The second day of the Meeting of General Directors of Performing Arts of West Asian countries closed as director general of Iran Dramatic Arts Center, Contemporary Arts Development Institute’s managing director and directors of Syria’s and Lebanon’s theater met on ways to have theater ...

Mehdi Shafiei said at the meeting of general directors of performing arts of Western Asian countries that Iran and other regional countries had cultural commonalities. Strengthening the cultural communications and setting up structures to produce joint theater productions are on the agenda of the ...

Ali Moradkhani, deputy culture minister for art affairs, told the directors of performing arts of West Asian countries that the gathering would help make familiar with theater of these countries.

Representative of Algeria’s Culture Minister said that his country was informed of ancient Iran theater but it wanted to know Iran’s contemporary culture more.

Iran Theater - Ataollah Koupal: We live in a volatile region. We hear terrible news of violence, massacre and death of children and etc every day.

Deputy culture minister for art affairs had first meeting with some of the participants of Meeting of General Directors of Performing Arts of Western Asian Countries, saying that the stronger the art and cultural ties among countries, the weaker Takfiris would become.

Deputy culture minister for art affairs released a message on the occasion of the Meeting of General Directors of Performing Arts of Western Asian Countries in Tehran, stressing the importance and function of dramatic arts in bolstering cultural ties between countries.

Nader Borhani-Marand is making a real picture of the women whose husbands’ lives were influenced by war. They are such women who face challenges of their lives with patience and tolerance. Pouneh Kouhi, the young and talented actress from Mashhad, stars as the wife of the commanders of war during ...

The meeting of West Asian countries' general directors of performing arts is very important and can be an opportunity to picture the realities of war through art.

Masoud Delkhah believes theater interaction with West Asian countries will not bear fruit unless the cultural cooperation will expand and bring results.

Tehran will host general directors of performing arts of Western Asian countries from October 30 to November 1.

The Meeting of West Asian Countries, General Directors of Performing Arts will open on October 30 in Tehran's Ferdowsi Hotel and will go on until November 1.

"Bride's Tear" has conveyed Iran's message of peace, friendship, love and life as well as co-existence of nations to Kathmandu, Nepal.

Mohammad Hossein Naserbakht suggested the regional directors of performing arts of West Asia to execute macro plans ratified by culture ministers of their countries to pave the way for the artists and benefit from its fruits.

The Azerbaijan Republic looks like Iran in its culture and art in many aspects. There are many common points between the cultural identities of the two countries, especially in rituals and dramatic interaction.

Iran can turn into a serious theater education center in West Asia and play an important role for theater in North Africa and Caucasia.

Javad Kerachi says the first meeting of the West Asian Countries' Directors of Performing Arts is of paramount important as the regional countries are wrestling with crisis, it is needed to expand cultural relationships with philanthropic feeling.

Tino Salehi, actor and director, was born in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj in 1979. He received the best actor award from the Iranian Youth National Festival’s dramatic arts section for playing in “From Blue”.

Mohammad Rahmanian will read the play of “Seven Mourning Pieces & Miracle” in the main auditorium of the City Theater on Monday.

Tehran will host directors of dramatic arts of Western Asian countries from October 30 to November 1.

“Shakespeare Love 2001”, which is written by Milad Akbarnejad and is directed by Abbas Aqsami, has been officially selected to join Belarus International Theater Festival. But it can go to the event if the troupe is financially supported for the transport costs.

Morteza Mirmontazemi, founder of “Mashgh Troupe” who is a young and modernist director from Mashhad, has been successful in Iran theater in recent years. Following his success in directing “P2”, he deals with a social and psychological drama in his new piece “Five Seconds Snow”.

Review of abstract of 60 articles of research conference of "City, Citizenship and Theater" is underway by the Academic Council of the secretariat.

Arabic theater in Qatar was born after its independence from Britain. The first official theater company was founded in Qatar one year after gaining independence in 1972.

Selection Council of the competition sections of street and children theater of the 23rd International Children & Young Adults Theater Festival chose final participants.

Four out of ten sections in the 18th Traditional Theater Festival are allocated to veteran theater artists Ali Nasirian, Hashem Fayyaz, Kaka Mohammad Shirazi and Valiollah Torabi.

The 2016 honorary award of Cologne Theater was awarded to Alireza Koushk Jalali, an Iranian director and author residing in Germany.

Nader Borhani-Marand said that Kamand Amirsoleymani and Nasim Adabi would play in “Commander” alternatively.

Audience have always been facing a mysterious environment and a bewitching sound of music from indigenous music instruments of south Iran in pieces directed by Ebrahim Poshtekouhi.

Dramatic art director of 12 countries from west Asia will attend a gathering to be held in Tehran for the first time.

Atabak Naderi, director of provincial affairs of Dramatic Arts Center, talked about the theater festivals in different provinces.

Mohammad-Reza Rostami, an art and culture correspondent who died on Wednesday, was buried in his hometown of Asadabad in Hamedan amid the sorrow of his family, friends and colleagues.

Mohmmad-Reza Rostami, an art and culture correspondent and a member of Authors & Critics Association of Theater House, passed away on Wednesday.

Director of Religious Theater Center says pieces, which are being performed under Ashura to Arbaeen (October 12-November 30) Plan, will be supported financially by the Dramatic Arts Center and Religious Theater Center and fortunately there are good cooperation from smaller cities for performances.

Saeed Zabihi said that “The World Will Be Destroyed” will be held in Tekyeh Moavenolmolk, using techniques of Ta’zieh, Naghai and Pardeh-Khaani and painted tiles.

Payman Shariati, Korush Zarei and Alireza Aghelzadeh are appointed as Selection Board of Defenders of Holy Shrines of “Khamseh” Mourning Event.

“Crispy Potatoes” (pa tateh perjaveh kan) received four awards from Third Kirkuk International Street Theater Festival in Iraq.

People welcomed warmly the opening of special performances such as Ta'zieh and Ashura rituals to mourn the martyrdom of the third Shiite Imam Hussein (AS) last night in the outdoor venue of the City Theater in Tehran.

The regional meeting of the directors of dramatic art of West Asian countries will be held in Tehran from October 30 to November 1.

The new pieces of Namayesh House of Theater Office –"That Red Apple" and "Because It Is Closer to God Here" -- were dedicated to the late theater artist Saeed Kashen-Fallah last night.

Students, professors, officials and artists paid tribute to the late actor, director and author Saeed Kashen-Fallah on Monday by attending at his funeral.

Ashura rituals and Ta’zieh passion plays – “Mourning Month” - will start in the venue of the City Complex since Monday.

Ali Moradkhani, deputy minister of culture and Islamic guidance for art affairs, issued a message of condolence on sudden death of theater actor, director and author Saeed Kasehn-Fallah.

The funeral of Saeed Kashen-Fallah, the theater actor, director and author, who died yesterday, will be held from the Art Center of the Islamic Propagation Organization in Tehran on Monday.

Fazel Ebadi said that artists and officials stand by the family of the late theater artist Saeed Kashen-Fallah, who passed away yesterday, and the details on his funeral service would be decided by them.

Mehdi Shafiei, director of Dramatic Arts Center, expressed condolences to Iran's art society over the sudden death of Dr Saeed Kashen-Fallah.

Saeed Kashen-Fallah, actor, author and director, died in Hamedan on his return from Kermanshah.

Mehdi Nasiri, a theater critic and instructor who attended the General Assembly of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) last week, believes that the world is familiar with Kabuki Theater of Japan, Tao of China and Indian Theater but is stranger with Iran Theater.