A fun programme of 5x1hr sessions for kids from ages 7-11 explored episodes from the epic Sasuntsi Tavit, or Sasna Tsrer with Vergine Gulbenkian. Vergine Gulbenkian has been a performance storyteller for 30 years working in a variety of settings including theatres, village halls and international festivals. In the past 10 years she has worked extensively with children in schools and, more recently, online.

“It was a delight sharing Sasna Tsrer with this group of wonderfully creative young people. Each of them, in their own unique way, brought a new life and vigour to this epic with their vivid retellings, and we all felt this was just the beginning of the journey.”, says Vergine about the sessions.

We at AI enjoyed the sessions and seeing the excited faces of children, immersing themselves in the wonderful stories of how Great Mher found his Hreghen - his wonderful, fiery, magical horse, how wise Armaghan was freed from the White Dev or how Lisping Tavit was tongue-tied when he met his match - the gorgeous warrior princess Khandout Khatoun.

Each session was built around an episode from the epic, with engaging activities drawing on the young people’s imagination, working with visualising, sequencing, self-expression, and listening.