Sama is steeped in symbolism. The whirling dervishes rotate from right to left, emulating the movement of stars and planets.

Tatami” follows the story of Leila, an Iranian judo athlete who faces political pressure from her government to fake an ...

Music from Muse and Rammstein and a light show feature in Elika Abdolrazzaghi’s staging of the play. She’s aiming it at a ...

As Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident was declared winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or on ...