This is the Festival's 40th Anniversary so
there is much to celebrate. A biennial event, the program includes music,
visual art, dance and theatre. The Storytelling program is particularly
rich this year but these are our top picks!
Jan
('Yarn') Wositzky’s
Bilarni
Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky from Storytelling Vic
will be there with his show Bilarni. It has been said, that Bilarni is Jan's
finest piece to date, as he recounts his journeys 'up north' into
Aboriginal Australia, tracking our greatest ever yarnspinner, WE (Bill) Harney
(1985-1962). Jan plays Harney as well as many other characters, and brings us
the best of Harney's writing and radio broadcasts, linked with his own stories
from a land where everything and nothing is black and white.
Taffy
Thomas
CreateAbility: Cultural Exchange
Taffy Thomas, Britain’s first Storytelling
Laureate and friend of Storytelling Australia Victoria, will be appearing as
himself at three performances. These shows are part of the FREE program listed under ‘Carnival of Community’ on the festival
website.
CreateAbility: Cultural Exchange
14th Sat: 12.30 pm
15th Sunday: 11.00 am
21st Saturday: 12.30 pm
Where:Victory Park,
Mostyn Street
Castlemaine
Taffy will also be in the Food Garden on Sat 14 and 21 as part of the Fringe. Times tbc
To keep up with Taffy's appearances in Castlemaine, check Free Events under 'Carnival of Community' at the Caslemaine
State Festival HERE
