What’s in Tehran art galleries

* An exhibition of paintings by Azarakhsh Farahani and video arts by Paniz Rafieimehr is underway at Ariana Gallery. 

Fajr festival tells story of “White Nights” director’s failure to stage in Saint Petersburg

TEHRAN – Iranian director Ali-Asghar Dashti recounted on Thursday the story of his failure to direct a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “White Nights” at a theater festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia in a play during the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival.

Iranian movies line up for Athens Animfest

TEHRAN – Thirteen Iranian short movies will compete in the Athens Animfest, which will take place in the Greek capital from March 14 to 17.

Italian ambassador donates sculpture to Music Museum of Iran 

TEHRAN – Italian Ambassador Mauro Conciatori donated an artwork made by Iranian sculptor Bijan Basiri to the Music Museum of Iran in Tehran on Thursday.

Danish Athelas takes Carl Nielsen’s “Beautiful Square” to Fajr

TEHRAN – “A Beautiful Square in Isfahan”, Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s composition inspired by Isfahan’s Naqsh-e Jahan Square, was performed by Danish ensemble Athelas at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Thursday during the 34th Fajr Music Festival.  

Bestseller “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” published in Persian

TEHRAN – Korean-American author Jenny Han’s bestselling novel “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” has recently been published in Persian by Sang Publications in Tehran. 

Brief

Painting exhibition to raise funds for people with cancer

TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by Iranian artist Katayun Giti will open at the gallery of the Behnam Daheshpur Charity Organization on Friday to raise funds for people suffering from cancer.

Film composer Dimitri Tiomkin’s works to be reviewed at Tehran center

TEHRAN – Film scores by Russian-born American composer Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin will be reviewed during a session today at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran.

Moscow center displays photos of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – The Islamic Center of Moscow is playing host to an exhibition of photos by veteran Iranian photographers to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

“&” to take music aficionados on tour of East 

TEHRAN – Young music duo Amir-Farhang Eskandari and Zakaria Yusefi have said that their fans will have a musical journey to the East by listening to their new album “&”.