International physical and puppet theatre duo Audrey Rose Dégez (France/USA) and Daria Holovchanska (Ukraine) are in the midst of writing a brand new physical theatrical performance inspired by ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Ten Kurdish dance troupes are performing this week to rapt audiences in the western Iranian city of Mahabad’s third annual dance festival that celebrates Kurdish culture and ...

Seven women swathed in chadors, their eyes barely visible through netted apertures, stride purposefully toward seven marble headstones in a forest clearing. A lone woman in traditional Kurdish garb ...

The festival aims at performing works in Kurdish to play a vital role in strengthening the region’s cultural heritage and traditional rituals, ISNA quoted Hamidreza Khoshbakht, the secretary of the ...

Although Kurdish culture has traditionally been defined by its isolation, the young people I met seem determined to change that. They are proud of their Kurdish identity but refuse to be confined by ...

More than 200 Harvard students and affiliates gathered in the Northwest Labs on Saturday evening for a showcase of dance, song, art, and food in celebration of Nowruz, the first day of the Iranian ...

Renowned Japanese author and photographer Maki Kanai announced on Saturday that she is preparing to release a new photo book dedicated to the celebration of Nowruz and Kurdish culture. The book will ...

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.