As the British Council is celebrating the 100th birthday anniversary of the British story writer, Roald Dahl during the month of September, the British Council Bahrain hosted British storyteller Kevin Graal for a special storytelling event taking place, in partnership with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, at the Bahrain National Museum on 20th September 2016 from 4 – 6 pm.
Children’s publications such as The Enormous Crocodile have come to life with storyteller Kevin Graal. The storyteller whose previous visits to Bahrain were a huge success will deliver six storytelling events for children and their parents as part of his three days visit to Bahrain.
In light of this occasion, British Council Country Director, Alan Rutt stated “The British Council were delighted to host British Storyteller Kevin Graal as part of our celebration of British story writer Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday during the month of September. It was great to see the children so thoroughly engaged in British literature and culture at this public event at the Bahrain National Museum. We organised this event in partnership with Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities as part of our celebrations of the Bahrain UK 200 anniversary.”
As part of the Roald Dahl celebrations, the British Council is organizing storytelling events for schools children from grades 1 and 2 at Al Iman School-Girls Section, Arabian Pearl Gulf School and Al Amal Special Education Institute, as well as a special session for orphans who are supported and cared for by the Royal Charity Organization will be delivered in partnership with the Rotary Club of Salmaniya. Also, a public storytelling event will take place at Dilmun Club on 22 September from 4 – 6 PM.
The three-day program celebrating the work of Roald Dahl comes as part of the British Council efforts to further strengthen cultural relationship between Bahrain and the United Kingdom and to encourage children to read and to learn English.