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National Storytelling Week 2008 (our 8th) is looking to be as exciting as 2007! Enquiries are pouring in from people all around the country, asking how they can get involved - from Schools to Museums, Storytelling Clubs to HM Prisons!
During National Storytelling Week 2007 over 1,040 nationwide storytelling events and performances were organised, including The V & A, North Tyneside Disability Forum and Lakeside Shopping Centre and Rockingham Castle, Leics., Storytelling Clubs, smaller individual events and over 780 schools.
We know that Storytelling stretches from its simplest application in the nursery right through to personal stories and bereavement aids in hospitals, strengthening communication in the business sphere, and as an aid to learning in education. Storytelling is not just for the young but for all ages who share the creations of thought and the creativity of imagination.
We encourage participation from all areas of the community:
As an example of the reach of storytelling, over the past decade, the Prison service through its Librarians and the professional storytellers it employs, have used National Storytelling Week to spotlight the on-going work of inmate training in communication skills.
Storytellers have also enabled inmates to creatively share time with the younger members of their family in a programme of creative story development and recording. 2007 saw several of HM Prisons staging more high profile workshops in this field, so as to encourage greater participation. It is our hope that in the coming year they will increase further this rewarding involvement.
We know that Storytelling stretches from its simplest application in the nursery right through to personal stories and bereavement aids in hospitals, strengthening communication in the business sphere, and as an aid to learning in education. Storytelling is not just for the young but for all ages who share the creations of thought and the creativity of imagination.
So join us! For the word is out and there is a store of stories to be told!
National Storytelling Week 2008 runs from 26th January till 2nd February
Call The Society for Storytelling now for further information or if you would like be involved!!
We publish The National Storytelling Week Guide which is available by emailing the Society at sfs@fairbruk.demon.co.uk .
Events for the week are divided into regions, and then loosely in the order of arrival in my in-tray (to avoid splitting up multi-day events). The regions are:
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
Sunday 20 January 2008 Storytelling course for Beginners
Storytelling course for beginners, led by Paul Jackson, at Assington Mill, Suffolk.
Contact: Anne Holden, 01787 229955,
info@assingtonmill.com,
www.assingtonmill.com
Wednesday 30th January Sindbad the Sailor
For National storytelling week, Cambridge Storytellers present their version of the fantastical adventures of Sindbad, from the Arabian Nights
Having survived no fewer than seven shipwrecks as well as a whole host of hair-raising encounters with giant birds, man-eating giants, bone-crushing snakes and unpleasant characters like the wicked Old Man of the Sea, Sindbad the Sailor is now rich and successful man. He invites a humble porter to lay down the burden of his daily chores and enter into a magical world of adventures, related by Sindbad himself. Why not join him?
8pm CB2 Cafe, Norfolk Street, Cambridge £5/3
For more information phone Marion Leeper 01223 510756
email
cambridgestorytellers@gmail.com
Website:
www.cambridgestorytellers.com
Through Week Waste Monster
School children from across Suffolk will be taking an unusual approach when celebrating National Storytelling Week.
Students from The Oaks Primary School in Ipswich, Grange Primary School in Felixstowe and Glade Primary School in Brandon
will be visiting their local library to talk rubbish!
Staff from the county council’s waste management team will be at the libraries with the ‘Waste Monster’
to encourage the children to tell stories using rubbish as prompts.
They will also see a puppet show explaining the importance of recycling.
http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/News/2007News/01January/NationalStorytellingWeek.htm
28 January Fables, Tales and Folklore – Fenland (formerly March Storytelling Group)
Time: 7.30pm to 9.00pm
Rose and Crown, St. Peter’s Road, March, Cambs.
Theme of the stories told at this meeting will be open as this will be in National Storytelling Week.
There will also be a discussion on Candlemas during the evening.
All adults are welcome to attend and entry is free.
For further details contact Maureen James on 01354 650586
http://www.fenlandarts.org.uk/whats_on.htm#january
Sat 2nd Feb 2008 French storytime
In support of National Storytelling Week I am organising a special storytelling in French (and English) in Brentwood in my role as a French children's teacher with La Jolie Ronde French for children.
The details are as follows:-
Event: French storytime (stories will include some from the La Jolie Ronde programme and
such favourites as Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood)
Date: Sat 2nd Feb 2008
Time: 11:00 - 11:30
Place: Crown Street Christian Fellowship, Crown Street, Brentwood
Ages: 2.5 - 7 (£1 per child, prebook please on 01277 815039)
Host: Mrs Astrid Gillespie, La Jolie Ronde licensee
I hope you can list my event on your website,
Thank you in advance: merçi beaucoup!
Kind regards,
Astrid Gillespie
January 28th, February 2nd BALLYEAMON BARN
BALLYEAMON BARN EVENTS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008
To book please telephone Liz Weir on 028 2175 8451 or email liz@lizweir.net
Accommodation available for just £10 per person at the barn ( dorm) or can be arranged in local B&B/self catering houses.
January 28th 7.30 – 9.30pm
Finding your Voice/Writing your Story
Do you enjoy writing? Have you a story you always promised yourself you would write or do you just need time for yourself to write away the stresses of Christmas? Come and join us for a writing evening led by Kate Murphy who has been leading writing groups for the last ten years. Kate is an affiliate member of Amherst Writers and Artists and has trained in the AWA method of facilitating workshops. She has worked with adults and children and with a number of adult groups who have special needs.
The workshop is open to everyone, to people with some experience of writing and people with none. We promise you an enjoyable and productive evening! Fee £10, which will be donated to support AIDS orphans in Makindye division in Kampala where Kate’s daughter works.
February 2nd 10.30 – 4.30
Telling the Tale – a storytelling workshop with Liz Weir
The focus of the day will be on telling stories to children so if you are a parent, grandparent or child care worker then this is the workshop for you. You will have the chance to hear new stories in a relaxing location and enjoy friendly company and home cooked food! Fee for the day is £20 which includes lunch and tea/coffee. There will also be be an open music and storytelling session that night at the barn.
Ballyeamon Barn, 127 Ballyemon Road, Cushendall, Co Antrim BT44 0QP Northern Ireland
SUNDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2008 MUSEUM OF LONDON
MUSEUM OF LONDON in the Saxon House, There will be Storytelling with lots of interaction for
3 - 6 year olds and their adults in The Saxon House, with Pippa Reid.
Two slots around lunchtime.
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
150 London Wall
London, EC2Y 5HN
0870 444 3852
Details will be up in January under Family events
Through week THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE!
"THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE!" working in 17 Nurseries around Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon and Hertfordshire as well as a parents and children's group in Pinner, will have extra special musical stories to promote Storytelling during National Storytelling Week!
PIPPA REID
www.pippareid.com
Fri Jan 25th TONGUE & GROOVE
Around the Fire Storytelling,
8pm to 10pm
We host a preview of ANNAMATION's new show
"TONGUE & GROOVE"
Three pretty young ladies tell traditional tales with a triple
twist. Incorporating Greek myths as well as Russian and
Jewish folktales, this unique fusion of acapella harmonies,
poetic storytelling and energetic physical style guarantees
a spine tingling evening. Not to be missed!
THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE, BLACK’S RD.
HAMMERSMITH, LONDON W6 9DT. TEL:020 8563 8232
31 Jan 2008 Global Stories in Greenwich
From 19:30
Admiral's House, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Storytelling in Hope - local storytellers present an evening of old and new stories.
Tales of journeys and dreams that connect the ORNC and Greenwich to the wider world.
For information call 020 8699 0675
To book call 020 8269 4799
£6, £4 concessions
Web site
Tuesday 29 January Out of the Bag
Chose an object from the bag, every object has its story!
Traditional legends and stories to warm your heart, from storyteller Hilary Watkins.
Tuesday 29 January at 12.45pm,
Ham Library, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Free event, no booking required, refreshments available. Suitable for children over 12
Thursday, 31 January Written in Stones
Beginning in Celtic times storytellers have told
the story of the Grail and King Arthur. It is a
story which champions the heart. It sleeps
until a time when it is needed again.
From storyteller Hilary Watkins
Hampton Library
Rosehill, Hampton, TW12 2AB
Thursday, 31 January – 7pm
Free event, no booking required, refreshments available. Suitable for children over 15
Saturday 2 February Giles Abbott - "The Death of Balder"
It's impossible! Surely a god can't die?!
In Viking mythology they can! A god, indeed, all
gods can die. Even Balder, the most beloved of them
all. Even the efforts of Frigg, the Mother Of All,
cannot prevent her son from being murdered. But
who would commit such a crime?
"The Death of Balder" is a gripping story of
evil versus good, of jealousy and forgiveness. It is a
stunning evocation of the loss of light in midwinter,
and our longing for it's return. It's February! We all
know what that feels like!
Giles Abbott is an award winning storyteller, performing all over the UK and abroad. "Wit, wisdom and a voice like melted chocolate!"
Saturday 2 February, 3pm, Castelnau Library, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Refreshment will be provided. This is a free event but booking is recommended.
Saturday 26 January What's In the Window?
10:30am – 12:30pm
Christmas may be over, but there is still lots of winter fun to be
had at the Building Exploratory! It's National Storytelling Week, so
be inspired by the buildings and spaces all around us and enact the
stories lurking behind curtains and through doors in this creative
session. You will get a chance to make your own puppets while
working with our storyteller to tell the truly magical tale you have
woven!
Booking is advised as places are limited – please call us on 0207 275 8555 or email on
mail@buildingexploratory.org.uk
to reserve your space.
Children under 14 must be accompanied
by an adult.
www.buildingexploratory.org.uk
We are located on the second floor and there is currently no lift in the building.
30 January Car-obeah-n Creatures
Time: 6.30pm. Whitton Library, 141 Nelson Road, Whitton, TW2 7BB.
Tales of Weirdness and Wickedness from the Islands from storyteller Alex Somerville. Refreshments available, booking required. Free.
Once upon a time the people of Africa practised their own form of
magic in the Caribbean which they called Obeah.
Once upon a time many people of the Caribbean feared the
power of the Obeahman.
Once upon a time many of the Caribbean islands were haunted
by strange creatures conjured up by his or her magic.
Once upon a time people walked in fear of the dark out of which
these creatures sprung.
Once upon a time there was the blood-sucking Soucoyant, the
shape-shifting Lagahoo, and the siren La Jablesse.
Once upon a time a storyteller travelled to the islands and
decided to tell such stories of the Car-obeah-n.
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/ur/home/leisure_and_culture/libraries/events_in_libraries.htm
Was Thursday 31st of January , now 6th March Dreaming of home
Venue: Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, London Bridge
Where: 73-81 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 0NQ, nearest station
London Bridge (Borough High Str. exit, if you are coming by underground)
What time: 10:00am till 4:30pm for the schools and 6:00pm for the evening event
Who is the performer: Ben Fairlight, Troubadour Storyteller link: www.songstory.co.uk
A storytelling event at the Novas art galleries. During the day, Ben, the performer will take schoolchildren for a tour of our current art exhibitions creating stories inspired by the artworks on display. In the evening from 6:00pm there will be storytelling entertainment with Ben as well as live acoustic music afterwards. The evening programme will be held in the galleries as well as in our bar/cafe' on the ground floor.
Unfortunately this event had to be postponed until 6th March, after National Storytelling Week
Price: free for the evening event (but booking required for schools). Donations are welcome as we are a charity organization. link: www.novas.org
Various John Pole
News from Storyteller John Pole during National Storytelling Week he's got two events.
On the 28th of January he's telling to The Beaver Scouts of Westminster.
On the 31st of January he's telling at The Guru Gobind Khalsa College, Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
Beyond that on St. Valentine's Day (14th February) he's telling to The London Ladies Luncheon Club at The London Club.
Thursday 7 February Life, Love and London
Fascinating tales of London on Thursday 7 February at Museum of London
Following a night off in January, Museum of London is feeling suitably revived and refreshed ready for another series of monthly late night openings starting in February.
To bid farewell to National Storytelling week until next year the Museum has a fabulous line up of enthralling storytellers to keep you entertained. Simon Munnery will be reciting side splitting poetry and donning his history hat to tell you tales of former city dwellers, whilst Will Adamsdale and Chris Branch team up to perform ‘The Receipt’, a tale about archaeologists in the future. Make sure you’re sitting comfortably amongst the exhibits when Olivia Armstrong and Bob Boyton take to the stage to regale you with stories of Londoners past and present. The man in charge of keeping the thread going between stories is quirky funny man, Tiernan.
As always the rest of the Museum will also be staying up late for you to have a wander round the London Before London, Roman London and Medieval galleries and find out more about Londoners caught up in the Great Fire of London in the London’s Burning exhibition.
Plus the Museum shop is offering a 10% discount when you spend £30 or more and the foyer bar will be open.
For more information visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/late or call 0870 444 3850. Entry to Museum of London is free.
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Thursday 31 January Goring U3A
Goring U3A (University of the Third Age) will be having a talk on stories from Berkshire and Oxfordshire by Fionnaghal Teller of Tales. This is a closed event. Details can be obtained from Fionnaghal at fionnaghaltales@aol.com or 0118 9864131
February 4th-6th and leading up to this The Journeys Project
Here is some initial information.
"The Journeys Project" is an initiative being undertaken by Years 5 and/or 6 in six Northampton primary schools - Bellinge, Earl Spencer, Hopping Hill , Lumbertubs, St James and Woodvale. It is funded by Northampton Excellence Cluster.
The teachers have attended an October storytelling workshop and pupils participated in Family Storytelling Day events on November 2nd.
In early January, storyteller Chris Corps will visit each school and meetings have been arranged in order to co-ordinate events before, during and after National Storytelling Week . (Further details later.)
From February 4th-6th, Daniel Morden will visit each school to retell parts of "The Odyssey". Schools will continue working with the story, some of the follow-up being based on the "Return from Troy" materials produced by Cambridge School Classics Project.
Best wishes,
Dave Blake
daga@dblake86543.fsnet.co.uk
Wed Jan 30th Midir and Etain - The Love of One Thousand Years
Epic Storyteller, Ben Haggarty, and Musician, Sianed Jones, tell the extraordinary story of two gods whose passionate pursuit of love spans a thousand years,
"Multiple and monstrous reincarnations and the transformation of the world by the arrival of
Humankind"
- Unbridled and archaic fantasy based on 10th Century Irish texts found in a convent in Cheltenham.
£6/£4 Advance Tickets from Roy. (Tel 01773 781 007)
Send Cheque _ payable To Flying Donkeys - 70 Church Lane, Underwood, Notts, NG16 5FS
The Voice Box
Forman St
Derby DE1 1JQ
9 February 2008 THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
Time: 7.30pm
Price: Tickets £5. Concessions / children £3.50. Refreshments available.
Venue: Bury School Hall, Owls End, Bury, Nr Ramsey.
Ramsey Storytellers will be telling tales from ‘The thousand and one Nights’.
This re-telling is aimed for an older audience, and we deem this unsuitable for children aged under 12 years,
as they may feel uncomfortable with the adult themes of some of the stories.
Contact Details:
Box Office: For tickets and information Tel. 01487-815202.
Website:
www.ramseystorytellers.co.uk
30 January Japanese Tales
30/01/2008 10:30 - 30/01/2008 11:30
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Join us for stories from Japan as part of National Storytelling Week. Suitable for under 5s and carers.
Admission:
FREE Drop-in
Age range: Family friendly, Especially for children
Gallery Link
31 January World Stories
31/01/2008 14:00 - 31/01/2008 15:00 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
See objects from around the world in About Art.
Join us for stories from around the world as part of National Storytelling Week.
Suitable for under 5s and carers.
Admission: Free Drop-in
Age range: Family friendly,Especially for children
Gallery Link
Sun 27 January Facts and fiction - Victorian storytelling
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Wardown Park Museum
Listen to stories of Victorian childhood exploring and contrasting the
lives of the poor and prosperous. Join three costumed storytellers: a
Victorian lady, the author Charles Dickens and a Victorian sewer cleaner
who uses the junk found in Victorian sewers to spin his stories.
Free. Drop-in.
Wardown Park Museum
Old Bedford Road
Luton
LU2 7HA
01582 546722
Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm repeated 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Wardown Park Museum, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7HA
Join a traditional storyteller to discover exciting and different ways to tell a tale!
We will explore a variety of stories, including folktales, local legends and family history.
Parents and children will be encouraged to begin building stories through workshop activities.
With storyteller Katy Cawkwell. A National Storytelling Week and BBC Reading and Writing (RAW) event.
Suitable for children 5 - 12 years of age, accompanied by an adult. Free but please book on 01582 54 67 22.
http://www.luton.gov.uk
2nd-3rd Febuary Creswell Crags
Storytellers have been travelling to Creswell Crags and passing on their tales for thousands of years.
On the 2nd and 3rd of February we are celebrating this ancient tradition with a weekend of activities for
National Storytelling Week 2008. Listen to one of the live stories performed over the course of the weekend.
These performances may take place in the centre or even in one of our Ice Age caves;
you could also leave your mark by adding to our giant story board.
Creswell Heritage Trust
Creswell Crags Visitor Centre
Crags Road
Welbeck
Worksop
Notts
S80 3LH
Tel: 01909 720378 Fax: 01909 724726
Email:
info@creswell-crags.org.uk
Web:
www.creswell-crags.org.uk
Wed. 23rd January Flying Donkeys
Our own brand of startling, stimulating, relaxing
storytelling. Bring your own stories, your own version of traditional
tales, urban myths, elaborate jokes or w.h.y.or Just come and listen.
Admission is Free. 7.30pm
The Voice Box
Forman St
Derby
DE1 1JQ
Parking at Abbey St Car Park
Thu.31st January From the Heart of England
Flying Donkeys present "From the Heart of England" - An evening of Derbyshire Tales. Pumpkins Bistro, Melbourne, Derbyshire. 7.30pm Tel: 01332 864836
28 January Our story: A square peg?
Time: 11.30am to 12.30pm then 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Stockwood Park Museum - Mossman Building. This session explores storytelling for parents and children with a chance to listen to a story,
learn storytelling skills and develop your own story by designing and drawing a clothes peg with your child. With Richard O’Neill:
writer, Romani Gypsy and one of the UK’s leading storytellers.
A Storytelling Week and BBC Reading and Writing (RAW) event. Suitable for 5 -12 year olds, accompanied by an adult.
Free but please book on 01582 73 87 14.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/01/10/raw_events_feature.shtml
Sunday January 27 TIME TRAVELLING UNDERPANTS
TIME TRAVELLING UNDERPANTS at the River and Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, Henley.
1.30-2.30pm. Part of the National Storytelling Week with James Carter, poet/guitarist, performing his weird and wonderful poems.
For ages 6+. Tickets: adults £5, children £4. Booking essential. 01491 415605/415600.
www.rrm.co.uk
7 February Listen to tales. Tell a tale, if you wish
Time: 7.30pm. Town Hall, St Aldate's , Oxford.
In the second part of the evening there will be an informal WORKSHOP SESSION oon Beginnings, Endings and Dramatic Moments in storytelling.
Everyone is welcome. Free
http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/oxstorysoc
22 January
A chance to listen - an opportunity to tell
Time: 7.00pm
The Morgan Library, Wem SY4 5AU
Everyone is Welcome bring a story, a song or listening ears at Mythstories, bring food to share at 7.00pm or join us for stories at 7.30pm.
FREE enquiries to Dez or Ali tel: 01939 235500
http://www.mythstories.com/ev.html
Through Week Sef Townsend
Storytelling with 'Unaccompanied Minors' - Leicester Libraries
The main focus of my work during National Storytelling Week this year will be Storytelling in Leicester Libraries for 'Unaccompanied Minors' (Children under 18 who arrive alone in the UK as refugees from war, forced migration and famine).
One of the main reasons for holding the sessions is the recognition of the healing power of stories, summed up recently about a similar project run by Sharon Jacksties and myself (aka Red Herring), this time with refugee parents and their children:
"...we were deeply moved by the painful conversations stimulated by the stories at times, this was clearly a reflection of the huge trust and respect that had developed amongst the group....they organise activities for themselves and are incredibly supportive of each other in times of crisis. I believe that much of the credit for this and for the fantastic friendship that we now share with these [refugees] is almost entirely due to your story telling project..." (manager SalusburyWORLD Refugee Centre)
Sef
Saturday 26 January, Monday 28 January Marguerite Osborne
Saturday 26 January. Marguerite Osborne tells tales of Magic Plants and Animals at a party to celebrate Millie¹s seventh birthday. (Private event.)
Monday 28 January. 11.30 am. Marguerite Osborne broadcasts about National Storytelling Week on BBC Radio Oxford.
Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Yorkshire
Friday, Jan 18 Chorlton Telling Tales
Another Entertaining and Fun Evening of Storytelling
Chopin Bar, 127 Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PG
8pm – 10.30pm
Free Entry
Storytellers include professional storytellers, David England from Windsor, Rona Barbour from Altrincham, Martin Manasse from Newcastle and Alan Woollard from Devon, plus folk singer, Tina Bilbe from Reading.
Storytelling is as old as humanity
Come along, be entertained, let me know if you wish tell a story, have fun
To book a place or perform, please contact
phil.frampton@ntlworld.com
28th Jan Aquarium of the Lakes
I am contacting you from The
Aquarium of the Lakes
(Lake District,
Cumbria).
We are holding an event at the aquarium for National
Storytelling week 28 January -3 February. At present we have the local
library coming to do story telling and promote the library resources.
Kind regards
Susan Gass
Sunday 27th January 2008 Tales from the Front
Times: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
To mark the 90th Anniversary of the end of World War One, Dewsbury Museum is holding a free storytelling event for all the family.
Come and explore the massive changes that the conflict brought to the lives of ordinary people, through an exciting mix of stories and poetry.
Admission Details: Free admission.
For more information, contact:
Dewsbury Museum
Crow Nest Park,
Heckmondwike Road,
Dewsbury,
WF13 2SG Tel: 01924 325100
Email:
dewsbury.museum@kirklees.gov.uk
Link:
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/events/eventdetails.asp?evID=6186
Various Dominic Kelly
These are my dates so far for National
Storytelling Week. I'm working on a two-day project at Kingsley Primary School in Liverpool, on
28th January and 1st February. On 29th Jan I'm performing at Brookside Primary School near
Liverpool, and on the 30th at Irlam Endowed School, Manchester.
Best wishes
Dominic Kelly
01524 781920
07758 704299
info@dominickelly.uk.com
www.dominickelly.uk.com
30th January An Evening of Telling Tales
Edwards (Wine Bar/Restaurant)
Upstairs seating area.
Temple Court, (off Mathew Street - in Cavern Quarter)
Liverpool, L1 6AF
For more details contact James Robinson (07979 557 837)
7.30pm on 30th January - tellers include SfS chair, Martin Manasse, Rona Barbour and Marian Sudbury
02 February 2008 - 03 February 2008 Museum of Science, Manchester
Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4FP, Greater
Manchester, England
To celebrate National Storytelling Week, the Museum will be telling scary stories and terrifying
tales about the history of the site and the objects you can find in the galleries. Check out our
website for further details
www.mosi.org.uk
Admission: Free of charge. Suitable for all ages.
January 30th UnBridled
The Sage, Gateshead - perhaps your last chance to se Helen East, Shonaleigh.Hassan Erraji, Rick Wilson with their new story/music collaboration
" a joyful unleashing of tongues,
of oud, violin, zither, qanoon and drums,
celebrating the unbridling of 'silenced ones',
through stories, music, charms and songs."
"The tellers made us aware that the old story is timeless and still meaningful… a profound awareness of history repeating itself over and over again … I was very entertained and at times very moved…" - Dan Keding ‘Sing Out’ Summer 2007
... though we may try to tour it next autumn 08, if the powers that be assist..
Through Week Events in Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008
Monday 28 January, 1pm
Tales of Calderstones, Harthill its Land and Lake
Explore the history and flora of one of Liverpool's "Green Flag" parks including its famous lake as
part of National Storytelling Week.
Meeting Place: Coach House Archway, Calderstones Park
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Tuesday 29 January, 1pm
Jacks Tale, "Life Along Canalside"
Join us in the story of Jack as we look back from our year of Capital of Culture to bygone days
when times were hard, before Canalside was a park and the canals were mighty highways.
Meeting Place: Canalside Park Bridge, near top of Sandhills Lane and Commercial Road
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Tuesday 29 January, 1pm
Trees and Shrubs with a Tale to Tell in Devonfield Gardens
A fascinating 'green' insight into this newly refurbished park.
Meeting Place: The Main Gate, Devonfield Road
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Thursday 31 January, 1pm
Tell Me the Story of Princes Park
Join the Rangers in Princes Park and discover its fascinating history.
Meeting Place: Sunburst Gates, Princes Avenue
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Friday 1 February, 1pm
Fascinating February Facts
Be amazed by a few fascinating facts and stories featuring February!
Meeting Place: Lake Car Park near Aigburth Vale
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Saturday 2 February, 1pm
Candlemas Day Walk
Join us in Sefton Park as we celebrate the ancient festival of Candlemas.
Meeting Place: Lark Lane Entrance to Sefton Park
Tel: 0151 233 3000 for further details
Also DVD for sale
"Croxteth Hall - the French Connection"
A documentary film contrasting the life of Raymond Lempereur, Chef to the last Earl of Sefton for 24
years with that of the Molyneux family (Lord Sefton). A tale of two nations, two cities, two families,
fire and fate. Narration by Sir Bob Scott.
www.souledoutfilms.co.uk
Price £9.99
Chris Lines
Information Officer
Parks & Environment
Regeneration Coach House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18 3JD
0151 225 5926
www.liverpool.gov.uk/parks
"Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008"
http://www.liverpoolculture.com
Various Man, Myth and Monsters
Time: 2.00pm
World Museum Liverpool. Find out about myths and legends in this family workshop.
2pm, also on 29 January and 5, 12, 19 & 26 February and 5 March. Free
http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/article/articleprint/535/-1/87/
Various National Storytelling Week Creative play workshop
Time: Various
Unity theatre, Liverpool
National Storytelling Week Creative play workshop for 5 - 7 year olds, with loads of different activities including drama, art & crafts,
storytelling, music, games and quizzes.
A new theme every workshop, 11-1pm. Also on 4, 18 & 25 February and 4 March.
Free
http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/article/articleprint/535/-1/87/
30 January
Toddler story walk
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
Rock Hall, Moses Gate Country Park, Hall Lane, Farnworth, Bolton. BL4 7QN. Free
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/bolton/events/49065
28 January Storytelling Spectacular
Time: Call for times of stories. National Coal Mining Museum, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield WF4 4RH, Tel 01924 848806
As part of National Storytelling Week, enjoy collections-based stories in the Museum.Free
http://www.ncm.org.uk/text/forthcoming_events.asp
26 January
Stories from far and wide
Time: 10.30am; 11.00am; 11.30am; 12.00pm; 2.00pm; 2.30pm; 3.00pm; 3.30pm
Tyne & Wear Museums, Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 4JA
Join storyteller Gary Cordingley for the start of National Storytelling Week and listen to some amazing tales.
Telephone: (0191) 232 6789
Free
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discovery/whatson/details.php?id=A956
2nd February West Bank Park, York
The Friends of West Bank Park, York, will host, on 2nd February at 2pm, their first ever storytelling event: a Story Walk around the park's woods, meadows and hidden corners. Group members, along with local poet Anneliese Emmans Dean, will share with you their favourite bits of the park and the stories suggested by them. Then join us in the 'Break in the Park' cafe afterwards for hot drinks and sweet buns to warm up. For all ages, 0 to 100. Cost £1.50 for refreshments. Meeting point: the cafe, 2pm. Booking preferred: catherine.heinemeyer@barkmail.com or 01904 612418.
29th - 31st January Halton
National Storytelling Week in Halton
Once again the School Improvement and the Library Service have linked together to organise a series of events to celebrate National Story Telling Week. Eight schools have been provided with the services of four story tellers to work with pupils in Year 5 as part of a pilot project to ‘Raise Boy’s Attainment In Writing’. The main aim of the project is to enhance pupils’ experience through ‘active learning’ opportunities, of which story telling was one. The story tellers – Honor Giles, Rona Barbour, John Hughes and Helen Stewart are preparing classes of Y5 pupils in each of the schools to share stories. Pairs of schools will hold a ‘Story Telling Fayre’ for half a day in Widnes and Halton Lea Library with the sessions facilitated by the story tellers on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st January. In the past few years Halton has gradually developed from involving children as listeners to actually telling stories. This is year it is hoped that all the pupils will be involved in telling a story in some way.
The schools have also been supported by Paul Langford, Primary Literacy Consultant, who is making his debut as a story teller on Tuesday 29th January at Widnes Library 7 – 9pm. He is retelling stories from ‘A Goalkeepers Revenge and other Stories’ a fine collection of ‘urban myths’ about growing up in the 1930’s by Bill Naughton, the author of ‘Alfie’.
Through Week National Storytelling week in the North East
Sunday 27 January Tales for the Turning Year - Winter with Storyteller Chris Bostock and Musician Ken Patterson at the Greenfield Arts Centre, Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham at 3.30pm
Wednesday 30 January Unbridled with Shonaleigh, Helen East, Rick Wilson and Hassan Eraji a joyful unleashing of tongues at The Sage Gateshead. at 7.30pm Tel : 0191 443 4661
Friday 1 February Under the Cloak with Helen East and Rick Wilson stories and music of unseen worlds at the Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne at 7.30pm
Saturday 2 February Sons and Fathers with Chris Bostock at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead at 10.00am
For further information about storytelling in the north east contact www.abitcrack.com
Various Doncaster
I just wanted to let you know that I will be holding three events in the city of Doncaster during the National Storytelling Week.
I am storyteller with a twist. I spent several years living in a Buddhist monastery and use my stories to help children to relax and unwind. They are mainly fairy stories about Pixies, fairies, dragons, wizards and so on.
I will be at the following places:
29th January 2008: Doncaster Central Library Junior (DN1 3JE) 10-10.30am
31st January 2008: Doncaster Intake Library (Montrose Ave, Doncaster DN2 6PL) 9.30-10.30am
3rd February 2008: Bentley Pavillion, Doncaster DN5 0HU 11-4pm
I hope that this is enough information and wish you well with your storytelling week.
Kind regards,
Piers Cross
Friday 1ST Feb MANGOES ON THE BEACH & OTHER STORIES
WORD OF MOUTH
STORYTELLING AT THE BRITON'S PROTECTION
Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester (opposite the Bridgewater Hall)
1st FRIDAY OF THE MONTH (except January)
Keeping the oral tradition alive
MANGOES ON THE BEACH & OTHER STORIES
We are delighted to welcome back PETER CHAND, one of our favourite storytellers. Mangoes on the Beach starts in India in 1937, with the British still ruling the sub-continent, and a ten-year old boy dreaming of a better life than the one he has. Peter takes the stories of his parents journey from India to Britain in the 1950's, and weaves them with four traditional Indian folk stories, to form a piece of work that is at times harrowing, optimistic, funny, but always told with warmth and great relish. Exploring love, separation, and the ties that bind a family.
Enjoy an evening of relaxed entertainment in one of Manchester's best pubs.
Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start £4.00/£3.00
For more information tel. Honor on 01925 758856
All Week BBC Humber Open Centre Events
Sat 26th Jan from10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm: Family Learning: Chinese New Year & Mardi
Gras.
Make Chinese dragons, Mardi Gras masks and explore the stories behind these two colourful
festivals.
Call the BBC Open Centre on 01482 323232 to book
Wed 30th Jan from 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
BBC Raw: Max and Lara Story writer's masterclass
Want to win cinema tickets for the whole family?
Would you like to see your story published in a special BBC book?
Write your own Max and Lara Story for a great new competition. Join one of our masterclass
sessions and find out more.
Call the BBC Open Centre on 01482 323232
All week : Share your stories at the BBC Open Centre all this week and find out more about how
you can help keep storytelling alive.
Call the BBC Open Centre on 01482 323232 for more information
I've also attached the link to our BBC webpage. We have listings for the open centre events, we have a picture gallery and an audio gallery. We hope to fill the picture and audio gallery with content as the week progresses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2008/01/04/storytellingweek_feature.shtml
Thanks!
Lisa Crawford | Broadcast Journalist | BBC Humber, Queens Court, Queens Gardens. Hull. HU1
3RH.
Tel: 01482 314445 | E-mail: lisa.crawford@bbc.co.uk
Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex
Monday 28th January Piggott School
The Piggott School, Wargrave have a workshop on telling family stories with Fionnaghal Teller of Tales. This is a closed event principally for parents. Details can be obtained from Fionnaghal at fionnaghaltales@aol.com or 0118 0964131, or the school librarian, Mrs S Seymour at SeymourS@piggott.wokingham.sch.uk.
Friday 1 February Grasvenor Infants School
I will be telling stories from Malawi at Grasvenor Infants School in Barnet, Hertfordshire on Friday 1 February.
Neil Ruckman Seeds30@aol.com
1st & 2nd February 2008 Theatre of the Small: Winter Tales
The 3rd Winter Tales festival of stories will be held on 1st & 2nd February 2008 at The Guildhall in Sandwich, Kent
The festival starts on Friday 1st February at 8pm with two of the country's best known storytellers HUGH LUPTON & NICK HENNESSEY performing their new collaborative piece 'The Liberty Tree'. Hugh's hypnotic storytelling style and Nick's powerful voice and harp playing make a dramatic combination.
Saturday afternoon will see a different style of storytelling, with performers breathing new life into an ancient tale. RAVENTALES - storytellers Michael and Wendy Dacre from Devon - will use shadow illustrations, storytelling and song in their dramatic performance of the early English epic 'Beowulf', at 3pm.
Storytelling will hit the streets on Saturday evening, when masked lantern bearers and musicians accompany the KING OF FOOLS through the streets of Sandwich. Join the procession as it leaves the Quayside at 6.30pm for the Guildhall forecourt, where storyteller Tony Cooper will be crowned as the King of Fools on the balcony. Free entertainment will continue inside with the newly crowned king and storyteller David Tonge of Past Imagined.
The festival programme also features free public workshops to enable everyone to get
involved in the Fool's Lantern Parade on 2nd Feb.
Willow Lantern Workshop hosted by TABAC will take place on Saturday 19th
January at Sandwich Technology School. Drop in between 10am and 4pm. No
need to book.
Mask Making Workshops will be held by The Theatre of the Small on Saturday
26th January. Drop into the Phoenix Centre, Jubilee Road, Sandwich between
11am and 12 noon, or Lower Hardres & Nackington Village Hall near Canterbury
between 4pm and 5pm. Suitable for all ages, young children must be
accompanied by an adult.
An additional Mask Making Workshop will be hosted by The Theatre of The Small
on the day of the procession. Join us at the Guildhall, Sandwich at 10am on
Saturday 2nd February to make a mask for the evening. Young children must be
accompanied by an adult
Keep watching this space or email us and sign up to our mailing list to find out more
6 February International storytelling
Time: Call for start times
All Saints Church Hall, Winchester Road, Bassett., SO16 7DL.
Every month we hold a special activity event at the first session of the month of our weekly Parent and Toddler Group.
This event will take place during National Storytelling Week and as we are blessed by a very multi-cultural group we thought
we should go one better! This session will be based around the traditional children's tales from the homelands of our mums
and will include other activities as well as story telling, in order to share our stories.
The more people we can have involved in this the better, so if you would like to join in please contact us at the earliest opportunity.
Contact telephone: 07982 252 998
Entry: 50pence
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/events/whatsonresults.asp?ref=4754
Thursday 7th February TALL TALES and LOW CUNNING
Southampton Storyclub has a new Venue - -the utterly marvellous and quite unique ART HOUSE in Bedford Place, Southampton (corner of Bedford Place and Henstead Road )
Join us for Tall Tales and Low Cunning, our evening of stories for National Story Telling Week
Thursday 7th February at 8pm
Entry is free but there will be a collection.
Food and Hot Drinks will be available.
Contact Paul 01725 512653 (evenings) for more details or go to
www.storyclub.org.uk, or
thearthousesouthampton.co.uk
Week 26 Jan - 2 Feb 2008 ASHDOWN FOREST STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
FOREST ROW, EAST SUSSEX
www.emerson.org.uk
Tickets for all events on the door
SATURDAY 26 JANUARY
Emerson College @ 8pm tickets £6 & £4 concessions
WHERE THE HEART IS
Stories of home and hearth to warm the heart on a cold winter’s evening from the Faculty of the
School of Storytelling, Emerson College –
Sue Hollingsworth, Ashley Ramsden, Roi Gal-Or and Liz Turkel
Ruskin Hall, Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX
MONDAY 28 JANUARY
After school storytelling 4pm – 5pm @ Community Centre, Forest Row
EARTH FRIENDLY TALES from Alethea Mifsud
Tickets £2.00 adults and children
The Forest Row Community Centre, Hartfield Road, RH18 5DZ
Forest Row Community Centre @ 7.30pm tickets £6 & £4 concessions
THE CALL OF FREEDOM – THE EARLY LIFE OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI from Mark Bedford,
followed by, BEOWULF from Hannes Kaiser
TUESDAY 29 JANUARY
After school storytelling 4pm – 5pm @ Community Centre
STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF EVERYWHERE from Peter Morris
Tickets £2.00 adults and children
Forest Row Village Hall @ 7.30pm tickets £8 & £5 concessions
SPINSTER’S YARN – tales of experience unravelled before your very ears (there may be some
*language….!!**) from Louise Coigley
LARGE VILLAGE HALL, FOREST ROW VILLAGE HALL, RH18 5ES
WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY
After school storytelling 4pm – 5pm @ Community Centre
CATS AND HATS from Mark Bedford
Tickets £2.00 adults and children
Community Centre @ 7.30pm tickets £6 & £4 concessions
MACBETH – dramatic storytelling from Simon Floyd
THURSDAY 31 JANUARY
After school storytelling 4pm – 5pm @ Community Centre
THE BIRD OF ETERNAL YOUTH and other tales from Livia Morvay, tickets £2.00 adults and
children
Meeshela’s delightful gallery! Address below @ 7.30pm £5 &anp; £4
BRIDGET’S EVE: Goddess stories from Madeleine and Annette
With Celtic poems and songs from Gabby, Warren and Hugh
Meeshela Woodwork, Ashdown Court, Lewes Road, FRow, RH18 5EZ
FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY
After school storytelling 4pm – 5pm @ Community Centre
Brothers Grimm THE DRUMMER from Connor Jordan
ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH from Avihay and Shlomit
Tickets £2.00 adults and children
The Brambletye Hotel @ 7.30pm donations in appreciation!
THE RHYME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER from Christopher Garvey, director of Artemis School of
Speech and Drama
THE BRAMBLETYE HOTEL, East Sussex, RH18 5EZ
SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY
Ashdown Forest Llama Park @ 1.30pm tickets £2.00 adults & children
STORIES AND ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
lunchtime storytelling from Gez Smith at the Ashdown Forest Llama Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row
, RH18 5JN
The Speech and Drama Hut, Emerson College @ 7.30pm tickets £4.00
COMMUNITY STORYTELLING
An experiential evening for storytellers, environment lovers, vision seekers and all passionately
concerned about peak oil, climate change and seeking models for living in harmony with our Earth.
Bring a story, listen to others, and find those stories of transition together. Evening facilitated by
Madeleine Grove, Charlene Collison and Annette Armstrong.
Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JX
www.emerson.org.uk
Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd February 2008 The Book of the Bardic Chair
Launch of 'The Book of the Bardic Chair'
published by RJ Stewart Books, USA,
edited by Kevan Manwaring,
foreword by Ronald Hutton,
Celebrating with a BARDIC SHOWCASE,
Miracles Room, Glastonbury Experience,
2-4 High Street, Glastonbury, Tel:01458 833933
7.30pm, £ 5 on door
featuring Kevan Manwaring and fellow Bards of Bath and Glastonbury
(storytelling, music, & poetry).
Followed by weekend workshop:
Saturday 2nd February & Sunday 3rd February
-start of 'The Way of the Bard' 9 month foundation
course led by Kevan Manwaring MA, storyteller,
winner of the Bardic Chair of Bath,
and author of 'The Bardic Handbook'
Isle of Avalon Foundation, Glastonbury,
www.isleofavalonfoundation.com
For further details and updates nearer the time: www.tallyessin.com
Saturday 26 January Crossing the Tamar: Tales of mystery and wisdom from Devon and Cornwall
Time: 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Venue: Children’s Section, Waterstones, Drake Circus Shopping Mall, Plymouth
Join professional storyteller David Heathfield as we launch our National Storytelling Week events at Waterstones in the Drake Circus Shopping Mall.
Free, interactive storytelling sessions for anyone aged 4 and up will run throughout the day at the times listed above. Each session will last for 20 minutes and all children who attend will receive a free goody bag.
Admission is free but places must be booked in advance by calling 01752 304774.
David Heathfield Creative Communicators
david@davidheathfield.co.uk
www.davidheathfield.co.uk
01392 660562
Tuesday 29 January Giant reminiscence day
Time: 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Venue: Plymouth Lower Guildhall, Royal Parade
A special story-based event for care and residential homes and sheltered housing units.
Come and join in the fun with an afternoon of musical entertainment and reminisce about the good old days with the
museum's community learning team.
Admission is free but places must be booked in advance by calling 01752 304771.
Plymouth Museum Link
Wednesday 30 January Where do you live? Storytelling session
Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Venue: Children's Library, North Hill, Plymouth
A wacky, interactive story telling event for children aged 4 and up.
Admission is free but places must be booked in advance by calling 01752 304774.
Plymouth Museum Link
Saturday 2nd February Storytelling Surprises
To mark the final day of National Storytelling Week 2008, Chloe from the Midnight Storytellers,
will enchant us with her stories packed with thrills, chills and laughter. Not to be missed!
Tewkesbury Library 10.30-11.30am and Longlevens Library 1.00-2.00pm
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/index.cfm?Articleid=13350
26th/27th January On Common Ground/The Dreaming of Place
26th January at The Space, Lansdown, Stroud, Hugh Lupton & Chris Wood will be
performing
'On Common Ground' their acclaimed account in music, poetry, song & story of John Clare
and the enclosure of Helpston.
8.00 pm tickets £10, conc' £7
27th January at The Space Hugh Lupton leads a workshop 'The Dreaming of Place' on
storytelling and landscape.
10 am - 4pm tickets £25, conc' £15
all tickets available from Stroud Tourist Office: 01453 760900
ON COMMON GROUND
Celebrating John Clare
an evening of stories, songs and music
HUGH LUPTON & CHRIS WOOD
The landscape holds the memory of everyone who has ever trodden it - all we have to do is listen. In this programme of story, music, poetry and song Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton put their ears to the ground and tell the story of John Clare. They explore language and place, land and connection, madness and exile, love and loss. Winners of BBC Folk Award for Best Original Song 2006, Hugh is a master wordsmith, Chris is a leading folk musician. Together they weave a beguiling magic.
Surplus to be given to Gloucestershire Land for People, for reclaiming our common ground for community benefit-for permanently affordable homes, workspace, amenity and community facilities.
Saturday 26th January 2000 Doors Open 7.30pm for 8pm Performance
Tickets: £10.00; Conc. £7.00; 21 yrs and under: £5.00. Tickets available from Stroud Tourist
Office, Sub Rooms, 01453 760900, or on door if still available , as this show is a moving
and enchanting classic.
The Dreaming of Place
A workshop exploring the relationship between storytelling and landscape.
The Irish storyteller Eamon Kelly once described walking through the parish where he grew up in
County Clare. Every field had a name and every field-name was associated with a story. It was as
though he was walking through a landscape of stories. The Aboriginal people of Australia would
describe this as 'the Dreaming', for them the landscape is pregnant with story.
The same would once have been true of anywhere in Britain - but we've forgotten the stories.
What does it mean for a culture to have forgotten its Dreaming?
What does it mean for a landscape to have lost its stories?
What does it mean to live in a culture that has fallen out of relationship with the land itself?
This day-long workshop will address these questions.
Participants are invited to bring with them a story of a place they know (myth, legend, history,
folk-tale) to work with during the day.
Hugh is the subject of a television documentary about the English storytelling revival being made for the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The director, Robert Stern, and a cameraman will be unobtrusively filming the workshop. If you’re interested in being featured in the documentary, which would involve an hour or two’s filming on Saturday 26th, please email Robert at robert@litmusfilms.com. Please also let him know if you’d like to attend the workshop but would rather not be filmed.
Through Week
Cover
www.coverteachers.co.uk
Following the success of our storytelling event last year, Cover has once again organised two days of performances
to help primary children celebrate National Storytelling Week. Cover is a supply teaching agency run by teachers,
which operates in the Bath, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset area.
Cover has hired professional storyteller Michael Loader, to visit six schools in the South Gloucestershire area and share a selection of stories from around the world with the pupils. We expect around 900 children to be involved in story presentations over the two days. No charge will be made to the schools as this event is totally funded by Cover.
In December, to prepare for Storytelling Week, Cover provided a Storytelling and Storymaking course free of charge for our supply teachers. This course, led by Michael Loader was extremely successful. It focused on developing stories from objects, explored ways of involving children in the storytelling process and offered a wealth of instant ‘story related’ ideas for the primary supply teacher.
Saturday 2 February Where Land and Sea Meet
On Saturday 2 February we will be holding the official opening of North Somerset Museum's latest exhibition "Where Land and Sea Meet - the south west's coast past, present and future".
The opening will be attended by invited guests. As well as seeing the exhibition we have arranged for a performance of storytelling with a coastal theme for the invited guests. There will then be a storytelling performance for the general public in the exhibition gallery.
Where Land and Sea Meet - storytelling about the coast, by Tim Ralphs. 12.30pm at North
Somerset Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1PR, tel. 01934 621028.
Suitable for families. Museum admission prices apply.
If there is any more information that you need, please contact me.
Nick Goff
Museum Manager
North Somerset Museum
Burlington Street
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1PR
tel. 01934 621028
fax. 01934 612526
www.n-somerset.gov.uk/museum
Sat 26 Jan National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff
Listen to tales from long ago then have a go at writing your own.
Times: 12:00 14:00
Location: National Museum and Gallery, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP
Price: Free
Families/Book on arrival at the info desk.
Event Link
30th January The 2008 Public Sector Narrative Conference-Storytelling for Change
We are pleased to be able to announce the 1st Public Sector Narrative Conference: 'Storytelling for Change', will be held at the Cardiff International Arena (CIA) on Wednesday 30th January, 2008. The keynote speakers include Prof. Aidan Haligan and Dr. Geoff Mead while the afternoon sessions provide a number of interactive workshops.
This FREE event is hosted by our partners Public Service Management Wales (PSMW), The Wales Centre for Health (WCfH) and the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Health (NLIAH).
Storytelling is one of the most evolved forms of human communication. It offers an efficient and effective tool to convey complex and difficult to quantify information. Research suggests that sharing experiences through narrative or stories fulfils multiple organisational roles.
Stories present a perfect way of engaging people. Storytelling has proved time and time again that it is the most effective mode of communication across a variety of different organisational domains. More than anything else stories makes information more memorable and meaningful.
Today, there is growing recognition that storytelling has an important role to play in the success of an organisation and its employees.
Sign up for this exciting conference and learn the practicalities of utilising stories in the workplace.
To join the PSMW mailing list contact psmw@wales.gsi.gov.uk or call 029 2068 1289
Christine Wilson
Centre for Research & Innovations in Care Sciences (CRICS)
Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan Glyntaf Campus
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 483832
3 February
Spin a yarn and weave a story at the National Wool Museum
Time: 11.00am to 2.00pm
National Wool Museum, Dre-Fach Felindre, near Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, SA44 5UP
This is an activity for all ages and we're looking forward to teasing the creative minds of our visitors.
On Saturday (3 February) there will be an opportunity to draw a picture to interpret the final story and the winning artist will be
awarded with a prize from the museum.
And come and listen to stories being told by museum staff. Free
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/news/?article_id=333
02/02/2008 - 03/02/2008
Stories from the Celtic Tradition
Time: 11.00am, 12.00noon, 2.30pm & 4.00pm
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff, CF5 6XB. Free
Tel: 02920 573466
http://www.southernwalesevents.com/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=84&GroupId=1&venue=1011054&easi=true
26/01/2008 - 27/01/2008 Jacobs Coat
Time: 11.00am, 12.00noon, 2.30pm & 4.00pm
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff, CF5 6XB
A story about creative recycling. Part of National Storytelling week.
Tel: 02920 573466
Free
http://www.visitsouthwales.com/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=82&GroupId=1&venue=1011054&easi=true
Sunday 27 January Young Story Tellers of Wales
Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen, 2pm - 5pm
Inviting Young Storytellers living in Wales to tell traditional or
original stories (maximum duration 5 minutes) in either Welsh or
English. No experience necessary! The storytellers may perform as
individuals, as a pair or a three. All competitors will be judged
in one of 2 age categories: 8 - 14 or 15 - 18 by international
storytellers Peter Chand and June Peters.
Courtyard Books will award prizes to those highly commended in both age groups. The winner of the 15 – 18 group will also go forward to represent Wales in the Young Storyteller of the Year competition to be held in Birmingham on March 8, with travel expenses sponsored by the Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen.
Entry forms must be submitted by 5pm Thursday 24 January.
You can request an entry form by telephoning or emailing the
Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen on:
01978 860111 or
enquiries@royal-pavilion.co.uk
Entry forms must be submitted by 5pm Thursday 24 January
Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th, January Swansea Library Service : Bookcrawl Relaunch
Story Times and Rhyme Times for very young children and their carers
Monday 28th January: Killay Library / Blaenymaes Primary School / Hafod Flying Start Childcare / Townhill Primary School
Tuesday 29th January: Penlan Flying Start Childcare / Blaenymaes Primary School / Gorseinon Library
Organised by Audrey Hunt: Bookstart/ Flying Start Coordinator (Libraries): City & County of Swansea. Tel: 01792 637179
28 Jan to 9 Feb Moby Duck/Tribhangi
Moby Duck members Guy Hutchins (storyteller), Chitrakeka Bolar (dancer) and Arun Sukumar (musician) will be exploring new ways of using story to promote intercultural understanding over a two-week workshop with Tribhangi Dance Theatre in Johannesburg.
We're working with Tribhangi from 28 Jan to 9 Feb. This is the first phase of a two-year project that will result in:
August/September 2008: Moby Duck/Tribhangi tour of at least three cities in South Africa (venues still being booked)
September/October 2009: Tribhangi/Moby Duck joint tour of 25 venues in the UK.
Tribhangi are a Zulu/Bharatanatyam dance company based in Johannesburg with a strong interest in storytelling. Moby Duck is a UK based storytelling-led performance company that specialises in intercultural collaboration and celebrating the common ground between cultures.
Details of this project will be on the Moby Duck website ( www.moby-duck.org ) at the end of the year.
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