Iranian Storytellers

A brief write up on contemporary storytellers from Iran. Thanks Rajesh Devraj for the link,

http://www.utne.com/Arts/Irans-Streetwise-Storytellers-Naghals.aspx

Dastan at Aravali

A treat for those in Gurgaon, Harayana. We're performing at Hotel Optus Sarovar Premiere, 43-47, Sector 29, City Centre, Gurgaon at the behest of Aravali Centre for Art & Culture on Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 at 5.30 pm. Would love to see you all there.

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Dastangoi in Bombay on the 13th and 14th of Feb

Dastangos Rajesh Kumar, Rasika Dugal, Sheikh Usman, and Rana Pratap Senger will perform today at 5pm at the Marathi Bhasha Bhavan Auditorium, Kalina University, Kalina.

A special childrens Dastan will be performed by Mahmood and Danish at the Kala Ghoda festival on the 14th of Feb, at 5 pm at the David Sasson library, Fort, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.

Dastan at Kala Ghoda

We return to Kala Ghoda Arts Festival after a hiatus of three years. Watch our new dastangos - Rajesh Kumar, Rasika Dugal, Sheikh Usman, and Rana Pratap Senger - today Feb 12 at 8 pm at David Sassoon Library, Fort, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai and then a special children's dastan by Mahmood and I on Feb 14 at 5 pm at the same venue.

Hope to see you all there.

Thanks

Danish

Homeward Bound--Dastangoi at Sarai, 9th February

All journeys, being caravans of sorts, need their resting posts, their home run. Sarai is Dastangoi's home stretch. This year is the tenth anniversary of Sarai. Dastangoi started at Sarai, nearly five years ago. It started at Sarai not in any casual passive sense. Sarai's fellowship got me started on Dastangoi and it was the enthusiastic, aggressive and rapturous response by Sarai that allowed Dastangoi to find a natural home in Delhi.

And Dastangoi and myself are only one off shoot of Sarai and its vision. There are hundreds of others. But since this is not the place to speak about Sarai I will let everyone find their own place in and around it.

We will perform the story that first started Dastangoi, many februarys ago.

Six pm, Sarai Lawns, 29 Rajpur Road.