Theater
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By: Mohammad Moheimani
Street performances of 37th Fajr Theater Festival
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The street performances of the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival are drawing an enthusiastic crowd to the site of City Theater in downtown Tehran. The event will wrap up on 22 February.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
'The House of Bernarda Alba' on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Ali Rafiei is staging his rendition of 'The House of Bernarda Alba', a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca, at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
‘Who pulled the trigger?’ on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Written by Aram Mahzari and directed by Saeed Honaramouz, 'Who pulled the trigger?' is on stage in Tehran’s Mehregan Theatre till February 6.
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Iranian play ‘Manus’ to be staged in Australia
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The documentary play ‘Manus’ directed by Nazanin Sahamizadeh will take part at Adelaide Festival in Australia in early March.
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By: Mohammad Moheimani
1st Akbar Radi Theater Festival wraps up
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The closing ceremony for the 1st Akbar Radi Theater Festival was held on Saturday. The festival was held in honor of the late Iranian playwright Akbar Radi, with an aim to develop dramatic literature in Iran and recognize the new talents of theater and drama.
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Koohestani to tour Europe with 2 of his plays in January
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – ‘Timeloss’ and ‘Summerless’, written and directed by Iranian playwright Amir Reza Koohestani, will be touring two European countries in January.
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Moscow to host 'Iranian Theater' festival
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Moscow is set to host a festival commemorating ‘Iranian Theater' in spring in a bid to make Russians more familiar with Iranian culture.
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‘The Sniper’ stages in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Written and directed by Sajjad Bahri, 'The Sniper’ went on the stage at City Theater Complex’s Sayeh Theater in Tehran this week.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Intl. Children and Adolescents Theater Festival in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The 25th International Children and Adolescents Theater Festival kicked off on November 20 in the western city of Hamedan and will wrap up on November 26.
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By: Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
'Jackal' to nest in Tehran theater
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – 'Jackal' by Iranian playwright Sajjad Qatei, about the serious repercussions a rough childhood causes for the remainder of a child’s life, went on stage at Tehran’s Divare Chaharom Theater.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Staging ‘recent experiences’ underway in Mehrgan Theater Hall
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Showcasing drama ‘recent experiences’, directed by Sara Darouforoush is running in Mehrgan Theater Hall in Tehran.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Tehran Intl. Puppet Theater Festival kicks off
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of the 17th edition of Tehran International Puppet Theater Festival, also known as Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival, was held Friday at Ab-o Atash Park in northern Tehran.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
A romantic theater stages in Qom
QOM, Aug. 15 (MNA) – ‘Romance of Two Survivors of a War Crime’ is a romantic theatre which provides a unique view of Holy Defense years. Written by Majid Mirhosseini and Directed by Masud Mash’uf, the play is on stage from August 7 to 15 in Qom’s Avini Hall.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
'Cinderella' played in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The play 'Cinderella' by Iranian director Saeed Dakh went on the stage at the Fourth Wall Theater in Tehran.
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Iranian play ‘Macbeth Zar’ to open Azerbaijan Intl. Theater Fest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian musical comedy ‘Macbeth Zar’, a mix of Shakespeare's tragedy with a local Iranian rite, will open Azerbaijan International Theater Festival on 13-20 May, 2018.
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36th Fajr Theater Festival names winners
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Winners for the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF36) were announced and awarded during a closing ceremony on Mon. evening in Tehran.
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Fajr Theater Fest. announces nominees for FITF36 awards
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The 36th Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF36) has announced the list of nominees in various national and international categories.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
The living dead among us: Servati’s ‘The List of the Dead’ in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – A loose adaptation of Tadeusz Różewicz's play, 'The List of the Dead' directed by Reza Servati is a psychological journey through loss, suffering, guilt, self-loathing, life and death, and the power of art, music and creation in reconciling with the fragmented self.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Street performances of Fajr Theater Festival
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Mehr News photographer has frozen some scenes from Wednesday performances of street section at the vicinity of City Theater in Tehran. The 36th edition of Fajr Theater Festival is underway in Tehran.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Street performances of Fajr Theater Festival
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Some street performances from Iranian south-western city of Abadan and another western city of Ilam were staged on Monday at the vicinity of City Theater in Tehran as two programs of the 36th edition of Fajr Theater Festival underway in Tehran.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Breaking chain of hierarchy and routine in ‘Package’
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Theatergoers from Tehran gathered at Vahdat Hall on Sun. night to watch ‘Package’ directed by the Japanese choreographer Shusaku Takeuchi, as part of the competition section of 36th Fajr Theater Festival.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
The dead and the damned: Delkhah’s stellar staging of Mann’s ‘Mephisto’ in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian stage director Masoud Delkhah revived Mnouchkine’s adaptation of Klaus Mann’s famous novel ‘Mephisto’ in a four-hour performance that had the audience breathless and unblinking on the edge of their seats.
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By: Behnam Towfighi
Oliver Twist musical on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – A group of Iranian theater artists staged a musical edition of Charles Dickens’ renowned classic, Oliver Twist, in Tehran.
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‘The Little Black Fish’ to appear on stage in Iran
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – ‘The Little Black Fish’, a play based on one of the most celebrated Iranian stories, will appear on stage in Iran after having been performed in the US.
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By: Mohammad Mohsenifar
World Theater Day celebrated in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Celebrating World Theater Day, various ceremonies and events were held across Iran, particularly in City Theater Hall in central Tehran which is an emblem of theater in the capital city.
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35th Fajr Intl. Theater Fest. names winners
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The 35th edition of Iran’s most prestigious theater event, Fajr International Theater Festival, has announced its winners.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
7th day of 35th edition of Fajr Intl. Theater Fest.
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – On the seventh day of performances and events of 35th edition of Fajr International Theater Festival, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Amiri Salehi attended City Theater to watch a play directed jointly by Seyed Hossein Mousavi and Kamran Jabbari from the western city of Bijaar.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Japanese dance group ‘Siro-A’ lights up Iranian stage at 35th FITF
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – The video projection dance group ‘Siro-A’ from Japan turned the theater stage in Tehran into a magical disco venue of optical illusions and techno music at the 35th Fajr International theater Festival.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Iraqi theater scene wading steadfastly through hardships
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The international section of the 35th edition of Fajr International Theater Festival opened with a two-man performance from Iraq on Saturday, January 21, in Tehran.
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35th Fajr Intl. Theater Fest. to host 20 foreign plays
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The 2017 edition of Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF) will bring to the Iranian stage 20 different foreign plays for the competition section from 12 countries including France, Japan, Greece and Bulgaria.