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Pino Di Buduo’s “Invisible Cities” coming to Tehran

reporter 1222 — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:15:17 +0000

TEHRAN – Italian director Pino Di Buduo will perform his project “Invisible Cities” at the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival in February 2018, the organizers announced on Wednesday.

The play will go on stage in the Offstage Section of the festival.

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s novel by the same name, “Invisible Cities” is a multimedia artistic project, which takes place in everyday locations in the city.

Music, theater, video art, performance and installations are used to rediscover the history of arts and entertainment in this project.

The event will involve local and international performers, as well as citizens and the audience.

The project has been organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Tehran.

Pino Di Buduo and his troupe Potlatch previously staged “The First 100 Years of Edith Piaf”, “Suspended Tread” and “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” at Tehran’s Baran Theater during 2016 and 2017.

The 36th Fajr International Theater Festival will take place in Tehran from February 18 to 29, 2018.

Photo: An adaptation of Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, a play directed by Pino Di Buduo at the Baran Theater in Tehran on September 27, 2016. Tehran Picture Agency/Milad Beheshti

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Schiller to reprise concerts in Tehran

reporter 1222 — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 11:01:29 +0000

TEHRAN – The German electronic music band Schiller led by its composer Christopher von Deylen will give concerts in Tehran for the second time in March.

Ritmeno, an Iranian music news agency that is the organizer of the performances, has arranged the second concert for three nights beginning on March 4.

Earlier in December 2017, the band gave performances at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry in Tehran. The Performances were warmly received by Iranian concertgoers.

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Music performances staged on 7th night of Fajr Musicfest.

reporter 1222 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:25:18 +0000

TEHRAN – At the 7th night of the 33rd edition of Fajr International Festival of Music, MNA photographers framed the performances staged in three venues of Azadi tower, Niavaran Palace, and Roudaki Hall.

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Navaye Khorram Music Festival honors winners

reporter 1222 — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 12:20:22 +0000

TEHRAN– Winners of the 4th Navaye Khorram Music Festival, an event dedicated to child and young adult musicians, were honored at the closing ceremony in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Dec. 15. The festival is named after Homayun Khorram, a prominent Iranian composer and violin virtuoso who died in January 2013.

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Criticism overshadows Iran’s House of Music Celebration

reporter 1222 — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:30:24 +0000

TEHRAN – The 18th edition of Iran’s House of Music Celebration was overshadowed by criticism from Managing Director Hamidreza Nurbakhsh at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, which hosted government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht and a number of cultural officials.

He lamented the prohibition on female musicians in some Iranian cities. “Why is a woman allowed to study music but she cannot perform,” he asked.

He also criticized Iranian websites for the illegal uploading of the works by Iranian musicians and said that many veteran musicians are reluctant to produce works due to the lack of a copyright law in the country.

He called Iranians a lawful people and censured the state-run Iranian television over its negligence in educating people on copyrights.

Nurbakhsh announced a plan to establish an office to protect the rights to musical products in Iran in the near future.

The House of Music Celebration is organized annually to honor Iran’s top musical products.

“Shall Live in Love” from vocalist Vahid Taj was selected as best album in the Iranian traditional music category. Majid Molania is the composer of the collection.

“Subdued” by vocalist Homayun Shajarian received the best album of the year in the Iranian dastgah music category. The collection has been composed by Sohrab Purnazeri.

In the classical music section, “A cappella” from Damour band was named best album.

A number of musicians received lifetime achievement awards while the organizers also paid tribute to several musical figures who passed away over the past year.

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