Storytelling performances of dāstāngo’ī
Dāstāngō’ī is an ancient art of oral storytelling rooted in Indo-Persian traditions, where speech becomes breath, rhythm, and enchantment. More than a simple tale, it is a living performance: the dāstāngo, a master storyteller, summons—by the sheer force of the voice alone—a world of wonders inhabited by heroes, magicians, jinns, and enchanted realms.
Dāstāngo’ī Performances
The first Dāstāngo’ī Performance
The first-ever performance of dāstāngo’ī in English—the oral art of storytelling that once flourished in the Indian Subcontinent under the Mughals. Dāstāngo’ī is the telling of wondrous tales of adventure, fantasy, love, and war. This tradition used to transport audiences into magical worlds of heroes, tricksters, sorcerers, and enchantments.
26 September 2025—It was an excerpt of Tilism-e Hoshruba (Sense-stealing enchantment).
It was performed at the Maison du Cambodge of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
The Succeeding Performances of Dāstāngo’ī
The second performance was executed on 12 December 2025—it was an excerpt from Tilism-e Hoshruba (Sense-stealing enchantment)—at the Maison du Cambodge of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
The third performance was executed on 20 March 2026 at Le Guichet Montparnasse.
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dāstāngoétrangers
Dāstāngoétrangers (dastangoetrangers) is committed to imparting the wondrous and magical Indian tales, written by master storytellers and poets of their times, such as Mir Baqir Ali, Muhammad Husain Jah, Ferdowsi, Faizi, Jami, etc., to the Western audience.
