varzese_pahlevani

History of Zurxâne (The House of Power)
by
Tirdâd Gorgâni

Zurxâne (The House of Power) is the place where Iranian athletes practice the country's traditional sport (Varzeše bâstâni/- pahlevâni); a series of exercises that are accompanied by a certain style of music that is created with a big hand-held drum (Zarb) and one or more bells (Zang) hanging from the ceiling. In their exercises the athletes, wearing traditional costumes, depiet acts of war as they were practiced in pre-historic Persia. These include the use of bow, shield and heavy clubs in exaggerated forms.
Below is a papper written in Persian about the history of Zurxâne.