Leading world storytellers to attend festival in Tehran
Tehran Times Culture Desk
TEHRAN – 11 foreign storytellers will be attending the 18th edition of the International Storytelling Festival opening in Tehran on February 16.
The festival has been organized by the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) and will be running for four days, secretary of the festival Mojtaba Daneshvar said in a press release on Sunday.
The storytellers are coming from Scotland, Germany, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Denmark, Spain, the United States and several other countries.
Plans are for author and storyteller Beatriz Montero from Spain to hold a workshop for teachers of the institute during the festival, Daneshvar said.
In addition, Marion Kenny, a charismatic live performer from Scotland, is scheduled to teach storytelling to interested applicants in her workshop.
The storytellers will narrate their tales along with playing their own specific musical instruments at the festival.
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