The Iranian play ‘Waiting for Adolf’ is an adaptation of the play ‘What’s in a Name?’ by French playwrights Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière that will  go on stage at Iranshahr Theater on November 12.What’s in a Name? was adapted by its writers into a comedy film in 2012 and became a box office […]

TEHRAN – Iranian photographers won several gold medals at the 2nd Exhibition Desire in the Serbian city of Bor last week. Organized by the Balkan Photo Club, the exhibition was held in different categories including portrait, photojournalism, nature and travel. Winners were announced on October 24. In the photojournalism section, Shakhavan Osmani won the Global […]

TEHRAN – Four Iranian groups were honored in the various sections of the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games, which were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from October 21 to 28. Tonal Choir conducted by Milad Omranlu won two gold medals in the Chamber Choirs/Vocal Ensembles sections and the Folklore a Cappella section. Parse Choir conducted […]

‘Cars 3’, a 2017 American 3D computer-animated auto racing sports film co-produced by Pixar Animation Studio and Walt Disney Pictures is to go on screen at Qolhak Cineplex on Thursday at 8 pm.Famed race car Lightning McQueen suffers a catastrophic crash while trying to compete with a younger rival named Jackson Storm. Afterwards, McQueen embraces […]

An ancient limestone bas relief of a Persian soldier with shield and spear was seized by police at the New York edition of The European Fine Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory.The relief is worth about $1.2 million and was being offered for sale by Rupert Wace, a well-known dealer in antiquities in London, […]

‘Don’t Let This Dream Come True’, penned and helmed by Mehdi Nassiri, is being performed at City Theater.In the play, three women in three different episodes try to convince their husbands not to go on their planned trip to Sumar, a small city in Kermanshah, Tiwall.com wrote.The cast includes Behnam Tashakkor, Taraneh Kouhestani, Behrouz Panahandeh, […]

Iran National Museum will display a collection of ancient artifacts from South Korea in an exhibition slated to open on Nov. 4.Accompanied by two South Korean representatives, the artifacts, comprising 144 objects dating back to the Silla era, arrived in Tehran early this week, Mehr News Agency quoted the museum’s manager, Jebraeil Nokandehi as saying.Named […]

Art and Experience Cinematic Group, in collaboration with German Embassy in Iran, will show six German feature films as well as a documentary for a week in Tehran, Kerman and Shiraz.According to the website of Art and Experience Cinematic group (Aecinema.ir), Germany Film Week will be inaugurated on Oct. 29 at the Iranian Artists Forum in […]

Visual artists Shahriyar Sirous and Pouya Talebi have merged photography with painting and past with present in their joint exhibition.Titled ‘Abyat (Verses) II,’ the exhibit features a series of painted photographs depicting diverse manifestations of Iranian art, the local website Iranart.ir reported.The works will remain on display at Daargoun Art Gallery until Oct. 31. It […]

The 23rd Tehran Press Exhibition opens on Friday, at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla. The official opening ceremony will be held on Saturday in the presence of a government official, although visitors are allowed to visit the exhibition on Friday, ISNA reported. Over 600 media outlets have registered to participate in the exhibition, including 100 monthlies, 60 […]