TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - Ketabsara Publications, based in Tehran, has released a book on the female characters in the Shahnameh, (Book of Kings) the longest epic title in poems written by Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020).
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - Celebrated author Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, who unveiled his novel “Thirst” at the 31st Tehran International Book Fair (May 2-12), is working on a trilogy (in Persian) on the life and tragic fate of three young characters from Shahnameh (book of kings), epic poems of renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020).
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - Cultural Heritage Office of Tous in Khorasan Razavi Province has organized a special program on the occasion of National Ferdowsi Day (May 15), a day that commemorates the celebrated Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi, at the poet’s tomb in Tous.
Iranshahr Cafe Gallery is hosting a poster exposition by a group of artists. The focus of the art event is on poet Ferdowsi’s epic book Shahnameh.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - The first group exhibition of posters designed on stories of ‘Shahnameh’ (the Book of Kings) is to be inaugurated on November 11.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - Sistan-Baluchestan University’s Art Faculty in collaboration with the Society of Cultural Heritage of Zabol is planning the first International Festival of Mythical Characters for Esfand, the last month on the Iranian calendar (February 20-March 20).
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The Iranian theater troupe Shaya will perform a modern filicide drama based on a story from the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - The paintings, children’s visual narration of Shahnameh stories, were sold to the highest bidders
Classical vocalist Homayoun Shajarian and composer Sohrab Pournazeri have staged a multimedia performance based on the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), the epic poem written by celebrated Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020), at Sa’dabad Complex in Tehran. The multimedia project was titled ‘Si’ (30 in Persian). The number refers to an introductory verse attributed to Ferdowsi, explaining about the long, arduous and exhausting work of composing and compiling the poem which comprises some 100,000 verse lines. The stories featured were ‘Rostam and Esfandyar,’ Rostam and Sohrab,’ and ‘Zal and Rudabeh.’ The stories were played by Sahar Dolatshahi, Bahram Radan, Mehdi Pakdel, Banipal Shomoun, Hossein Soufian, and Saber Abar.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – An audio version of the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi, has been released in English with an introduction by U.S. filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola in the United States.
