After Nazari finished speaking, Persian dance music began to play and continued throughout the night. As guests continued to trickle in, many took the opportunity to use the self-operating photo booth ...

Hope springs eternal — or at least for the past 3,000 years, by the Zoroastrian calendar. But at the SF Opera House, this will be its first bloom. The Presidio Dance Theatre’s annual Children’s Day ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Presidio Dance Theatre (PDT) announced plans to present A Norouz Celebration as ...

Nowhere in the world is poetry more highly valued than in Iran, so it is not surprising that the singing of poetry is central to Persian musical culture. Furthermore, the values of music and dance are ...

"He gave Iranians an anthem to gather around and a repertoire that could turn a lonely evening into a remembered celebration," his children write.

Ed Sheeran learned the Beshkan, or Persian snap, and studied Farsi pronunciation in behind-the-scenes footage from his upcoming music video accompanying his new song "Azizam." The singer posted a ...