If you have trouble opening the links, visit the Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) site HERE
Call for contributions
This is a
call to all who have a passion for the art and practice of oral
storytelling to put in a proposal for a workshop, a performance, and/or a
poster for the Weaving Stories Together - Sydney International Storytelling Conference 2016: The theme for this year's conference is Through the Prism of Story
On Friday night at the welcoming soiree we will be including a Story Slam!
Anyone can join in and tell a story. It does not matter if you are a
first time teller or have a vast repertoire up your sleeve. It is all in
the spirit of good fun and entertainment. .. so do come prepared.
Bring a 5 minute story of any genre to tell and put your name in ‘the hat’ as you arrive.
Names
are drawn randomly from those submitted for the chance to tell. A
minimum of 8 tellers will be selected or more if time permits.
Stories are to be told, not read and presented without props or musical instruments.
Three
judges will be selected from the audience. Each storyteller is given a
score on a scale of 1-10 for three different criteria: content,
presentationand adherence to the 5 minute timeframe.
The winner will receive a prize and the prestige of being the Conference Story Slam Winner!
If
you don’t want to tell and want to be a listener or if your name isn’t
chosen – you can still join in the fun and be able to participate as
audience members by laughing, crying, clapping, and cheering!
Throughout the conference there will be a number of Story Circles so come prepared to share a story there as well if you wish.
Thank you NSW, the Vic tellers are already excited about contributing to this conference!
The dates are in for two major Australian Storytelling Conferences. Now you can start planning.
Weaving Stories Together - ENGAGING WITH STORIES - Sydney International Storytelling Conference will take place: May 27 - 29
This conference provides a focus on skills and knowledge development, is a chance to see the work of colleagues (and share yours) from interstate and overseas.
Ideal for storytellers working in schools, early childhood educators, oral historians and personal yarns; there are sessions that will appeal to experienced tellers and for those who tell for the enjoyment.
Check out the Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW) website for the details. Still to be announced, there will be an opportunity to submit proposals for w/shops, telling etc so keep an eye on our Facebook or contact NSW for information.
Many friendships are made and strengthened at this conference which takes place over several days. People who travel to this conference frequently share transport costs (taxis) and rooms at the centre. When the time comes, and if you wish to share transport and accommodation costs, you can let us know via the Story Vic email or Facebook.
The Australian Fairy Tale Society Conference - Into the Bush: Its Beauty and its Terror. June 26 Melbourne.
This one day conference is a mix of academic presentations, storytelling, music and multi media. A nourishing event with plenty of food for thought as presenters crack open stories strange, and stories familiar. A good event for storytellers who like to dig deep into their material and the oral tradition.
The presentations are of international standard, and although academic in nature, they are accessible and delivered by disciplined and sparkling minds. If you enjoy the work of people like Marina Warner and Jack Zipes et al, you will soak up these talks with pleasure.
If you would like to contribute to this conference by telling a story, or delivering a paper the call is out now. HERE
If you are a Vic Teller you may also be interested in joining the Victorian Fairy Tale Ring coordinated by Louisa John-Krol. Louisa arranges gatherings, promotes Fairy Tale events and facilitates discussions along themes in sync with the Australian Fairy Tale Society. The blog is a feast of ideas and links for thinkers, tellers and lovers of the Fairy Tale.
To celebrate another wonderful year, Storytelling Australia Victoria is holding their end of year party.
The End of Year Party will be an Open Mic Night, and the launch of' Fabled Nights' - a monthly Storytelling Open Mic event starting in 2016.
You can buy food and drink, listen to stories, catch up with storytelling friends, get in the raffle, (prizes to be announced soon) and generally have a good time.
If this is your first Storytelling Vic event, know that you will be welcomed and will leave feeling inspired and supported in you dreams to tell stories.
Storytelling Open Mic Rules:
There is only a limited number of spots on the open mic, so first in, first on the board.
Each performer who signs up to the Open Mic will be given 8 minutes to tell a story.
One story within the 8 minutes - if you finish early, then it is the next persons turn.
The story must be told, not read.
The theme is open, it can be a fairytale, a true tale, or any other type of tale.
Thank you to the wonderful Lana Woolf for the planning and hosting. Lana is the first to cross the bridge between * Melbourne Spoken Word and Storytelling Vic.The way is open for storytellers and poets to meet, collaborate and learn from each other's craft. Lana also brings recording and broadcasting skills to SAV. When not writing and performing, Lana is a broadcaster with Joy Radio whose mission is the breaking down of isolation and the celebration of the culture, achievements and pride of the diverse GLBTIQ community.
*Remember poets, this is a storytelling event.
DATE: Tuesday 24th November 2015
TIME: 6.30 pm
PLACE: Bull and Bear Tavern 347 Flinders Lane
The Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for
Languages has a comprehensive and informative website offering guidelines for those interested in incorporating Victorian
languages and stories into their storytelling practice. Wearing my
Storytelling Australia Vic hat, I attended a public lecture at
Melbourne University given by Paul Paton (Gunnai Monero, Executive Officer VACL)
and Mandy Nicholson (Wurundjeri, Project Officer VACL): The revival of Victorian
Aboriginal languages.
The lecture began with a Welcome to Country
from Colin Hunter Junior (Wurundjeri Elder).
We were asked to consider for a moment the
richness of Australian Languages prior to 1788 – upwards of 250 with 600 dialects.
Currently only 15 – 20 are still being learned as a first language. The First
Australians were, and many still are, multilingual. Fluency in five or six
languages is not unusual.
All the Victorian languages are in revival
mode. Mandy referred to them as having been ‘asleep’ but now with energy coming from
the communities, they are being revived. She emphasised the connection between language, identity and well-being and the cruelty of past practice when Aboriginal people were forbidden to speak their languages.
There are 38 recognised languages in
Victoria.We were asked to respect Community protocols
around language. And here I will quote from the text on the back of the
language map I brought home with me.
‘…The learning and teaching of Aboriginal
languages can be a sensitive issue for Indigenous communities and care needs to
be taken when considering using language. When seeking access to Aboriginal
languages, it is vital to understand the issues involved and to work together
with local communities. It must be noted that Victorian Aboriginal languages
are in revival mode and Traditional Custodians are the only ones with the
authority to share language…’
The VACL website is a rich resource providing
language maps, apps, information about school language programs, contacts for
permission to use language, pronunciation and protocol questions. It’s worth
checking out the online shop. There are bilingual stories, dictionaries and
teaching resources.
Paul suggested people look at Nyernila – listen
continuously: Aboriginal Creation Stories of Victoria. It can be downloaded for
free HERE.
Please if you wish to learn more, I encourage you to explore the
VACL website HERE.
You may also be interested in the Research
Unit for Indigenous Language (RUIL) University of Melbourne HERE.
If you are attending events that you think
are of interest to the Storytelling community please write them up and drop me
line. storytellingvic@live.com.au
. I love receiving news and stories of your events and adventures.
Every year Victoria is visited by
storytellers from interstate and overseas and we pride ourselves on our
hospitality. This summer we have visitors arriving from
England, Wales and Brazil. They would love to meet you
Cadu Cinelli
Welcome for the first time to Cadu Cinelli.
Cadu tells stories in Spanish, French, Portugese and English. He is an actor,
visual artist and storyteller with post grad degrees in Jungian Psychology, Art
and Education and Meditation in Art. Together with colleague Warley Goulart he
coordinates Os Tapetes Contadores de
Histórias a storytelling troupe based in Rio De Janeiro. Cadu will be with us December to March.
Cadu has sent us a greeting video. Please
contact him directly if you would like to arrange performances, workshops or
just to say ‘Hello’ from one storyteller to another. Contact for Cadu: caducinelli@gmail.com
Christine Willison
From Wales, Christine is familiar to many
of us who attended her wonderful workshop on The
Mabinogion in Ballarat at the Art Gallery. She will be here from December 3 to February 2.
Christine is both an author and a storyteller with a background in visual arts.
She is no stranger to Australian Schools having toured around Brisbaneand is a familiar face in many Victorian Steiner Schools.
Martin, from Bristol, will be in Melbourne
January 4 to January 26. Martin has been instrumental in kick starting some
story action in Tasmania with his connections to a well-know cider brewery in
the Huon Valley. He has shared many apple stories with us. Martin is counting the days till
he will see the grandchildren in Australia, sandals and shorts packed! We have even had him and Chris working on the apple trees here!
Kate Lawrence launched The Story Door on
Friday October 2 in The Leadlight Room at Holgates. These nights are themed;
the tales shared must be true, no reading, and preferably, 5 minutes long(give or take).
Storytellers rocked up from Trentham,
Kyneton, Gisborne, Woodend and the suburbs of Melbourne.
For the inaugural Story Door the theme was
‘Firsts’. We heard tender tales of first love, first kisses, the first time
singing at a Karaoke night, preparing a body after organ retrieval, drought,
learning to ride a bike, academic life, working as a story busker and moving
house. The stories shared were poignant, hilarious, revealing and generous.
Kate lives in Macedon and is keen to connect
story-lovers and build a community of tellers in her region. To this end she is
running workshops and monthly open storytelling.
One of the connections Kate has made is
with Cassis Lumb from Kyneton. Cassis not only told a story at the inaugural
Story Door, she revealed she has a stunning voice and passion for Karaoke!
Cassis also hosts story evenings at Alice
and Co.
Kate is a member of Storytelling Australia
Vic and has enjoyed the support of members who have assisted her on the journey
so far. Friend, Jackie Kerin and current president of SAV, has this to say,
‘We’re a community of creative folks with all kinds of skills. We can support
each other in so many ways, technical advice, editing, directing, front of
house, promotion or moral support if needed. It’s just a matter of asking and
making the most of the networks we’re building for Vic storytellers.’
Visit Kate on her Website (workshops and
Story Door info) HERE
Kate is exploring recording stories with a
view to podcasting (by permission). Storytelling Vic is looking forward to building the collection of stories, video and audio, on our website.
