AGM:
Sunday 10th February 2013 followed by a Story Share. (Special UK guest Martin
Jefferd)
The AGM will last 60
mins - following on we will enjoy a café lunch (or bring along a lunch box if
you prefer) then we shall reconvene for an informal Story Share.
AGM
Sunday 10 February
12.00 – 1.00 pm
We need five or six committee
members: president, secretary / public officer, treasurer, maintainer of the
membership list, Facebook coordinator, and Blog coordinator. Come along and
have your say. What could we do better? What do we do well?
STORY SHARE
2.00 - 4.00pm
You are invited to meet
other storytellers, share stories, achievements and plug your shows and ideas for
2013. New members especially welcome. UK storyteller, Martin Jefferd will be
our special guest. Please keep your contribution to 15 mins or less.
Location
City Library (ask a
librarian if you can’t find us)
AGM : Group Study Room
STORY SHARE: Majorca Room
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Victoria 3000
The library is located in the CAE building
on the corner of Degraves Street and Flinders Lane, between Swanston and
Elizabeth Streets. (Melway reference: Map 1B, M9)
MEMBERSHIP
- · Yearly Membership is $25
- · Membership makes you eligible for listing as a storyteller on The Storytelling Australia (Vic) website.
- · Your events and projects will be prioritised on our blog and Facebook attracting interest globally.
- · You will be adding your voice and ideas to a storytelling community that connects nationally, supports artists and professional development.
ABOUT
STORYTELLING AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA)
Storytelling Australia
(Victoria) was created over thirty years out of a love of traditional oral
storytelling. Initially called the Storytelling Guild of Victoria, the focus
was lifting folk tales off the page and placing them back on the tongue. Since
that time there has been a name change, the storytellers have grown in numbers
and skill and are now connected nationally and internationally with fellow
practitioners.
These days Storytelling (Vic)
tellers can be found sharing their work in schools, libraries, museums, art
galleries and literary and folk festivals here and around the world. The
stories they tell range from retold traditional, historical, the personal and
the modern tall story. Some are also published writers, others use their skills
to heal and some to teach.
At a time when Melbourne’s literary
and cultural life has been recognised and the city listed as one of only five
UNESCO Cities of Literature, oral storytelling is re-emerging and blossoming.
It could be said that the
story is connected to the book, like blossom to fruit.
