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title: Martha Graham Modern Ballet poster (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/martha-graham-ballet-farsi-tehran-1956/
description: A Farsi announcement for performances by Martha Graham and her ballet company at the Dehghan Theatre (Tehran Theatre), Lalehzar.
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---

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# Martha Graham Modern Ballet poster (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)

A Farsi announcement for performances by Martha Graham and her ballet company at the Dehghan Theatre (Tehran Theatre), Lalehzar. A blue-toned photograph shows three dancers, one balanced on one leg in a lift. The sheet gives the dates (19 to 22 Bahman), the 8:30 pm start, ticket prices of 50 to 200 rials and the sales point. The tell is transfer: the standing of an American dance company is attached to the exchange programme.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Persian (Farsi)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
بالت مدرن
توسط
مارتا گراهام و گروه بالت او

تاتر دهقان (تماشاخانه تهران) - لاله زار
روزهای ۱۹ - ۲۰ - ۲۱ - ۲۲ بهمن ماه - ساعت ۸/۵ بعد از ظهر
بهای بلیط: ۵۰ - ۱۰۰ - ۱۵۰ - ۲۰۰ ریال
محل فروش بلیط: انجمن ایران و امریکا

این برنامه با همکاری انجمن ایران و امریکا - انجمن هنری جوانان - اداره کل هنرهای زیبای کشور و تاتر آکادمی امریکا ترتیب داده شده است
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Modern ballet
by
Martha Graham and her ballet company

Dehghan Theatre (Tehran Theatre) - Lalehzar
On the days 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 of Bahman - at 8:30 in the afternoon
Ticket price: 50 - 100 - 150 - 200 rials
Ticket sales location: Iran-America Society

This programme has been arranged in cooperation with the Iran-America Society - the Youth Arts Society - the national General Administration of Fine Arts - and the American Theatre Academy (ANTA).
```

The hour reads '8 and a half' in the print; rendered 8:30. 'American Theatre Academy' is translated literally from the printed name.

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