Roslyn Quin was drawn to storytelling by a unique path. She joined Storytelling Australia only recently and in very little time made her presence felt with her style and originality. Unafraid of a challenge, she has taken on the task of managing our Facebook, which has hundreds of followers around the world. I can't tell you how grateful we are! Here is Roslyn telling her own story after a wonderful night of magical tales at Ladders to the Moon.
Learn more about Roslyn HERE
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Ladders to the Moon @ The Village Festival - Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy 1st Nov - 3rd Nov 2013
Also keep an eye out for Niki na Meadhra on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Adults and children's sessions.
Check the The Village website for times: HERE click on ED Gardens.
Follow Ladders to the Moon: HERE
Read about Clare, Andrew and Jackie on the Storytelling Australia (Vic) website: HERE
Niki na Meadhra: HERE
Friday, October 25, 2013
Griffith REVIEW and Monash Fairy Tale Salon event: 7 November 2013
In Once Upon a Time in Oz, Griffith REVIEW holds up an enchanted mirror to explore the role of fairy and folk tales across cultures in this country, and creates new ones. For many, coming to Australia meant leaving centuries of fairy tales, myths and legends behind and falling painfully onto the hard and naked ground. How did immigrants re-weave a cushion of stories encompassing the new narratives of place? What are the tales that preoccupy, entertain and guide the culture today in the land of Oz? How did they make their way here? What has happened to them over time?
Co-editors Julianne Schultz and Carmel Bird, and contributors Tony Birch, Ali Alizadeh and Jane Sullivan join Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario from Monash Fairy Tale
Salon to ask ‘Is there an Australian fairy tale tradition?’
Date: Thursday 7 November, 6.00 for 6.30 pm
Venue: Bella Union, Level 1, Trades Hall, Cnr of Victoria and
Lygon Streets, Carlton
RSVP by Monday 4 November
Monday, October 14, 2013
Simon Oats and Ladders to the Moon 2013
Storytelling Australia welcomes Simon Oats.
Simon Oats is a storyteller, musician, singer, songwriter and teacher. Simon came to traditional storytelling via acting; he trained at the Victorian College of the Arts before touring Europe with physical theatre company, 5 Angry Men. He is also the author of Storytelling for Intercultural Connections - a handbook for Australian schools.
Simon's acclaimed show, Orpheus in the Underworld in now available for download HERE
A passionate member of the Australian Storytelling revival, Simon is the co-creator of Ladders to the Moon, a monthly night of traditional storytelling in Melbourne. Ladders to the Moon is fast becoming the place where storytellers connect in Melbourne, sharing tales, enjoying wine and working to raise the standard and profile of oral storytelling. This is Simon captured on video closing the October night of classy tale telling.
Simon maintains a terrific website full of information about his journey as a teller of tales, videos and booking details HERE
Simon Oats is a storyteller, musician, singer, songwriter and teacher. Simon came to traditional storytelling via acting; he trained at the Victorian College of the Arts before touring Europe with physical theatre company, 5 Angry Men. He is also the author of Storytelling for Intercultural Connections - a handbook for Australian schools.
Simon's acclaimed show, Orpheus in the Underworld in now available for download HERE
A passionate member of the Australian Storytelling revival, Simon is the co-creator of Ladders to the Moon, a monthly night of traditional storytelling in Melbourne. Ladders to the Moon is fast becoming the place where storytellers connect in Melbourne, sharing tales, enjoying wine and working to raise the standard and profile of oral storytelling. This is Simon captured on video closing the October night of classy tale telling.
Simon maintains a terrific website full of information about his journey as a teller of tales, videos and booking details HERE
Inaugural Australian Fairy Tale Conference 9 June 2014
The theme for the conference is ‘The Fairy Tale in Australia’
The folklorist Joseph Jacobs published his collected fairy tales in England in the late 19th century. His stories included The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Henny Penny, and Jack and the Beanstalk, and he cites his childhood memory as the source for some of these popular tales. Jacobs was patriotic in his desire to bring English tales to English children. Yet he was born, raised and educated in Sydney, Australia. Why did this eminent folklorist leave our shores to seek his fairy tale treasure elsewhere? Do we have no such riches of our own? Or does the adaptive nature of folklore point to a hidden wealth of uniquely Australian fairy tales?
The folklorist Joseph Jacobs published his collected fairy tales in England in the late 19th century. His stories included The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Henny Penny, and Jack and the Beanstalk, and he cites his childhood memory as the source for some of these popular tales. Jacobs was patriotic in his desire to bring English tales to English children. Yet he was born, raised and educated in Sydney, Australia. Why did this eminent folklorist leave our shores to seek his fairy tale treasure elsewhere? Do we have no such riches of our own? Or does the adaptive nature of folklore point to a hidden wealth of uniquely Australian fairy tales?
The Fairy Tale Conference (June 9) follows directly on from the Sydney International Storytelling Conference: Weaving Stories Together June 6 - 8 2014 so with good planning, you can attend both.
Where: Paddington Uniting Church, 395 Oxford St Paddington.
Cost: $95 each with discounts for early birds and members of the Australian Fairy
Tale Society.
image: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite: The Lyrebird's Dance
Monday, October 7, 2013
Fairy Love-Heart Story Time & Songs: Book Launch @ Ivanhoe Library November 2 and Sydney 3 2013
Fairy Storyteller and now published author
Kerry-Anne Gaia (aka Fairy Love Heart)
Invites you to
grab your wings and come along to a special singing, dancing storytime with a real live fairy.
Book Launch @ Ivanhoe Library
Fairy Love-Heart Story Time & Songs
Saturday 2 November 2013
11.00am–12.00noon
Purchase and book signing on the day
255 Upper Heidelberg Road
Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079
Book your place please call Banyule -Ivanhoe Library: 9497 5780
You can also catch Kerry-Anne at:
SYDNEY CONVENTION CENTRE
DARLING HARBOUR
Visit FairyLove Heart to receive your complimentary book signed
Sunday November 3rd at 3pm -4pm
At the Balboa Press stand: a division of Hay House Publishing
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Luke Simmons: Invitation from 'bytestories' to consider publishing
Storytellers who are also interested in seeing their spoken stories out there as written texts, Luke Simmons is making you an offer.
Luke is not a storyteller, in the sense that we use the word, but he his a keen follower of ours and you might like to check out his idea.
Luke explains:
"We're part of a storytelling project which allows people to publish stories online via www.bytestories.com. It appeals to those who are interested in promoting themselves and their stories as well as those who merely want to record any significant and/or entertaining event.
The site has just had its one-year birthday and recently was selected by the Huffington Post (UK) to provide a regular feature. If any storytellers would like to be featured, I'd be happy to work with them.
NOTE: The posts must be short (ranging from 50 to 300 words) and be based on something that's happened to you.
You can create your account using www.bytestories.com/login and email me at luke@bytestories.com if you have any questions at all."
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