"The Shahnamech, ("The Book of Kings") is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Iran and the Persian-speaking world. Consisting of some 50,000 verses, the Shahnameh tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian empire from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Today Iran, Persian speakers of the neighboring nations such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and the greater region influenced by the Persian culture celebrate this national epic."
Aerial artiste of the spoken word, Xanthe Gresham, dives headlong into the wild mythology of Persia, to perform sections of The Shahnameh - the epic masterpiece The Book of Kings - accompanied by the remarkable musician Arash Moradi.
Magical horses, epic heroes, and consuming passions abound in this world of romance, lust, tragedy and war. Here fathers and sons may be strangers in battle; selfish kings move others like chess pieces across the board for their own amusement; beauty can be both a gift and a curse, and femme fatales condemn young men to journey through fire.
'you leave with something beautiful created in your own mind' British Theatre Review
http://www.sohotheatre.com/whats-on/shakespeare-with-cucumbers-andamp-other-stories/\
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh
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