Bishkek, Sept. 24, 2022. / Kabar /. Storytellers from across the world gathered at the 22nd Sharjah International Narrator Forum (SINF), which runs under the theme "Sea Tales", highlighted the importance of storytelling.
Sara Al Ali, coordinator of International Relations of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage told that the forum consists of different categories.
“We have lectures, we have story telling performances and also we have workshops. Some of the workshops are made for the children, so we can teach them about storytelling and about tales that said in storytelling. And for the storytelling performances we have almost 170 storytellers this year. They come from 40 different countries around the world. We have from Europe, from South America, from Africa, Asia and Arabs,” she noted.
Ameera Alzarqawi from Kingdom of Bahrain, who is participating in the forum in Sharjah for the third time, highlighted the role of storytelling for children.
“I come here as a storyteller. I usually come to have a storytelling role here, especially for children. I introduce traditional tales in a special way for the new generation, traditional tales from Bahrain and Gulf countries in general, but I do it usually in a new way so children of this generation will be motivated and understand those kinds of tales because I think that to introduce such tradition to kids we have to do it in a new way especially to younger ones like 5 year old. We have to do it in an entertaining way so they enjoy the tales and not only enjoy it but they feel that kind of connection to it, that is important and they would just enjoy it, I don’t want feel gap between generations, I want them to take all the benefits out of this tales and feel connected to their grandparents, Ameera said.
Academic sessions, popular arts events and edutainment workshops were held within the framework of the forum, which attracted a large audience.
Each workshop and activity at SINF comprised of educational and creative water-inspired activities. While some focused on developing children’s hand-eye coordination as they learn to pour, squeeze, stir and even paint with water, others demonstrated mathematical and scientific concepts, such as volume and weight.
Storytellers, researchers, and experts that visited SINF this year emphasized how water play enables children to build problem solving skills, enhance their literacy and numeracy, increase their concentration and focus, develop motor skills and sensory exploration, and most importantly build social and communication skills.
The Sharjah International Narrator Forum was organized by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage.
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