Bettina Nissen, a
well-loved and respected member of the Australian Storytelling community, lived
with us here in Victoria for almost a decade. In that time she mentored new
storytellers and visited many schools, childcare centres and libraries and
performed and mcd many storytelling events. Bettina returned to her home in
Queensland a while ago but we still think of her as ‘one of us’!
Folk tales don’t beat about the bush. They
have always told us about the hard times – poverty, heartbreak and injustice –
and celebrate the creativity of communities to address these inequities with
wry humour. Deception Bay’s Bettina Nissen will treat you to a story (they’re
not just for kids) and explore the idea of folk tales in a contemporary
context.
