Art And Culture

Ramsar County in northern province of Mazandaran will host a 6-day festival offering a variety of cultural and recreational programs.

Slated for June 12-17, the festival will be held in…

Underway at Mehregan Theater House is the play “Land of the Empty Heads” directed by Rouzbeh Akhtari.

The play is a loose adaptation of “Fools” a comic fable by American playwright Neil…

Mashayekhi Theater House is hosting a stage reading of “The Four Boxes”, a two act play written in 1967 by famous screenwriter and filmmaker Bahram Beyzai.

Directed by Bahram Barkhordari…

Padyab Publication in Tehran has published a 4-volume collection of old stories for children.

Edited by Mahmoud Karimpour, the collection is dubbed “Barg-e Derakhtan-e Sabz” (Leaves of…

A photo collection by photojournalist Fatemeh Behboudi is to be displayed at the 6th Lumix Festival in Hanover, June 20-24.

The black and white photos titled “Life After Shock” describes…

Tehran Symphony Orchestra, the oldest and largest ensemble in Iran, conducted by Iranian-American composer, violinist and pianist Shahrdad Rohani is to hold three concerts in Russia in honor of…

A performance inspired by a poem by the contemporary poet Ahmad Shamlou is on stage at Idea Gallery.

“On the Verge” (Dar Astaneh in Persian) is the name of the poem by the prolific poet…

An old version of Shahnameh (Book of Kings), epic poem of renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020), has been donated by a family in Ahvaz, in Khuzestan Province, to the provincial branch of…

Two books on Japan’s modern era, written and translated by the acclaimed researcher and translator Hashem Rajabzadeh, have been published by Jahan-e Ketab publication.

Gooya Art Gallery is hosting a group exhibition of nature paintings.

Seven artists have put their paintings on display at the gallery since Friday. Their works will remain on view till…

A collection of drawings and sketch arts by a large group of artists, including notable painters, are on view at the Iranian Artists Forum.

Curator and visual artist Amir Soqrati has…

A stage reading of the Persian translation of the play “Who Is Afraid of Virginia Woolf” written by American playwright Edward Albee (1928-2016) has been set for June 11 at Mashayekhi Theater…

Karthik Nemmani of McKinney, Texas, won the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after beating the same speller who defeated him at his countywide bee…

Iranian Art Museum Garden is displaying old paintings from Malek National Museum until June 20.

The exhibition “Simorgh” showcases 63 traditional paintings of birds and flower on…

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and Film Market will be screening three works from Iran during its 2018 edition.

Godfather Café is set to have a single screening of “Holy Motors” a 2012 French-German fantasy drama film written and directed by Leos Carax, on Thursday.

After…

American entertainment company Netflix has inked a multiyear deal with the Obamas for original programming - but the content from the former first couple will not have any political bias,…

Six Iranian short animations have been chosen for the 26th Anima Mundi Film Festival in Brazil, slated for July 21-29 in Rio de Janeiro and August 1-5 in São Paulo.

The novel “Our Gang,” written by the late American legendry author and the Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Roth, has been translated into Persian.

The written traditions of Sabian Mandaeans, a minority living in Khuzestan Province and southern Iraq, were listed as national intangible cultural heritage earlier in February. Recently head of…

Selected Cinemas are screening the documentary “A Letter to Mr. Banan” directed and produced by Zohreh Mohaqeq.

The 87-minute film deals with the life and career of renowned Iranian…

Works of contemporary Iranian artists went on the walls of an exhibition on May 29 in Istanbul along with works of Turkish artists. 

Moscow’s Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old, has announced the shortlist for its 2018 contest that includes photos by…

Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran will host a traditional concert competition on Thursday.

The competition is a traditional edition of “1,000 Voices,” a program organized under the…

Short animated movie “Lulu,” directed by Kianoush Abedi and Nima Majlesi, has entered the competition lineup of “Art All Night” festival in New Jersey, the US.