‘Fast Fingers’ Musician Mortazavi Holds Workshop In German Village
The world-famous Iranian virtuoso Mohammad Reza Mortazavi – master of the daf and tombak percussion instruments, and once described by a German TV channel as having “the fastest fingers in the world” – held...
A Persian Puppeteer in London
By Tara Biglari
"Dream and Destiny: Persian Modern Tales" was the title of a show performed at the Little Angel Theatre in Islington, north London, in September. It was the work of the Little Giants...
LGBT Rights Must Be Defended, Says Abjeez Pop Band Co-Founder
By Mani Tehrani
Every year, May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. It aims to raise worldwide awareness of LGBT rights (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender). While most Western countries recognize the...
Artist Arash Azadi to Participate in 2027 Sharjah Biennial
By Katty Biglari
Arash Azadi is a multidisciplinary artist whose electroacoustic and experimental music is used in performance art and audiovisual installation. He is among the 109 artists and artist collectives selected to participate in...
Iran Treasury to Receive 10% of Concert Ticket Sale Proceeds
The Iranian Musicians Union released a statement on March 19 criticizing recent legislation which requires performers to give 10 percent of the proceeds of concert ticket sales to the state treasury. The union has...
Iran’s Rudaki Orchestra Performs Songs by Elvis, Sinatra
Nima Fathi conducted the Rudaki Orchestra in a series of performances of American pop songs by the likes of Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra on June 18 and 19 at the Vahdat (Rudaki) concert...
Shirin Neshat, Actor Abbas Bakhtiari Star in Shakespeare’s Tempest
By Sara Damavandan
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is the author of a tragicomedy called "The Tempest," which is believed to have been inspired by real-life...
