Boshra, a dance teacher, plays the sitar at her house in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra, a dance teacher, plays the sitar at her house in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra, a dance teacher, delivers a one-on-one lesson from her home in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra, a dance teacher, delivers a one-on-one lesson from her home in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra, a dance teacher, and members of her performance group, practise in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra, a dance teacher, and members of her performance group, practise in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra’s ballet shoes at the dance teacher’s home in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra’s ballet shoes at the dance teacher’s home in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Dance teacher Boshra practises with members of her performance group in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Dance teacher Boshra practises with members of her performance group in Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2021. Wana via Reuters
A dance rehearsal takes place in Tehran, Iran. Wana via Reuters
A dance rehearsal takes place in Tehran, Iran. Wana via Reuters
A dance troupe trained by Boshra rehearses in Tehran, Iran, on March 13, 2021. Wana via Reuters
A dance troupe trained by Boshra rehearses in Tehran, Iran, on March 13, 2021. Wana via Reuters
Boshra’s dance troupe rehearses in Tehran, Iran. Wana via Reuters
Boshra’s dance troupe rehearses in Tehran, Iran. Wana via Reuters

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A dance troupe rehearses in Iran - in pictures

The Tehran-based collective don flamboyant costumes and enact dramatic scenes in their practise sessions

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March 17, 2021

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