Miniature Painting Added to UNESCO's List of Intangible

Dec. 19, 2020 Aristotle (Greek philosopher) The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance 12 of things, but their inward significance.

License Holder: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Editor-in-Chief: Kambakhsh Khalaji Iranian Embassy in Japan to Editorial Dept. Tel: +98 21 88755761-2 Editorial Dept. Fax: +98 21 88761869 perform music online ahead of Yalda Subscription Dept. Tel: +98 21 88748800 ICPI Publisher: +98 21 88548892, 5 A specialized meeting and workshop on introducing tradi- Advertising Dept. Tel & Email: +98 21 88500617 - [email protected] Website: www.irandailyonline.ir tional Iranian music will be held virtually to mark the winter newspaper.irandaily.ir solstice, known in Iran as Yalda, on Saturday. Email: [email protected] Organized by the Iranian Embassy in Japan, Japanese Per- Printing House: Iran Cultural & Press Institute sian language learners are to recite poems by the great Iranian poet and mystic Hafez during the program, IRNA reported. Address: Iran Cultural & Press Institute, #208 Khorramshahr Avenue Tehran-Iran They also are scheduled to play traditional music with the Iran Daily has no responsibility whatsoever for the advertisements and promotional material printed in the newspaper. dulcimer. Miniature painting added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Arts & Culture Desk of Iran & this part of the world,” Noting that the art of miniature Khatibzadeh wrote in his Twitter in Iran has a history of several thou- he art of miniature prac- account on Thursday. sand years and Iranians have long IRNA ticed in Iran, Azerbaijan, “Iranian maestros have created had a deep connection with the art Iran’s Cultural Center in Japan has been holding a special TTurkey and Uzbekistan miraculously detailed pieces,” he and the artists, he said that minia- program to mark Yalda with Iranians during the last three was inscribed on the UNESCO added. ture has depicted the joys, sorrows years in the presence of Japanese and Iranian enthusiasts. Representative List of Intangible “Joyful seeing it registered at @ and different situations of the Irani- This year, due to the spread of the coronavirus, an online Cultural Heritage of Humanity UNESCO as #IntangibleHeritage an people throughout history. Min- program has been planned to celebrate Yalda. during the 15th session of the In- by M. Farshchian,” he noted. iaturists enjoy a high and valuable In this program, Kazune Iwasaki, a prominent Japanese art- tergovernmental Committee for the Minister of Cultural Heritage, status before the Iranian people. ist who plays Persian music artfully, will give a speech and Safeguarding of the Intangible Cul- Tourism and Handicrafts Ali-As- A miniature is an art form of the then perform on the dulcimer. tural Heritage being held online, ghar Mounesan in a message also medieval period that realistically Shab-e Yalda, the last night of autumn, which is the longest December 14-19. congratulated the Iranian nation portrayed events while adhering to night of the year, has gained a special place among Iranians Iranian Foreign Ministry spokes- and artists on the registration of the traditional rules of Islamic art. who enjoy spending this long night together with family, gath- man Saeed Khatibzadeh in a mes- miniature as Iran’s 15th global in- Mahmoud Farshchian is a mas- ering round the elders who narrate stories to them. sage stressed the fact that the art tangible cultural heritage. ter of Persian painting and min- of miniature painting has been the Congratulations to the people of iatures. He was born in the city of manifestation of the elegant and Iran on the global registration of the Isfahan, Iran, and it was here where Berlin Film Festival set to go gentle culture of Iran. art of miniature as the 15th intan- he learned art, painting, and sculpt- “The mesmerizing art of minia- gible world cultural heritage of the ing. His paintings have been hosted virtual for 71st edition ture painting has been the manifes- country, he said, wishing the coun- by several museums and exhibi- flickr.com tation of elegant & gentle culture try a happy future. tions worldwide. ‘Sounds of Creation,’ painted by master of Persian miniatures Mahmoud The Berlin Film Festival, one of the world’s leading gather- Farshchian. ing points for the international film industry, is set to radically alter its 71st edition. The festival was originally scheduled to run as a physical Italian Embassy in Tehran: event from Feb. 11-21, but rising COVID-19 infections in Germany have forced a rethink. The festival is now looking to stage a competition section in a virtual format in early March, Hyperconnection and theater in times of COVID-19 Variety understands, with the European Film Market running as a digital event at the same time. A mini-festival with a se- ‘DIS-connection’ is the title of the seventh episode of Lives,’ virtually produced by the Italian Embassy in The ‘DIS-connection’ episode is now visible (along ries of onsite world premieres is being planned for early June. ‘8 1/2 Theater Clips: How COVID-19 Changed Our Tehran with the theater companies Instabili Vaganti with ‘Flight Mode,’ ‘Alone,’ ‘Don’t Call Me a Hero,’ A spokesperson for the Berlinale declined to comment, but from Italy and Don Chixotte from Iran. said the festival will be announcing their plans soon. Directed by Anna Dora Dorno in collaboration with The Berlinale had been looking to run the festival as a Ali Shams and performed by Nicola Pianzola and physical event in April instead, but the government – which Danial Kheirikhah on the notes of Richard Nanni, the provides much of its funding – didn’t want to commit to the episode shows the physical isolation, the lockdown in cost when it’s unclear whether COVID-19 rates will have im- one’s home, and the difficulty in social relations at the proved by then. The Berlinale’s annual budget was €27.2 mil- peak of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. lion ($33 million) in 2020. Kheirikhah’s agitated movements are an attempt to Furthermore, an April edition would have clashed with the cross the digital portal, an invisible line that separates release of “No Time to Die,” and Variety understands that lo- his salvific dance from a ghost audience. At the same cal movie theater owners were reluctant to allow the festival time, Nicola Pianzola’s voice narrates the experience of to book screens they’d like to devote to the highly anticipated those who feel trapped in multiple screens to which they ‘James Bond’ film. find themselves tied through a double wire, thus confus- For industry players, having the European Film Market ing reality with fiction. (EFM) go virtual in March would be preferable to waiting for a According to ambteheran.esteri.it, the theater series hypothetically physical market in April, and ensures that at least is based on an original idea of the Italian Embassy in one major market will be hosted during the first quarter of 2021. ambteheran.esteri.it Tehran and Instabili Vaganti to produce a joint Italian- While most professionals have been hoping that the EFM The ceremony of screening the seventh episode of ‘8 1/2 Theater Iranian theater series on a theme, such as the dramatic ‘Notes of Absence,’ ‘The Night Shift’ and ‘Beyond the could take place as a physical event, many have argued that Clips: How COVID-19 Changed Our Lives,’ was held at the change made by the pandemic to our daily lives, which Mirror’) on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram of the Ital- residence of Italian Ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone on April would be both too soon for everyone to travel, and at the December 18, 2020. today bears universal importance. ian Embassy in Tehran. same time too far away for deal making purposes. Also, keep- ing the EFM in early March prevents any potential clash with the Cannes Film Festival, whether or not it moves its May edition to late June or July. Global registration of Thaddeus ritual sign of Iran-Armenia bonds: Minister News of the changes follows a week when the COVID-19 infection rates in Germany have hit record levels. The country’s disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, report- Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handi- Intergovernmental Committee for the Safe- Holy Communion. Special times are set ed a record 952 deaths on Wednesday, the country’s highest crafts and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan guarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, aside for traditional Armenian folk perfor- daily death toll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. said that the global registration of St. Thad- held online, December 14-19. mances and Armenian dishes are served. Germany also recorded 27,728 new infections as it entered a deus Apostle Monastery pilgrimage signi- According to armradio.am, the annual The pilgrimage is the primary social and stricter lockdown, which closed schools and most shops na- fies the longstanding friendship between three-day pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Apos- cultural event of the year. Because attendees tionwide, according to Deutsche Welle. Iranians and the Christian community of tle Monastery in the northwestern city of Ta- reside in tents in close proximity to one an- The festival is both a major event for the film business, Armenia. briz is held each July. The pilgrimage vener- other, the sense of community is enhanced. with 18,518 industry guests from 132 countries attending in He also congratulated the followers of ates two prominent saints: St. Thaddeus, one The monastery has been a pilgrimage site for 2020, as well as 3,447 journalists from 82 countries, and a all divine religions, especially the Christian of the first apostles preaching Christianity, IRNA over 19 centuries. massive event for the Berlin public, with admissions totaling community in Iran, on the global registration and St. Santukhd, the first female Christian However, during the years of Soviet pow- 479,365. of St. Thaddeus Church pilgrimage ritual as martyr. departing for the monastery. They cover 700 er in Armenia, participating in the pilgrimage There were 341 films in the public program, and 732 films Iran’s 16th global intangible cultural heri- The bearers of the element are the Arme- kilometers from Yerevan to the monastery was prohibited. Bearers of the element pre- in the EFM, which runs alongside the festival. The festival oc- tage, IRNA reported. nian population in Iran, Iranian-Armenians annually. served cultural memories of the pilgrimage cupied 15 movie theaters to stage its public screenings, total- It was inscribed on the UNESCO Repre- residing in Armenia, and followers of the The commemoration ceremony includes and transmitted it to families and communi- ing 29 screens. With market screenings included, the total was sentative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Armenian Apostolic Church. Pilgrims gather special liturgies, processions, prayers and ties. Only after independence in the 1990s 40 screens. of Humanity during the 15th session of the in Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz before fasting. It culminates in a Holy Mass with was the pilgrimage from Armenia resumed. 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