TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – Director Behruz Gharibpur plans to restage the Ashura opera puppet show with his Aran Theater Troupe at Tehran’s Ferdowsi Hall during October, the group announced on Saturday.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran is playing host to an exhibition titled “Sign” displaying artworks by veteran Iranian artists on the theme of Ashura, the day upon which Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were martyred in Karbala in 680 CE.
The ceremony of Sham-e Ghariban, the eleventh night of Muharram dedicated to the destitute of Karbala, was held Thursday night in the City Theater of Tehran. Ashura involves reenactments of the Battle of Karbala in which Imam Hussein (AS) was martyred in 680 AD, and public processions of intense collective grief accompanied by poetry recitals and services during which worshippers wear black.
The Iranian Artists Forum played host to passion plays depicting the sacrifices made by Hadhrat Abolfazl, the brother of Imam Hossein (AS), on the Day of Ashura in the destitute Karbala, 680 AD.
Tehran’s Gorgan Street was the venue for Muharram mourning rituals on the of the Islamic month calendar. Millions of Muslim worshippers across the world took part in processions and services to mark the holiest days in the Shia calendar, Tasua and Ashura.
The City Theater of Tehran continues to play host to passion plays in the mourning month of Muharram which marks the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam. The passion play theater has a long tradition in Iran, the play of the suffering and martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his 72 companions in the day of Ashura.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – A lineup of religious theatrical performances will go on stage across Iran in the coming weeks to commemorate the Martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam of the Shia, Imam Hussein (AS), and his companions.
TEHRAN. (HONARONLINE) – The celebrated Iranian calligrapher Ali Shirazi will put a collection of his works on Ashura on display in an exhibition at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran.
TEHRAN. (HONARONLINE) – Ghotbeddin Sadeghi says those who are defeated at the time are forever and ever triumphant throughout history.
Passion play in Tehran’s Vali-e-Asr Square, a dramatic presentation depicting the martyrdom of the Third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) and his companion on the day of Ashura.
