Treat yourself to an evening of traditional Urdu storytelling when Dastangoi comes to the UAE on September 20. The segment showcasing an ancient art, of leading an audience into a tale through spoken, not written word, will run in Dubai at The Junction, Al Serkal Avenue, on September 20 and at the Indian Embassy Hall in Abu Dhabi a day later.
The two main performers are actor, filmmaker and author Sunil Mehra and Askari Naqvi, a human-rights activist and lawyer, who is also a trained vocalist.
Tickets to Dastangoi in Dubai are Dh150; admission to the Abu Dhabi event is by invitation only.
