Who Was That? Who Was That? It Wasn't Me!

Date:: 7–8 Sep 2024

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Place:: Atelier

Age restrictions: 0+

Making paper dolls, playing, listening and singing songs with the Kakooti Kids art group from Iran.

The event will be in Farsi with translation into Russian.

The meetings will take place on 7 and 8 September, with two sessions on each day: from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 17:30.

Children from 4 to 8 years old are welcome to take part. Be sure to come with an accompanying adult. The adults are welcome to join in the games.

If you would like to take part, please send a completed application form* with the subject line “It wasn’t me!” to atelier@v‑a‑c.org. Please note: we will give priority to fully completed applications.

Six little chicks were playing on a farm when suddenly they heard a strange sound. They asked everyone—the hen, the rooster, the sheep, the cow, the cat and the crow—what it was, but nobody knew. Help the chicks find out what it was!

Application form 

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All illustrations and photos: Kakooti Kids

For the duration of the playful concert-workshop, Who Was That? Who Was That? It Wasn’t Me!, based on an Iranian fairy tale, the GES-2 Atelier will turn into a farm. The artists help the children to make paper animals in the Workshop, before moving on to the Magic Forest, where the children play a game and learn about the music of Iran and the country’s traditional musical instruments.

Application form

—First and last name.

—Age.

—Preferred date and time. Please indicate first and second choice in case places are limited.

—Number of accompanying adults (one or two).

—A short story (one or two sentences) about your favourite farm animal.

Participants

Mohammadreza Poosti is a music teacher with a university degree in Iranian music. He plays the oud, loves music, and loves teaching music to children. He joined Kakooti Kids in 2017.

Faghihirezaei Hoda is a children’s illustrator, puppet theatre actress and graphic designer. She leads performances and teaches children yoga and dance at music and movement workshops. She is a founder-member of Kakooti Kids.

Setayesh Meysam is a composer, kamancheh, tanbur and ukulele player, expert in Iranian music, and teacher. He has performed in music and theatre productions for children and adults. Maysam loves children’s poetry, writing music and songs, and making podcasts for children. He is a founder-member of Kakooti Kids.

Mehrnaz Fakhredin is a musician with a master’s degree in industrial management. She plays the oud and gives concerts of Iranian classical and folk music. She loves sewing and embroidery, and teaching art to children.

Translators
Anastasia Blokhina, Sofia Meleshkina

Facilitator
Vasilisa Glazistova

* By providing us with your personal data, you consent to processing of the data in accordance with our Policy on the Processing and Protection of Personal Data.

Curators
Katerina Bychkova, Vasilisa Glazistova, Anastasia Dudkina

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