Description
Enjoy classic stories drawn from Persian epics including the Shahnama in this interactive storytelling and movement workshop with live music! Join storyteller Xanthe Gresham and musician Arash Moradi to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Dive into the majestic myths, stories, and music of ancient Persia, and join supersized heroes on their adventures with magical creatures, princesses, and kings in this enchanting and interactive family performance. This workshop is designed for children of all ages with adult companions.
Based in the United Kingdom, storyteller Xanthe Gresham has performed at the National Museum of Asian Art’s annual Nowruz celebration for more than ten years and created this performance specially for this year’s online edition. Xanthe’s stories from the Iranian epic Shahnama, with Arash Moradi, have toured internationally, and she has received commissions from the British Museum. She has been storyteller-in-residence at Harvard University, the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas, and numerous locations in the United Kingdom. Xanthe was a senior lecturer in drama and storytelling for the University of East London.
Virtuoso Kurdish Iranian musician Arash Moradi plays a number of instruments including daf, setar, and shurangiz. He lives in London where he teaches workshops on Kurdish music and collaborates with musicians from around the world.
This program is part of the event series Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration and is made possible by the Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Persian Cultural Celebrations Fund.
Register here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdOmrrzMsHdwXCpS3VMyBfH-oSX4ujnSe
Image courtesy of Adverse Camber Productions and Chris Webb
Cost
Free
Topics
Kids & Families, Performances, Workshops
