Iranian President Hassan Rouhani indicated his apparent support for a group of young Iranians arrested after posting a homemade dance video set to the the Pharrell Williams hit “Happy.” "#Happiness is ...

Protests in Iran against the current regime inspired the filmmakers to make people in Tehran feel heard and seen. The short film raised over $4,500 for its production through a crowdfunding campaign. ...

Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist unjust gender-based laws and cultural norms that disenfranchise women, a ...

Enjoy brightly dressed dancers, delicious food, tradition, and lore at the Nowruz Festival on Sunday. This is a chance to celebrate spring and learn about the Persian New Year. Nowruz, which ...

After a TikTok of Iranian teens dancing went viral, authorities detained the girls and made them record a video of them repenting their actions.

Hanging from a rope, a harness or a hoop, Iranian women are flocking to gyms to perform aerial dance and sharing videos of their routines on social media. Others are quietly practising another form of ...

A video from the event is going viral, prompting viewers to ask: Can one public performance shift the boundaries of what’s acceptable in Iran? Many netizens were struck by the bravery of the revelers, ...

Earlier this year, Iran caused a bit of a stir when it decided to arrest seven young Iranians for posting a YouTube video of them dancing to Pharrell's ubiquitous song "Happy." There was some brief ...

1. Introduction -- 2. The invention of an ideal female national dancer in twentieth-century Iran -- 3. Mutribs and their dancers: the counter-ideal performers of new Iran -- 4. The cabaret dancer in ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the women-led protests in 2022. By Farnaz ...