Storytellers, Musicians, visual Artists And Dancers From 7 Countries To Feature In Sharjah’s International Storytelling Festival

With the theme ‘Roots and Roads’, the second edition of Tales on the Island – The International Storytelling Festival will be thrilling audiences from today, 23rd  February – 17th March, every Friday and Saturday at Al Noor Island, one of the Emirate’s most popular tourist and recreational destinations, with a highly interactive mix of  tradition, mystery, magic, music and dance.

The Festival – unique in its kind throughout the GCC countries – represents a rare opportunity to re-connect the contemporary audience with the oral tradition and the rich heritage of traditional stories. From this idea comes the theme “Roots and Roads” for 2018: ancient stories represent the roots of people, their culture and identity, but at the same time stories have always travelled across the world, thus encouraging cultural exchange and understanding.

The programme bear once more the signature of Paola Balbi and Davide Bardi, worldwide famous storytellers and artistic directors of renowned Storytelling Festivals in several countries, committed to bring to the audience in the U.A.E the ultimate storytelling experience with a lineup of incredibly talented professionals from the international scene, alongside locally grown talents.