RAW
Garden Storytelling is a partnership event with Mariam Issa and the RAW
Garden. The Garden celebrates the uniqueness and aspirations of
multicultural women through gardening, storytelling, crafts and cooking.
Durgah Devi Palanisamy (Dee) from Storytelling Vic is our host. Dee
will have a mix of special guests and story games and there is always a
space for friends to tell a tale.
WHERE: 325 South Road Brighton East WHEN: Sunday May 7 TIME: 12.00 - 2.00 pm COST: $15.00 or $10.00 Storytelling Vic members No booking necessary. Pay at the gate.
Tea and sweet snacks provided. Bring a small plate of something savoury to share.
Event banner: photo by Tatiana Scott: HERE More information about RAW: HERE
"Before
there were books there were Stories" (Jackie Kerin). No props, no
script, no recitation: just stories told in the oldest way. This is a free event hosted by the West Gippsland Regional Library in Wonthaggi.
The stories are directed at adults, but folk of any age will enjoy
themselves if they come along take a seat, open their ears and listen. Gael is a life member of Storytelling Australia Victoria.
'Fabled
Nights in Newport' is an open-hearted space for people who want to
learn to craft true tales, traditional stories, tall tales and yarns;
heart to heart and without notes. We welcome beginners and experienced
folks. So come and strut your stuff, share what you know, try out a new
story or tell a tale for the first time. There's room for around 10
storytellers and we ask that stories be no longer than 10 minutes, give
or take. We ask that stories be said not read. Let kind hearts and
commonsense prevail: racist and homophobic stories hurt people so please
don't bring them to 'Fabled Nights'
SPECIAL GUEST: visiting storyteller Lavanya Prasad from Bangalore
This month we are looking forward to welcoming a special storytelling guest to
Fabled Nights. Lavanya Prasad is visiting Melbourne from Bangalore.
Lavanya is a Professional Storyteller, applying stories in all walks of
life. She conducts workshops for children and adults using stories as a
medium. She also does regular storytelling sessions in Libraries,
Bookstores, and Schools for children. If you wish, you can contact
Lavanya via her Facebook page HERE
WHERE: Newport Community HUB. 13 Mason Street Newport WHEN: 21 April. 7.30 - 10.00 pm COST: $5.00 or $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members). No Booking required.
'Fabled Nights in Newport' is a partnership event with Hobsons Bay
Libraries and is supported by the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club.
Story Vic science storyteller Matt McArthur rocked it at The April Laborastory. Here Matt is telling the story of William Speirs Bruce,
Scottish naturalist, polar scientist and
oceanographer who organized and led the Scottish National Antarctic
Expedition (1902–04) to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell
Sea.
Matt is also a podcaster and decided to celebrated 42 episodes of
his pod cast 'Ice Coffee' by baking dozens of chocolate cup cakes
decorated with an image of Antarctica. (Cake has really found its place among us!)
Matt has been making good use of the Fabled Nights in Newport to craft his stories. It would be wonderful if more science communicators came along and used the evenings to shape and polish their ripping yarns. If you are reading this and you are a science nerd, come along. We'd love to hear your stories.
You can visit Diver Matt's website HERE If you enjoy science stories, The Laborastory is a monthly event HERE
Racism
exists, and not in neat tidy boxes with big clear labels. Sometimes
racism is hateful, sometimes ignorant, sometimes racism is
unintentional, sometimes it is from someone you love, sometimes it is
internal, sometimes racism manifests in more ways than one - what we do
know is that racism is everywhere. We were taught racism at school, read
racism in books, watched it in old westerns, we sang along to racist
songs before we understood what racism was. But racism exists still. 1
in 5 people experience racism at sports events, 1 in 3 people experience
racism in the workplace, and 1 in 3 people take a stand against racism.
Be the 1 in 3 and interrogate how systemic racism can be found in the stories we see,
hear and share as a society, and use StoryWork to find out how you can
make sure the stories you tell aren’t just not racist, but they are
stories that combat the old racist narratives. Storytelling can help
expose the dominant racial forces that materialise through lived
experiences.
Hosted by Sparking Change and Lana Woolf Who is this workshop aimed at? YOU &
EVERYONE - We all live in a racist world and are bombarded with racists
stories, so this workshop is aimed at everyone who wants to positively
work on their racism by analysing the racist stories we are taught to
live by.
How much does it cost? $75 unwaged $125 waged Option to pay 1/2 deposit and 1/2 on first night workshop $37.50 unwaged x 2 $62.50 Waged x 2
The workshop is on three consecutive Fridays: Friday 30th June 2017 Friday 7th July 2017 Friday 14th July 2017
LOCATION: Knowledge Market
Shop 8-10, 892 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008 The times each week are the same: start 6.30pm and finish 9.00pm Bookings:HERE
What do I need to bring to the workshop? Please bring any snacks you may need, a pen and notebook (no computers please). Herbal teas, coffee and water will be available. Workshop Outline:
This workshop is designed to help participants to understand the
origins of racist attitudes, how racist attitudes are developed, and
maintained and to establish personal goals for resisting racism.
The activities, exercises and concepts in this workshop have been
arranged so that participants are able to explore racial attitudes and
feelings in an open environment. Each component in the workshop has a
specific identified purpose, clear instructions, and specific procedures
for processing your reactions. We also cover the five primary awareness
orientations, Condemnation, Discrimination, Tolerance, Acceptance, and
Affirmation.
The primary goals in this workshop are;
increasing awareness of racial issues, building a personal involvement
with the problem of racism, developing personal flexibility in
responding to racism, and making a commitment to change one small part
of one’s own racism (internal or external). The workshop content includes:
Cultural diversity is a reality
The language of racism is always changing
Exploring myths and stereotypes
The myths and realities of History
Cultural hierarchy
Looking at ones’ own racist attitudes and behaviours
Connecting systemic racism and the individual
Managing diversity and difference
Creating cultural change and valuing ethnic diversity
We are lucky that as our numbers grow, more of you are stepping into roles that enable us to offer events with experienced hosts. I'd like to thank Dee for stepping into the role of host for the RAW Garden Storytelling afternoons. These events are in partnership with RAW and Storytelling Vic. The Raw Garden is in Brighton East and the storytelling is the first Sunday of the month: February - November.
Marian Issa (co founder of RAW) and Dee
If you haven't met Dee (Durgah Devi) Palanisamy, she is a passionate
Storyteller and is fascinated by all kinds of stories across the world. She is
an avid advocate of the Arts and enjoys Drama, Theatre and Storytelling. She is
a Speech and Drama Educator with more than a decade of experience in the field.
After graduating with a Masters of Education, specialising in Drama from NIE
(Nanyang Technological University), Dee completed the graded Speech and Drama
exams offered by Trinity College (London). She is constantly striving to create
spaces and programs that encourage discovery, education and entertainment.
After migrating to Melbourne in 2016, Dee
founded Deelightfultales, which is a Storytelling company that aims to renew
the oral traditions of the spoken word. She maintains her networks in Singapore and visits annually. Dee specialises in Storytelling for
children, Asian Folktales, Stories from India and Tales from the Mahabharata.
She also facilitates targeted Storytelling workshops for children and adults.
Being born and raised in Singapore, Dee is
proficiently bilingual in English and Tamil. She also speaks conversational
Mandarin, Malay and Singlish.As a
versatile performer, she connects with her audience and truly believes in the
Power and Magic of Storytelling.
Dee is available for:
Folktales and Fables
Storytelling performances for preschool and
primary school children.
Interactive Stories for Children
Use of Puppets and Props
Thematic stories
Workshops on oral communication skills and
drama techniques
Storytelling skills training
Storytelling Workshops (For Children and
Adults)
Bookings: deelightfultales4u@gmail.com
+61 450091979
Here is Dee on a mid winter's night in the old Newport Scout Hall at the annual Newport Folk Festival 2016.
Posted by Jackie Kerin (president Storytelling Vic)
Tales from the Flyway is a storytelling show I developed
with violinist Sarah Depasquale. Sarah and I share a love of wetlands
and birds, especially those found at our doorstep in Hobsons Bay in the south-east corner of Australia.
Together we will take you on a journey following the path of
migratory shore birds, from Australia to Siberia, along the
East Asian Australasian Flyway. The show is playful and occasionally
enlightening.
There are some significant celebratory days for the birds in the calendar and Sarah and I developed our show to highlight these.
April 12 - 16
We are heading of to NSW for the Stone the Crows Festival. As well as Flyway, we'll be kept busy with workshops and presentations, and in the evening, Bed Time Tales. You can follow the festival on Facebook.
May 10 Tom the red-necked stint (10 minute kamishibai story from the show).
As part of the World Migratory Bird Day celebrations.
TIME: 10.30 am (Children's Storytime).
PLACE: Altona Meadows Library, Central Square, 2 Newham Way Altona Meadows
FREE event
May 10 Tales from the Flyway
As part of the World Migratory Bird Day celebrations.
TIME: 6.45
PLACE: Melton Library and Learning HUB
Balam Balam Lecture Theatre. 31 McKenzie Street Melton
FREE event but booking required HERE
May 13 Tom the red-necked stint (10 minute kamishibai story from the show).
As part of the World Migratory Bird Day celebrations.
TIME: 10.30
PLACE: Newport Community HUB 13/15 Mason Street Newport
FREE event
October 28 Tales from the Flyway
As part of National Bird Week
PLACE: Melton Library and Learning HUB
Balam Balam Lecture Theatre. 31 McKenzie Street Melton
FREE event
Details to come HERE
