Iranian director to stage “Red and the Others” in Texas

TEHRAN – An Iranian theater troupe led by director Mohammad Aqebati is scheduled to stage a reading performance of playwright and director Mohammad Yaghubi’s “Red and the Others” at the Aram Art World Music & Art Institute in Plano, Texas on November 22.

The troupe is composed of Jamal Aryan, Shermin Afshar, Sina Iman, Soheil Daryadel, Farbod Dasti, Salumeh Soheili-Dana and Ghazaleh Saeidi.

This performance is part of a program entitled “Four Seasons, Four Plays and Four Directors”. Performances by directors Kiumars Moradi and Yaghubi are slated to be staged at the institute in early 2016.


IAF to celebrate birthday of poet Mohammad-Ali Sepanlu

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian literati, scholars, and artists will come together to celebrate the birthday of the eminent poet Mohammad-Ali Sepanlu at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) on November 20, about seven months after his death.

Sepanlu passed away at the age of 75 on May 11 after a long battle with lung cancer. He published over 50 books, some of which have been translated into English, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch and French.

He was also awarded the French Legion of Honor and the Max Jacob award for his achievements in literature.


“When I was A Child” competing in Manchester festival

TEHRAN – The Iranian animated movie “When I was A Child” by Maryam Kashkulinia is competing at the three-day Manchester Animation Festival, which comes to end with the announcement of winners.

The movie unfolds the childhood memories and nightmares of a woman to spotlight the fact that parents often rely on tales of monsters and ghosts to scare their children away from possible dangers.


Iranian, intl. thespians to collaborate at Tehran festival

Tehran – A theater troupe composed of Iranian, French, Russian and Italian thespians led by Iranian director/playwright Arash Abbasi will perform “Fathers, Mothers and Children” during the 15th Resistance Theater Festival in Tehran.

The will be performed at the City Theater Complex from November 23 to 27.

“Fathers, Mothers and Children” is about refugees from Syria’s civil war.

The Resistance Theater Festival opened on September 22 and will come to end on November 28.


Iranian movies vying for awards at Indian festival

TEHRAN – A selection of Iranian movies are competing in the 19th Golden Elephant International Children’s Film Festival, which is currently underway in the Indian city of Hyderabad.

Among the films are “Cloudy Children” directed by Reza Fahimi, “13” by Hooman Seyyedi, “Ranna Silence” by Behzad Rafiei, “Sea and the Flying Fish” by Mehrdad Ghaffarzadeh and “The Story of My Father’s Bike and Me” by Fayyaz Musavi.

The festival will end tomorrow.

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