Art And Culture

Italian tenor, voice-actor and musicologist Marco Beasley is to perform in Tehran as part of the country’s prestigious annual music event, the 33rd Fajr International Music Festival (January 10-…

‘Bella Figura’ a 2015 play written by French novelist and playwright Yasmina Reza is on stage at Shano Theater House in Tehran by Soroush Taheri.

“It is a perspective into the social…

French playwright Enzo Cormann will attend a book signing ceremony of one of his books translated into Persian at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.

Organized by Nimaj Publication, the…

Spilet Alborz travel agency has planned a one-day tour of Qazvin’s historical attractions.

The trip is scheduled for January 5, starts at 5:30 am from Argentina Square and returns at…

The two counties of Rasht and Fuman in the northern province of Gilan are destinations of a trip organized by Kalout Travel.

Slated for Friday, the trip starts at 4:30 am from the…

 Located in the heart of Iran, the historical county of Ardestan in Isfahan Province is to host a tour organized by Arand Tour travel company.

The cities of Ardestan and Zavvareh as…

Vatican City has been governed by men since it was established as an independent state in 1929. A year ago, however, a woman joined the upper ranks: Italian art historian…

Renowned master painter Hashem Badri, 71, is holding a solo exhibition in the city of Ahwaz, Khuzestan Province, where he lives and works.

Badri is a war veteran and an artist. His legs…

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will be restored and expanded 40 years after inception, according to the head of the museum Ali Mohammad Zare.

“This year the museum received 60 billion…

Vista Art Gallery in Tehran is to announce the winner of its second Vista Prize in a ceremony on January 11.

The prize focuses on creative ideas and innovative designs in contemporary…

Mongolian contemporary ethnic music band Egschiglen will stage a concert at Roudaki Hall in Tehran as part of the 33rd Fajr International Music Festival (January 10-20).

Egschiglen, an…

A collection of illustrations and paintings made with millions of dots will go on display at Mess Negar Gallery in Tehran. It took visual artist Azin Baqapour one year to complete the…

 Mashayekhi Theater House is showing the play ‘Fools’, a comic fable by Neil Simon.

Iranshahr Theater is host to the Spanish novella ‘Lazarillo de Tormes’ published anonymously in 1554. The work is directed by actor and theater director Masoud Rayegan, Tiwall reported.

The play ‘La Terrace’ by French novelist, screenwriter and actor Jean-Claude Carrière is being performed at Hozeh Honari (Art Bureau), affiliated to the Islamic Development Organization.…

A theatrical work ‘Justice: The Qajar Way’ is on stage at the House of Performance in Theater Department, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and will continue through…

Ticket prices for the 33rd Fajr International Music Festival (Jan. 10-20) were announced by organizers on Sunday.

According to the event website fajrmusicfestival.com, 90 performances…

Superheroes and jedis might appear to rule the box office, but action stars still pack a punch: Vin Diesel is this year’s top-grossing actor, according to the American magazine Forbes‘ annual…

Acclaimed Italian saxophonist Francesco Cafiso will perform in Tehran as part of the 33rd Fajr International Music Festival (January 10-20).

Cafiso, 28, will appear in Vahdat Hall on…

The Iranian short animation ‘Empty View’ written and directed by Ali Zare-Qanatnowi has been nominated for best animated film at the Asians on Film Festival of Shorts, slated for January 26-27…

The secretariat of the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival announced the line-up for national and international sections on Sunday.

Slated for January 18-29 in Tehran, 62 plays have…

The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran will host storytellers from Iran and the world at the 20th International Storytelling Festival.

Stage director Mehrdad Khamenei is showing two plays at Ezzatollah Entezami Theater Hall in Tehran.

The first ‘I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World’ is…

Painters Elham Qobadi and Marzieh Sha’bani are holding a joint exhibition at Atbin Art Gallery portraying a ‘Delusional City.’

Running through January 9, the exhibit features abstract…

Painter Anahita Moheb-Ali is to present a series of her works based on ideas discussed in ‘Waiting for Godot,’ a seminal play written by Irish playwright, theater director, novelist and poet…