Tuesday, March 19, 2019

WORLD STORYTELLING DAY MARCH 23

BREAKING NEWS!

Our World Storytelling Day celebration for adults is now FREE.
Come and join us this Saturday, March 23 at 2.00 pm.

We are in the Performance Space at the beautiful Dock Library overlooking the water.

This venue can be reached by public transport and is fully accessible for those of you who use wheel chairs or other aids.

As part of World Storytelling Day, there will be a display and  resources for sale.

FREE but please still BOOK to help us with numbers. When you book you will see the address and map to help you find the venue.

MEET OUR LINE-UP OF TELLERS

Dave Davies will be sharing tales from the Speewah, a mythical station in the Australian outback where tall tales abound!

Sarah Depasquale and Jackie Kerin will combine their musical and storytelling telling talents and spin you a Selkie story.

Kamini Ramachandran from Moon Shadow Stories is based in Singapore. Kamini is the creative director of the International Storytelling StoryFest Singapore  and a good friend of Storytelling Australia Victoria, Kamini has recorded a message and story for us to share on World Storytelling Day.

Come and meet Kate Lawrence from Story Wise. Kate has been touring with her one woman show 'Fantastic Feminist Folk Tales' and she hosts the only women's only open mike story event in Melbourne.

Internationally recognised US storyteller David Novak has recorded a story especially for us to share with you. David is well loved in Australia and has contributed much to the oral storytelling community as the keynote at the NSW International Storytelling Conference, shows and workshops.

Anna Manuel from Heads and Tales Story Services  is not only a reading specialist but she is an enthusiastic practitioner of Kamishibai storytelling and a key member of the AKA (Australian Kamishibai Association). Anna is also well-known for her work as a bilingual storyteller (Filipino/English) and her work in this intercultural space.

Dani Bücheler-Scott from Wolf Publishing has also made her mark in the bilingual space. Dani brings her love of language and landscape from her childhood in Austria, a passion for Kamishibai storytelling and collaborative events and creations.

Matteo has been telling stories for more years than you've had hot breakfasts. He is a familiar face in schools, festivals and libraries around Victoria. He brings gentle magic and smiles where ever he goes.

Susan Hall is one of our favourite librarian storytellers. Her knowledge of folk tale and the oral tradition runs deep. When not attending to library and grandmother duties, Susan is a regular at our monthly gatherings at Fabled Nights in Newport.

What would we do without Alex Kharnam! Alex is a regular at all our events. He is our videographer, our cheer squad our walking talking encyclopedia. A writer, camera man, props builder and all round problem solver. Alex has been working on a Greek myth with a twist.

And finally our wondrous host and hard working Storytelling Australia Victoria volunteer, Durgah Devi Palinasamy from Deelightful Tales. We thank Dee for offering to curate  World Storytelling Day for the second year in a row. We know how time consuming events are to plan. We also thank the Storytelling Vic volunteers who have offered to help on the day. Without you, it wouldn't happen.