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Tonight we will find out how the rising tension between Iran and now UK over the issue of the seizure British oil tanker will play out in the coming day.
Also, reports suggest that a new political channel has been opened between Washington and Tehran for negotiations between the two countries. We will find out if this is true or not.
Among other new stories tonight is the opening of the Tirgan Festival in Toronto and we will speak to Mehrdad Arian Nejad, the director of the festival to find out more about its objectives and productions, as well as the artists contributing to it.
Mehrdad Arian Nejad:
We have had many incentives for organizing this annual festival. When I immigrated to Canada I came across many friends who like me felt that we needed to gettogether and preserve our own cultural heritage of Iran and the Iranians.
This was especially needed as there was always some negative news about our motherland of Iran and we just wanted to inform our host people about the true Iran and its people.
The fact is that we Iranians have less argument among ourselves when it comes to defending and promoting our cultural heritage. As such we all celebrate ournational festivals and do our best to introduce our cultural values to other nations. No body could introduce our culture and the meaning of being an Iranian to the world better than our artists and thinkers.
We work as a group of 400 volunteers with a budget of 1.2 million Canadian dollars, which has been raised from various sources of support, including the Canadian government.
We sincerely hope our festival will turn into a national movement among the Iranians across the world.
Here is the introduction to our festival of this year: [Tirgan family is excited to announce the arrival of its much anticipated biennial Tirgan Festival, July 25-28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Tirgan refers to an ancient Persian/Iranian festival traditionally held in the month of July, inspiring what is currently the world’s largest celebration of Iranian arts and culture, taking place in Downtown Toronto. Through music, dance, theatre, cinema, literature, visual arts, food and crafts, Tirgan Festival highlights the richness of the contemporary and traditional art and culture of Iran. This year’s theme is “UNITY”; honoring our historical commitment to the celebration of diversity, talent, freedom, and equality. Tirgan Festival 2019 is brought to you by a commendable group of volunteers at some of Toronto’s most iconic performance venues including Harbourfront Centre, St Lawrence Centre for the Arts, and The Distillery Historic District.
