Art And Culture

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  • Icelandic composer, BAFTA-winner and multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds had six performances during four nights at Tehran’s Andisheh Hall, December 8-12.

    According to Tiwall.com, the…

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  • Prolific Afghan translator Jawid Mojaddedi has released an English rendering of the fourth book of Masnavi written by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi.

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  • Negarestan Garden Museum in Tehran, affiliated to Tehran University, has dedicated a permanent hall for a gallery to nonagenarian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian.

    Mosaic artist, illustrator…

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  • There is an old, stone-paved street in south Tehran called 30-Tir (Si-e Tir). A walk in the street is like browsing through the history of the capital.

    Zhiwaar Tour has started a series…

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  • Kolbeh Tour, a travel agency in the city of Minudasht, Golestan Province, has organized a cultural tour to Bastam District, Semnan Province.

    Slated for December 14-15, the tour is…

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  • Gando Tour will take enthusiasts to Fuman, Gilan Province, to see two places the county is famous for.

    The program is a two-day tour covering Masuleh Village and the stone medieval…

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  • A journey to the desert attractions of Kashan and Aran-Bidgol counties, Isfahan Province, is planned on Dec. 15 by Spilet Alborz Travel Agency. Argentina Square is where the tour starts at 5am.…

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  • An exhibition featuring a collection of fine art and apparel designs, jointly created by veteran painter and sculptor Nasser Palangi and fashion designer Behnood Javaherpour will open on…

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  • Diane Ensemble conducted by Siavash Lotfi is rehearsing to stage a concert titled ‘International Lullabies’ at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran on December 25.  The vocal ensemble…

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  • A joint exhibition of wood art created by artists Khosrow Jafari and Razieh Firouzi opened on December 9 at Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran.

    According to the venue website, the 10-…

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  • Niavaran Cultural Center will be hosting the 2nd visual exhibition of ‘Art For Autism’ from December 15.

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  • An exhibition of paintings and semiprecious stones by jeweler and painter Kimia Fouladfar is underway at Master Gholami Art Gallery of Hafez Hall in Shiraz, Fars Province. Featuring nine…

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  • German electronic band Schiller, led by Christopher von Deylen, is to perform a series of concerts starting Monday, December 11, at the Ministry of Interior Auditorium in Tehran.

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  • ‘A Piece of Blue Cake’ is the name of a play brought on stage at Mashayekhi Theater House by Mohsen Bahadori-Kian.

    It is the story of a couple from the proletariat social class who can…

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  • Actress Sousan Parvar is directing the play ‘Highlight’ now on stage in Baran Theater.

    Co-written by Reyhaneh Hasanzadeh and Parvar, the play occurs inside a beauty salon and delves into…

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  • Media and Social Network Cultural Center will host a stage reading of renowned German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Mr Puntila and His Man Matti’ on December 16 at 7 pm.

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  • Shahrzad Theater Complex is currently hosting the play ‘Mummy, The Author’s Dream’, written and directed by Marjan Hasheminia.

    In the play, an author is working on a fiction. As he goes…

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  • British author Kazuo Ishiguro, 63, is a subtle creator. He won the Nobel Prize in literature this year for the quiet, unknowable dread he imbues in his characters, whose emotions and…

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  • An ancient clay jug was found by fishermen in Talesh County, west of Gilan Province, early this week while they were casting nets, said an official at the provincial Iran Cultural Heritage,…

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  • Fifty caricatures and cartoons by Turkish caricaturists are on display at Abolfazl Aali Art Gallery in Tehran.

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  • Veteran painter and designer Behzad Shishegaran is showing a collection of his paintings at a virtual exhibition he has named ‘Collapse’.

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  • Pop singer Behnam Bani is to release his first official album titled ‘She’s Made Me Fall in Love’ in late winter, said his manager Mohammad Hatampour.

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  • The second Iranian Classic Music Festival opened Friday at Roudaki Hall in south Tehran. This year’s edition of the festival presents Iranian classical music in different categories such as solo…

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  • Researcher Zakaria Mehrvar is compiling an encyclopedia on characters portrayed in books by Persian novelists written since the Qajar era (1785-1925).

    Mehrvar, 59, is a former teacher of…

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  • Ofoq Publication is to publish a Persian rendering of the latest book of the two-time Oscar winning American actor Tom Hanks.

    Titled ‘Uncommon Type: Some Stories’, the book is a…

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