women in his latest paintings.

Using vibrant colors he has painted women in their moments of loneliness. The women,…

Snow Blindness, the temporary loss of vision due to overexposure to the sun’s UV rays reflected off snow, is the name and main theme of a solo photo exhibition by painter and photographer Kayvan…

Acclaimed painter Taher Pourheidari, 34, has brought out his cityscapes at Homa Art Gallery.

Few are the painters who, like Pourheidari, can glorify building blocks and the rectangular…

Contemporary and modern architecture of Iran will be presented at Archi-Depot, a museum in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to architecture models.

Iranian architect Mehrdad Zavareh-Mohammadi has…

Iranian film ‘Starless Dreams’ directed by Mehrdad Oskouie won two awards at the Budapest International Documentary Festival, January 23-28.

A new Persian edition of ‘Adventures of Pinocchio,’ translated by acclaimed theater director and translator Behrouz Gharibpour, pioneer of traditional puppet show in Iran, will be unveiled…

Short animation ‘Bystander,’ directed by motion graphics artist Sheyda Kashi, has been selected winner of the Best Animation Prize at the 18th ‘Picture This’ Film Festival.

The Canadian…

Celebrated traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani, 45, will perform a concert on Monday in the city of Amol, Mazandaran Province in north Iran. The concert will be hosted by Arikeh-Aryai Hall…