Dive into the majestic mythology of Persia’s mountains and gardens – where supersized heroes and magical horses challenge kings; where father and son meet as strangers on the battlefield and where love blossoms.

The Shahnameh was written over 1,000 years ago, here, tales of the Persian Empire are brought to life by dazzling performance storyteller, Xanthe Gresham Knight and the sublime, rhythms of virtuoso Kurdish Iranian musician, Arash Moradi, on daf, setar and shurangiz.

Enjoy these treasured stories wrapped up in an intimate, enchanting and powerful performance.

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This event is part of exetreme imagination, Exeter’s festival of writing and stories. For more festival events and information, go to www.exetreme.org