On Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. the University of Maine School of Performing Arts (SPA) presented a screening of the documentary “Six Centuries, Six Years.” The film portrays the journey of Iranian ...

Arriving in New York City at the age of 19 to study music, Hafez Nazeri knew he wanted to do big things. Now, little more than a decade later, the young Iranian classical composer is riding high with ...

TEHRAN- An Iranian musical ensemble graced an international cultural festival in Hanoi, Vietnam, a prestigious event ...

My country, I will build you again, / if need be, with bricks made from my life.”  That line from Iranian poet Simin ...

The L.A.-based husband-wife team talks about bringing the multimedia show, inspired by ancient Sufi poetry, to life. What: “The Fourth Light,” performed by Niyaz When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 ...

Imagine a tale combining The Jungle Book, Rapunzel, and Romeo and Juliet that fans of high fantasy series like Game of Thrones, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings can easily get into. That’s just the ...

It could have happened almost anywhere in the world. Sporting sunglasses and fluorescent sneakers, a small group of men and women danced on a rooftop to "Happy," the hit single by Pharrell Williams.

I first encountered the tonbak – Iran’s indigenous drum – as a student, when I heard it on an old LP I found in a dusty corner of the library at London’s Royal College of Music. Instantly, I was ...

The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will present its sixth annual “Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration” free family festival Saturday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.