Art And Culture

Paris, whose bohemian culture attracted some of the world’s finest painters at the turn of the 20th century, is opening its doors to a new wave of talent, driven its way this time by war and…

Shahrzad Theater House will be hosting an adaptation of the play ‘Señora Carrar’s Rifles’ from February 9.

Señora Carrar’s Rifles is a one-act play by the twentieth-century German…

The play ‘Eighteen’ is on stage at Iranian Artists Forum. The 18-year-old Majid is on death row and has three days before being hanged for a murder he committed accidently out of anger a couple…

The play ‘An Insane in the Box’ directed by Romina Ilmak Foroush is to have its first performance on Sunday at Arghanoun Mansion, and will remain on stage till February 21.

The 36th Fajr Film festival opened on Thursday at Milad Tower’s Convention Hall in Tehran by honoring three veteran cineastes, Akbar Abdi, Manouchehr Esmaeili, and Mohammad Ali Najafi, and…

Fusion band Chaartaar will perform February 8-9 at Milad Tower on the first leg of its national tour.

Repertoire of the concerts will include all 10 tracks of Chaartaar’s new album ‘…

University of Tehran will host piano and violin recitals on February 7 for fans of baroque and romanticist music.

Ida Panahandeh’s second feature film ‘Israfil’ will be screened in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival, February 21-March 4. Israfil is scheduled to be shown…

Malek National Library Museum in Tehran is admitting visitors free of charge during the 10-Day Dawn (Fajr) Festivities that mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

One of…

Two progressive metal bands will stage a concert on February 10 at Paytakht Theater.

The joint concert is titled ‘Reincarnation.’ It will be performed by ‘5 Grams,’ a thrash and gothic…

The second joint film made by Iran and India is in the pre-production stage in India with the shooting expected to start late February in Mumbai.

Directed by Iranian filmmaker Qorban…

The 2nd Fajr International Handicrafts and Traditional Arts Festival was held January 21-30 at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran. At the closing ceremony six master artisans were commended and…

The film ‘Rhino Horn’ directed by Mohsen Mohseni-Nasab hit the domestic screens on Wednesday.

Famous Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takahashi, known by his nickname Kitaro, will return to Iran after three years to stage a series of concerts in mid-spring.

The concerts…

Folk singer Kourosh Asadpour, accompanied by Gahar Music Ensemble, will perform a concert of Lurish music (ethnic music of western and southwestern regions in Iran) in Tehran.

The event…

Gabbeh or gabba carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpets, which are simple in pattern and color but feel coarser than normal machine-made or handmade carpets.

Three young painters will present their reflections on wars and their  social impacts at an upcoming exhibition in Tehran. Works by Maliheh Rostami, Saray Magroon and Hengameh Najjarbashi…

Social activist Ra’na Salehi organized a traditional concert on Tuesday in Tehran to support musicians and music enthusiasts among the quake stricken victims of Kermanshah Province.

The…

The comedy musical ‘The Legend of Golabad’ is currently showing in local cinemas.

Directed by Mohammadreza Abbasnejad, the story is inspired by a famous character from Iranian folk tales…

Cinematheque of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will have a single screening of ‘Stray Dogs’ directed by Tsai Ming-liang on February 4, Tiwall.com reported.

The 1963 French film ‘le Petit Soldier’ will have one screening at Raj Gallery on February 7, Tiwall.com wrote.

Theater director and pioneer of traditional puppet show in Iran Behrouz Gharibpour is displaying his collection of puppets at Ferdowsi Theater Hall in Tehran.

Those who cannot get to see enough of snow are invited to an eco-tour in the hills and mountains northeast of the capital.

The whole day of Friday from 8:30 am until nightfall is planned…

 Celebrated writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi will read one of the stories from his latest short story collection to be sold in audio format. The proceeds of the sales will go for the quake…

Close to 100 photos from the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war not displayed before, will be displayed in a group exhibition at Salam Art Gallery in Tehran.

‘Cold Fire’ is the name of the exhibit…