Iran is participating in the 36th edition of Istanbul International Book Fair that opens today.During the nine-day event, Iran will show 250 titles in different genres, namely literature, poetry, art, Iranology, and religion for children and adults, Mehr News Agency reported. Morteza Karbalaeilou, Iranian writer, and representative of POl Literary and Translation Agency will meet book enthusiasts at […]

An exceptional collection of Belgian cartoonist Herge’s drawings of Tintin are to go on auction in Paris, with one original drawing set to fetch up to 800,000 euros ($932,000).The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of 24 comic strip books created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi (1907-1983) who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was […]

Iranian-Armenian pianist Arpineh Israyelian will perform a recital of classical and romantic pieces at Tehran University.Slated for November 22, the recital will be held at Avini Hall of the varsity’s Faculty of Fine Arts, according to the website of Tiwall (Tiwall.com) where tickets are available.Repertoire includes compositions by Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frederic Chopin […]

House of Performance is hosting ‘Winter Arrives Too Soon’, a play written and directed by Bahar Karimzadeh.According to Tiwall.com, it narrates the story of a middle-aged woman reflecting on the days when she was young and obsessed with playing music; a dream she had to abandon due to the ups and downs of daily life.The […]

The German-Iranian artist, Timo Nasseri, has chosen Ab-Anbar Gallery to hold his first solo-exhibition in Tehran.In what he has named ‘I Saw a Broken Labyrinth’, some of the artist’s sculptures and sketches created through the years of his career are on display, Honaronline reported.Born in Berlin in 1972 to a German mother and Iranian father, […]

Aria Art Gallery in Tehran launched a new exhibition on November 3, showcasing a collection of small works by celebrated Iranian artists. Paintings, drawings and manual prints in small dimensions are featured at the exhibit titled ‘Small Works, Great Masters,’ Honaronline reported. The pieces are created by renowned artists including multidisciplinary Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, curator […]

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 […]