Story of your Life
A new opportunity is being offered in the
Macedon Ranges for adults to learn the art and craft of true storytelling.
Local Macedon resident and SAV member Kate
Lawrence, is offering workshops at both Riddells Creek and Woodend
Neighbourhood Houses, where she will guide people to uncover memories and turn
them into stories.
‘Creating and telling well-crafted stories
from our lives can help us explain why we believe something, why we have our
values and passions. Stories are very
persuasive and moving’ said Kate. ‘They
are also great for passing our stories onto our children.’
While Kate has told many traditional tales
and taught storytelling to children at Macedon and New Gisborne Primary
Schools, she has a particular interest in personal storytelling for adults.
“The workshops are not only lots of fun,
where you get to hear and tell lots of stories, almost inevitably, in the
process of working with our stories, we come to better understand our lives and
who we are.’ said Kate, who has a background as a community lawyer.
Kate has a big picture in mind, ‘These
workshops are the start of a campaign to build a storytelling community, in the
Macedon Ranges. Participants will be
offered the opportunity to perform their story to a local audience later in the
year.’
As the vice president of Storytelling
Australia Victoria, Kate is clearly making the most of this role, bringing
storytelling to people who live outside of the Metropolitan area. ‘Spoken
word, performance poetry and storytelling is well supported in the city, I want
to help build the skills and create opportunities for people in the Ranges to
share stories. We all have a story to tell.’
Storytelling
for Adults Workshop Details:
Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House Woodend
Neighbourhood House
59 Main Road, Riddells Creek 47
Forest Street, Woodend Vic 3442
Phone: 5428 7836 Phone: 5427
1845
2pm - 5pm 2pm
- 5pm
Sat 2 May and Sat 16 May Sat 9 May and Sun 17 May
$50 ($30 concession) for both sessions $50
($30 concession) for both sessions
or go to her website HERE
Pics top and bottom: Kate in action on World Storytelling Day, a Kate and Leo selfie
