It was my pleasure to co-ordinate a couple of splendid storytellers from Storytelling Australia Victoria in a session called: Before there were Books, there were Storytellers, for the Williamstown Literary Festival.
The focus was to promote Storytelling Vic's events, partnerships and associations and the team did us all proud!
Thanks to Alex and Miles Kharnam for the video and stills, we have a record of the day.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
StoryFest Singapore: Stories for Change
It was a privilege to be invited to participate in this inaugural international festival. Living in Melbourne, I'm a long way south from the exciting story action in other parts of the world.
Kamini Ramachandran has conceived a festival that is less than an 8 hour flight from Melbourne. The inaugural program was packed with workshops and performances celebrating local Singaporean talents and the OS guests. The international contingent included myself, Xanthe Gresham-Knight (England) and Steve Killick (Wales).
One of the highlights (one of many) for me, was A Tapestry of Tales, a showcase featuring the graduates of the Storytelling Mentorship Project supervised by Kamini. It was encouraging to see eight young people embracing the art with gusto and skill.
I had a ball delivering my workshop on Kamishibai Storytelling and the children's session was a delight. I shared the stage with Steve and Kamini in an event titled Tales from Asia. For this, I carried my migratory birds all the way. I was both moved and excited to meet so many Singaporeans who share a passion for the birds and feel the connecting thread between our countries.
Check out the website and keep an eye on the program. As details emerged around the 2018 Festival, some of you might be tempted!
StoryFest Singapore
Kamini Ramachandran has conceived a festival that is less than an 8 hour flight from Melbourne. The inaugural program was packed with workshops and performances celebrating local Singaporean talents and the OS guests. The international contingent included myself, Xanthe Gresham-Knight (England) and Steve Killick (Wales).
One of the highlights (one of many) for me, was A Tapestry of Tales, a showcase featuring the graduates of the Storytelling Mentorship Project supervised by Kamini. It was encouraging to see eight young people embracing the art with gusto and skill.
I had a ball delivering my workshop on Kamishibai Storytelling and the children's session was a delight. I shared the stage with Steve and Kamini in an event titled Tales from Asia. For this, I carried my migratory birds all the way. I was both moved and excited to meet so many Singaporeans who share a passion for the birds and feel the connecting thread between our countries.
Check out the website and keep an eye on the program. As details emerged around the 2018 Festival, some of you might be tempted!
StoryFest Singapore
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