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22 October – 31 October Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Welcome to the About the programme Scottish International We’ve given each event in our programme a category to help you decide which to book. The main programme is for adults, Storytelling Festival and takes place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh.
Authentic Voices: Eastern Routes complemented by stimulating talks experiencing first-hand the magic and At the Scottish Family events For centuries live oral storytelling, and discussions, rare film screenings, wonder of outstanding live storytelling. Storytelling Centre Live storytelling events, often blended with music and song, inspiring training workshops, intimate involving craft and storymaking has carried Scotland’s voices from ‘Meet the Storyteller’ sessions, and a But the essence of storytelling is not Live storytelling activities, especially designed for generation to generation – and special Festival supper for storytellers only in the telling but in the hearing – Live evening storytelling children and families. Please check round the world. and network members. so come and gather at Scotland’s only performances in the Centre’s each event listing for information International Storytelling Festival for a stunning, intimate theatre on age suitability, or check with the Now in its 21st year, the Scottish Then there’s an array of local partner unique autumn experience. Whether space. Live storytelling events relevant venue. International Storytelling Festival events, a busy education and community you come for one day or many, we feature international guest artists carries this ancient tradition into the outreach programme and the regional hope you find the Festival warming, representing their own cultures and Club events future with the stories of Highland ‘Festival on Tour’ strand; all making sure welcoming, and full of colour and spice! traditions, alongside the best of Two special storytelling club evenings and Lowland Scotland, and of the that the Storytelling Festival is about take place in the nearby Waverley Scotland’s storytellers. Wajuppa Tossa 27/10 Scots who travelled eastward. taking part, sharing the moment, and The Festival Team Bar. Experience a true Scottish Meet the Storyteller storytelling ceilidh! These are a Our Eastern Routes: Authentic A wonderful opportunity to get to great way to relax, join in, meet the Voices theme brings together know our visiting storytellers. In each storytellers and enjoy fine tales plus world-class storytellers, academics session an international guest tells ‘guid crack’. and educators from Sweden, Norway you a little about the culture and India, China, Thailand, Malaysia and traditions of their homeland, and Training & development events Japan with some of Scotland’s finest what inspired them to become a The Festival is the perfect opportunity wordsmiths in a 10-day celebration storyteller, then shares some of their to develop your storytelling skills, or of ancient and contemporary oral favourite tales. A relaxed, informal explore a specific area of storytelling traditions. storytelling taster in the Centre’s or share ideas, approaches and good Storytelling Bothy. practice. Come along to one of our The Scottish Storytelling Centre on Festival training and CPD events Edinburgh’s Royal Mile leads the way Talk & discussion at the Scottish Storytelling Centre Fong Liu and Harmony Ensemble 23/10 David Campbell 29/10 George MacPherson 24/10 with live storytelling performances Hear from an expert, or an expert and fire your imagination! Advance storyteller, about a specific oral booking essential. tradition or tradition bearer – a chance to deepen your knowledge Supported through the Scottish We’d also like to thank our local and North Edinburgh Arts Centre and understanding of the Festival’s Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo regional partners: Orkney Storytelling Festival themes. Part talk, part discussion, Fund, Creative Scotland, the City of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh often with a chance to ask Edinburgh Council and the Church of Argyll & Bute Council Scotland Loves Animation questions at the end of the event. Scotland. Blether Tay-gither Scottish Poetry Library Bogbain Adventure & Heritage Farm Scottish Seabird Centre The CatStrand Universal Hall City of Edinburgh Council University of Edinburgh School of Clackmannanshire Alliance Literatures, Languages & Cultures Filmhouse GAS (Grampian Association of Storytellers) Gladstone’s Land, The National Trust for The Scottish International Storytelling Scotland Festival is part of Festivals Edinburgh. Glasgow Storytellers Visit www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk for Glasgow Museums more information. Harbour Arts Centre The LOT National Library of Scotland Mio Shapley 24/10
02. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 03. Local partner events An array of family and adult events See more and save more with The Festival Pass involving visiting and Scottish Planning to come to several events? storytellers are programmed by the Scottish International Storytelling Festival together with local Full price £80 • An invitation to attend the Booking your Pass Festival partners, and interspersed Concession £60 exclusive Story Swap & Passes are available exclusively throughout the programme, to Networking Cafe from the Scottish Storytelling complement the main programme The pass extends from Friday 22nd on Sunday 31st October Centre. and Festival themes. – Sun 31st October and (otherwise open to Storytelling gives you: Network members only)* Book in advance by calling the Centre on +44 (0)131 556 9579 Festival on Tour • 9 paying events, comprised of: • A complimentary CD of Tales on with your debit or credit card Kamini Ramachandran 23/10 Grace Banks 26/10 This vital and ever-growing part 6 Live Storytelling evening events the Tongue – a special collection of details. of the Festival provides audiences 3 Talk & discussion daytime tales from Scotland’s storytellers, across Scotland with the chance Education and Become a Network events* narrated by Ewan McVicar to enjoy the riches that our visting communities member for just £12 international guests have to share. • 15% off your meals, snacks and • Festival ID pass programme per year drinks at the Storytelling Café The Festival on Tour programme is Alongside the public Festival Receive discounts on a range of (licensed). * Tickets are subject to availability coordinated by regional storytelling programme, the Storytelling training and networking events teams, with the support of the Centre delivers a popular outreach and get regular events and news Storytelling Festival. programme to schools, libraries and updates. For more information community groups across Edinburgh visit the Get Involved How to get here Festival on Tour events take place and the Lothians. From 26th section of our website www. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR this year in Tayside, Dumfries & October to 5th November, Scottish scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk Galloway, Argyll & Bute, and international guest storytellers or call 0131 556 9579. Our facilities The Centre is a 4-star visitor Aberdeenshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire, will be providing interactive live Our building is fully accessible to attraction which incorporates a storytelling sessions to children and Highland, Morayshire and wheelchair users. There’s a hearing shop selling storytelling books young people of all ages, including Clackmannanshire. loop in the theatre, and Braille and resources, a licensed Café those with additional support needs, signage throughout. Please let us serving delicious homemade See the back cover for a full list of along with their teachers, librarians, partner venues. parents and carers. know if you need assistance once treats and light meals, a family- you get here. friendly exhibition and baby change facilities. How to book You can buy tickets for all events Book by phone using a credit or
at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, debit card on P hoto - S imon J ones EAST MARKET STREET as well as ticketed events at CRANSTON STREET The Scottish Storytelling JEFFREY STREET Gladstone’s Land and the Royal +44 (0)131 556 9579 Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Centre’s award-winning NORTH BRIDGE building is the home of the THE SCOTTISH through our box office at the Book in person using cash, STORYTELLING CENTRE CANONGATE Scottish Storytelling Centre. cheque, credit or debit card at the Festival. You can find us half HOLYROOD PALACE Please see the back cover for Scottish Storytelling Centre (open way down Edinburgh’s Royal HIGH STREET ST MARY’S STREET contact details for all other 10am-6pm Monday-Saturday) Mile, within easy walking partner venues. distance of Princes Street and BLACKFRIARS STREET Tickets for some events are limited, Waverley train station. There SOUTH BRIDGE so please book in advance to avoid You can book online for events is no parking directly outside EDINBURGH CASTLE disappointment. We try our best to at the Storytelling Centre at the Centre, but Lothian bus
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04. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 05. Japan’s Indigenous Abbi Patrix 23/10 People: Ainu in Anime 2010 Festival Filmhouse Local partner event 1pm (2hrs 30mins) programme £6.90/£5.20 | 15+ Samurai Champloo - Episodes 16 & 17: Lullabies of the Lost (Verse 1 & 2) tips for telling, remembering and Festival Club: Ewan Moribito (Guardian of the Saturday 2 – imagining. Make the most of your McVicar Sacred Spirit) - Episode 1: Balsa natural storytelling skills and look The Waverley Bar the Female Bodyguard P hoto - hilippe S tisi Saturday 30 at where to find stories, learning a Club event story, and making it your own. journey, she happens to save a Chinese Traditional October 9pm (2hrs) Samurai Champloo and Moribito prince and is tasked with becoming By donation on the night are two of the few Japanese Storytelling: A Yangzhou Storytelling his bodyguard. Her services as Yangzhou Master (suggested £3) | Adults TV series to depict the country’s bodyguard become necessary, as Painted Stories from of Yesterday & Today Experience Edinburgh’s famous indigenous Ainu people. Scottish Storytelling Centre The Burrell Collection his father, the emperor, wants him Live storytelling Bengal Festival storytelling club, hosted by dead. See back cover for booking Scottish Storytelling Centre Festival on Tour 3pm (2.5hrs) Ewan McVicar – a man of many Samurai Champloo is a hit details. Exhibition 3pm (1hr) talents and even more tales. Sit Japanese animated television £10/£8 | Adults A unique journey into the art and Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Free | Adults back, relax and enjoy the festive series, created and directed by Scots Beneath Free | All ages China is not only among the atmosphere or join in with a story Shinichiró Watanabe of Cowboy traditions of Chinese storyteller the Banyan Tree: Ma Xiaolong, facilitated by Gurupada Chitrakar is a world’s most ancient literary or song of your own. Bebop fame and produced by Alexander Duff master storyteller whose cultures. She also houses European master storyteller, Abbi the excellent studio Manglobe. National Library of Scotland painted stories include topical sophisticated traditions of oral The show is set during Japan’s Patrix and leading researcher of Local partner event and cross-cultural subjects storytelling, shuoshu, going back Yangzhou storytelling, Vibeke Saturday 23 Edo period and blends action and 2.30pm (1hr 30mins) as well as traditional Indian to the middle ages. Leading samurai genres with elements Børdahl. Witness the survival Free but ticketed | Adults myths and stories. Colourful scholar Vibeke Børdahl explores October and renaissance of ancient oral of slapstick comedy and hip hop A unique opportunity to painted scrolls illustrate the significance of storytelling from traditions. culture, specifically music. experience West Bengali scroll the song lyrics of Patwa the old cultural city of Yangzhou, painter, Gurupada Chitrakar, storytellers. the centre for one of the most Intermediate Skills: The series follows Okuru, an Ainu Dance, Sing & Tell famous traditions of Chinese Eastern Routes performing the life story of Stories warrior whose village was struck Alexander Duff, the Scottish oral performance culture, past Scottish Storytelling Centre by an epidemic and torched by University of Dundee Chaplaincy and present. See back cover for Training & development missionary and educational Centre Friday 22 the Matsumae Han. Overcome reformer. Ruby Palchoudhuri, booking details. 10.30am (6hrs) with rage, he kills the official who Festival on Tour October £32 (£26 Network members Director of the Crafts Council of 1.30pm (3hrs) authorized the burning and is West Bengal, will talk about the Naturally Inspired: Adults arrested but escapes before he can £8/£6 | Adults Festival Gala Join Marion Kenny for a workshop production of narrative scrolls, and Therukoothu, meaning street be executed. See Okuru confront there will also be a small display SISF: Starting with Scottish Storytelling Centre focusing on the dynamics of the his demons, mortal and mythical, theatre, is a vibrant combination of Stories Live storytelling human voice, bodily awareness of archive material relating to music and dance theatre, primarily crossbow in hand, as he treads the Alexander Duff. See back cover for Scottish Storytelling Centre 7pm (1hr 45mins) and stage presence. The day line between life and death. performed in the northern and Training & development £10/£8 | Adults will combine demonstration, booking details. central districts of Tamil Nadu. 10am (3hrs) Claire McNicol hosts a unique participation and discussion, Based on the first in the Guardian Jeeva Raghunath draws on this £17.50 (£15 Network members evening of story, music, movement drawing upon your natural series of Japanese fantasy novels style of storytelling in a fun and Adults and song, inspired by Scotland’s storytelling skills. Participants by Nahoko Uehashi, Moribito interactive workshop, aimed at This beginners’ workshop led landscapes. With Marion Kenny & should bring along a 5-10 minute follows Balsa the spear woman, developing characterisation in by Linda Bandelier provides John Kenny, Kimho Ip & Ramesh story drawing on the Storytelling a wandering warrior, who takes stories, while bringing in elements an inspiring and interactive Meyyappan, and Jean Edmiston & Festival theme of ‘Eastern Routes’. on the task of saving lives in of music and dance. See back introduction to storytelling, with Rosina Bonsu. Not suitable for beginners. atonement for a past sin. On her cover for booking details.
06. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 07. Indian Tales & Songs Eastern Routes: stories. Through the words of University of Dundee Chaplaincy Authentic Voices Gurupada and his interpreter Tuesday 26 Centre The CatStrand discover stories like that of the Scot Festival on Tour Festival on Tour William Roxburgh, Superintendent October 7pm (2hrs) 7.30pm (2 hrs) of the Calcutta Botanics. £5/£3 | Adults £8/£6 | Adults Kamishibai Capers! Meet the Storyteller: A festive evening of story and Journey to the hot, tropical jungle Kamini Ramachandran song from India and Scotland for an intoxicating evening of Scottish Storytelling Centre Scottish Storytelling Centre with special guest storyteller Jeeva Malaysian folktales from guest Family event Meet the Storyteller Raghunath from Tamil Nadu, storyteller Kamini Ramachandran. 2.30pm (1hr 30mins) 5pm (40mins) South India and members of local Experience the wonder and mystery Free but ticketed | Age 6+ Stuart McHardy 25/10 Free but ticketed | Adults storytelling group, Blether Tay- of the Eastern oral tradition, with Mio Shapley and Fergus McNicol Kamini’s grandparents were natural gither. See back cover for booking contributions from local Dumfries bring you illustrated stories from storytellers and she grew up details. and Galloway tellers. See back Japan with their traditional Japanese A Feast of Dreams: surrounded by tales and myths and cover for booking details. kamishibai bicycle fitted out with Monday 25 Storytelling Supper Fong Liu & Harmony its own kamishibai theatre. Help to October Scottish Storytelling Centre epics that explained her culture, Ensemble tell the story of Momotaro. Learn Storytelling Supper religion, environment and way of life. Hear some of the stories that Scottish Storytelling Centre Japanese! Make your own mini 6.30pm (3hrs) Sunday 24 shaped her view of the world, and Live storytelling pocket-sized kamishibai theatre £20 (£16 Network members) Storyrich: Storytelling how she now uses them to revive 7pm (1hr 45mins) October and the tiny story cards to tell your & Creative Teaching Adults and over 8s Come along to our relaxed her oral heritage. £15/£12 | Adults favourite tale to friends and family! Scottish Storytelling Centre Storytelling Festival supper, where Chinese singer and storyteller Fong Training & development stories and friends meet in good Alan Bruford Memorial Liu leads an enchanting journey Eastern Routes: Japan’s Indigenous 9.15am (6hrs 15mins) company – nourishment for the Lecture – John Levy – through ancient Chinese legend, Storytelling Masterclass People £32 (£26 Network members) heart, soul and belly. Hosted by A Collector in the East while fellow Harmony Ensemble The CatStrand Scottish Storytelling Centre Adults Russell McLarty with a feast of Scottish Storytelling Centre members Hooi Ling Eng and Eddie Festival on Tour Talk & discussion In this practical and inspiring day, Eastern tales from Claire Hewitt Talk & discussion McGuire respond with original, 10am (3hrs) 4pm (1 hr 10mins) we will explore imaginative use of and Judy Paterson. 6pm (1hr) improvised and traditional music. £15/£12 | Adults £6/£4 | Adults storytelling in the classroom and Special guest storyteller Kamini Shiro Kayano, head of the Ainu people Free but ticketed | Adults across the school, bringing to life Alan Spence & Mio This year’s lecture celebrates the Garden Music & Ramachandran leads a fun, of Hokkaido, Japan and one of the Curriculum for Excellence. Stories activity-based workshop aimed the world’s leading experts on this Shapley life and work of ethnomusicologist Led by storyteller Ruth Kirkpatrick John Levy (1910-1976). Levy’s Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at developing and honing your ancient culture, provides a vital Scottish Poetry Library and storytelling teacher Fergus interests took him to many places Lecture Theatre, 20A Inverleith Row natural oral storytelling skills and introduction and unique insight into Local partner event McNicol, participants will develop including India, Bhutan, Korea, Local partner event lubricating rusty minds. Look at the history and traditions of his people. 7.30pm (1hr) storytelling skills and explore Taiwan and Hong Kong. His sound 7.30pm (1hr 45mins) how to generate stories and kick- £7/£5 | Adults different approaches to cross recordings and photographs, part £10/£8 | Adults and over 12s start spontaneous storytelling, and A Friendship Forever: ‘A hand beckoning, a door half- curricular learning including of the School of Scottish Studies Broadcaster and singer-songwriter go away with new found skills and The Ainu of Japan opened...’: what is the allure of Japanese story theatre Archives, provide unique insights Frieda Morrison joins RBGE confidence! See back cover for Scottish Storytelling Centre the Japanese aesthetic in art and (kamishibai). Geeta Ramanujam, into the cultural heritage of these horticulturist David Mitchell to booking details. Live storytelling literature? Novelist and haiku Festival guest and founder of countries and will illustrate the explore the plants in our gardens. 7pm (1hr 45mins) poet Alan Spence discusses this the Kathalaya Trust, Bangalore, lecture, given by Dr Margaret With songs from Frieda’s new Scrolls & Stories £10/£8 | Adults fascination with Director of the India and Scots storyteller, Stuart A Mackay. The Alan Bruford album Morven and adventure Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Experience Ainu storytelling with its Scottish Poetry Library, Robyn McHardy will also provide input Memorial Lecture is sponsored stories about the Scottish Temperate Palm House traditional rhythmic accompaniment, Marsack, followed by an enticing during the day. by the School of Scottish Studies plant-hunters from Dave, this Local partner event and learn about the Ainu’s historical sample of the formalities and Archives, University of Edinburgh. will be a uniquely entertaining 2pm (1hr) and cultural connections with pleasures of the tea ceremony with evening. Tickets from the Scottish Free, just drop in | Adults and 5+ Scotland. With Tomatsu Nabesawa, Japanese storyteller Mio Shapley. Storytelling Centre or on the door Gurupada Chitrakar is an artist and the world’s foremost Ainu storyteller, Part of Connecting Voices: Poetry (cash only). storyteller based in West Bengal, Shiro Kayano, head of the Ainu of & Stories Across Scotland. India. He sings as he unrolls scrolls Hokkaido, and Highland tradition he has painted to illustrate his bearer George MacPherson.
08. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 09. Wednesday 27 October 2pm & 2.30pm Tales from India for Wee Ones Rothesay Library 12 5pm Meet the Storyteller: Wajuppa Tossa Scottish Storytelling Centre 12 Festival 6pm Henry Dyer Collection: Japanese Art & Stories Edinburgh Central Library 12 7pm Eastern Routes: Malaysia, Thailand & Singapore Scottish Storytelling Centre 12 7.30pm Hitopadesha: Folktales of India Rothesay Library 12 Thursday 28 October Diary 5pm Meet the Storyteller: Jeeva Raghunath Scottish Storytelling Centre 12 7pm Arabian Nights Harbour Arts Centre 13 7pm Supper with the Wise Fool: Storytelling Supper The LOT 13 Time Event Venue Page 7pm The Ceilidh House: Story & Song from the Scottish Storytelling Centre 13 Highlands & Islands Saturday 2 October to Saturday 30 October 8pm A Friendship Forever: The Ainu of Japan Bogbain Adventure & Heritage Farm 13 All day Painted Stories from Bengal Scottish Storytelling Centre 06 7.30pm The Road North: Alec Finlay & Ken Cockburn Scottish Poetry Library 13 Friday 22 October Friday 29 October 10am SISF: Starting with Stories Scottish Storytelling Centre 06 10.30am Building a Repertoire: Making a Show Scottish Storytelling Centre 13 3pm Yangzhou Storytelling of Yesterday & Today The Burrell Collection 06 2pm Tell-a-Story Day: Eastern Routes Scottish Storytelling Centre 13 7pm Naturally Inspired: Festival Gala Scottish Storytelling Centre 06 5.30pm CORE Café North Edinburgh Arts Centre 14 9pm Festival Club: Ewan McVicar The Waverley Bar 06 5pm Building a Repertoire: The Show! Scottish Storytelling Centre 14 7.15pm A Storytelling Journey: Wajuppa Tossa Queen’s Cross Church 14 Saturday 23 October 7.30pm A Friendship Forever: The Ainu of Japan Universal Hall 14 10.30am Intermediate Skills: Eastern Routes Scottish Storytelling Centre 06 7pm Source: Ancient Tales from India & Scotland Scottish Storytelling Centre 14 1pm Japan’s Indigenous People: Ainu in Anime Filmhouse 07 9pm Festival Club: Gerry Durkin The Waverley Bar 14 2.30pm Scots Beneath the Banyan Tree: Alexander Duff National Library of Scotland 07 3pm Chinese Traditional Storytelling: A Yangzhou Master Scottish Storytelling Centre 07 Saturday 30 October 1.30pm Dance, Sing & Tell Stories University of Dundee Chaplaincy Centre 07 10am SISF: Starting with Stories Scottish Storytelling Centre 14 7pm Indian Tales & Songs University of Dundee Chaplaincy Centre 08 10.30am Dollar & the Orient Dollar Museum 15 7pm Fong Liu and Harmony Ensemble Scottish Storytelling Centre 08 11.30am East of the Sun, West of the Moon The LOT 15 7.30pm Garden Music & Stories Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 08 1pm Bengali Arts & Crafts Scottish Storytelling Centre 15 7.30pm Eastern Routes: Authentic Voices The CatStrand 08 2pm A Rainbow of Bird Tales from Asia Scottish Seabird Centre 15 2.30pm East of the Sun, West of the Moon The LOT 15 Sunday 24 October 24 2.30pm Bengali Stories & Scrolls Scottish Storytelling Centre 15 10am Eastern Routes: Storytelling Masterclass The CatStrand 08 3pm W N Herbert: Chinese Wayfaring Scottish Poetry Library 15 2pm Scrolls & Stories Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 08 5pm Meet the Storyteller: Geeta Ramanujam Scottish Storytelling Centre 15 2.30pm Kamishibai Capers! Scottish Storytelling Centre 08 7pm India: A Universe of Stories Scottish Storytelling Centre 15 4pm Japan’s Indigenous People Scottish Storytelling Centre 08 2pm The Wee County in the Far East G R McFarlane Art Gallery 16 7pm A Friendship Forever: The Ainu of Japan Scottish Storytelling Centre 08 Sunday 31 October Monday 25 October 1.00pm Trading from East to West Gladstone’s Land 16 9.15am Storyrich: Storytelling & Creative Teaching Scottish Storytelling Centre 09 1pm Story Swap & Networking Café Scottish Storytelling Centre 16 6.30pm A Feast of Dreams: Storytelling Supper Scottish Storytelling Centre 09 2pm The Ramayana: Storytelling & Gamelan Music St Mungo’s Museum of Life & Art 16 7.30pm Alan Spence & Mio Shapley Scottish Poetry Library 09 2pm Tales of Plants, People & Places from the East Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 16 Tuesday 26 October 2.30pm Trading from East to West Gladstone’s Land 16 5pm Meet the Storyteller: Kamini Ramachandran Scottish Storytelling Centre 09 3pm Local Heroes The LOT 16 6pm Alan Bruford Memorial Lecture – John Levy – Scottish Storytelling Centre 09 A Collector in the East 3pm Travelling East: A Spiritual Journey in Words & Music Scottish Storytelling Centre 16 7.30pm The Bothy: Story & Song from the Lowlands Scottish Storytelling Centre 12 3.15pm Tales of Plants, People & Places from the East Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 16 of Scotland 7pm Night of the Circle: All Hallows Eve Scottish Storytelling Centre 16
10. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 11. legend. Many stories and cultures the capital, Edina for Edo, on the Bob Pegg 28/10 Meet the Storyteller: Tomatsu Nabesawa 28/10 The Ceilidh House: Wajuppa Tossa interweave, each with their distinct Story & Song from the road north to the Western Isles. Scottish Storytelling Centre voices and traditions. Highlands & Islands And now it’s begun.” Join us for Meet the Storyteller Scottish Storytelling Centre more insight into Alec and Ken’s 5pm (40mins) Hitopadesha: Folktales Live storytelling Basho-inspired adventures, with Free but ticketed | Adults of India 7pm (1hr 45mins) tea, whisky and poetry on the Born in Isan (north-east Thailand), Rothesay Library £10/£8 | Adults journey. Part of Connecting Voices: Wajuppa loved listening to her Festival on Tour A story from the man or woman Poetry & Stories Across Scotland. mother telling local folktales. 7.30pm (1hr 20mins) of the house, then one from On discovering that her mother Free, book in advance | Adults each of the guests until dawn. tongue, Lao, was forbidden in the Hitopadesha – a collection of Go with the flow of this great Friday region’s schools, she started work Sanskrit folktales – was written in Highland tradition, entertained by to encourage Isan children to feel the 12th century and has travelled storytellers from across the diverse October 29 The Bothy: Story proud of their cultural heritage. far and wide from its South Indian Arabian Nights Highland regions of Scotland. With & Song from the Meet Wajuppa and experience home. Geeta Ramanujam draws Harbour Arts Centre Bob Pegg, Heather Yule and Paraig Lowlands of Scotland on her rich storytelling heritage Festival on Tour Building a Repertoire: first-hand the richness of Isan MacNeil, hosted by Ian Stephen. Making a Show Scottish Storytelling Centre folktales and language. to explore themes of nature 7pm (1hr 30mins) Live storytelling and friendship, bringing the £4/£2 | Adults A Friendship Forever: Scottish Storytelling Centre 7.30pm (1hr 45mins) Henry Dyer Collection: characters of the Hitopadesha to The Arabian Nights stories are The Ainu of Japan Training & development 10.30am (6hrs) £10/£8 | Adults Japanese Art & Stories life and illuminating the shades of amongst the great treasures of Bogbain Adventure & £32 (£26 Network members After a hard day, its feet-up time Edinburgh Central Library relationship, tradition and feeling the Eastern oral traditions. Visiting Heritage Farm Adults with Scotland’s finest yarnspinners. Local partner event that exist between them. See back storyteller Geeta Ramanujam Festival on Tour Having the right story for Relax and enjoy an evening of 6pm (1hr 30mins) cover for booking details. shares Arabian tales and chain 8pm (1hr 45 mins) the occasion, constructing a Lowlands song and story from Free, book in advance | Adults stories from South India in a £8/£5 (£18 for ticket with two performance around a theme as far and wide as Angus and Come along to Edinburgh’s Central unique evening of story, mime and course meal) | Adults and over 8s – key skills for the successful Aberdeenshire, Fife and Galloway. Library and listen to Japanese song. See back cover for booking Experience Ainu storytelling Thursday 28 storyteller. This practical workshop With Senga Munro, Grace Banks storyteller Mio Shapley as she details. with its traditional rhythmic with Bob Pegg explores how to and James Spence, hosted by Tony recounts tales inspired by the October accompaniment, and explore gather material which will work Bonning. Library’s fine collection of Japanese Supper with the Wise the Ainu’s historical and cultural in a range of situations without prints, bequeathed by Henry Fool: Storytelling connections with Scotland. With Meet the Storyteller: compromising your personal vision. Dyer. Mio will wear full Japanese Supper Tomatsu Nabesawa, the world’s Jeeva Raghunath Participants will work together costume and invite the audience The LOT foremost Ainu storyteller, Shiro Wednesday Scottish Storytelling Centre to devise a show for an informal to participate in a traditional tea Local partner event Kayano, head of the Ainu of Meet the Storyteller public performance at 5pm. Prior October 27 ceremony. See back cover for 7pm (2hrs 30mins) Hokkaido, and Highland tradition 5pm (1hr) experience of performing in public booking details. £18 (includes supper and coffee) bearer George MacPherson. See Free but ticketed | Adults is essential. Practitioners of other Adults and over 14s back cover for booking details. Tales from India for Eastern Routes: With a grandmother and mother An evening of good food and performing arts who are keen to Wee Ones Malaysia, Thailand & who were both brilliant storytellers, enchanting stories. Enjoy a three- The Road North: Alec collaborate with storytellers, or to Rothesay Library Singapore Jeeva has been telling stories since course supper accompanied by Finlay & Ken Cockburn use storytelling in their own work, Festival on Tour the age of five. A unique chance are also welcome. Scottish Storytelling Centre folktales from the Middle East Scottish Poetry Library 2pm & 2.30pm (20mins each) to speak to Jeeva about the rich Live storytelling as Fiona Stewart retells stories of Local partner event Free | Adults and over 3s folklore of Tamil Nadu, and the Tell-a-Story Day: 7pm (1hr 45mins) Goha, the wise fool, and adds 7.30pm (1hr) Meet the fish, the frog, the turtle many languages and cultures that Eastern Routes £10/£8 | Adults some foolish wisdom of her own. £7/£5 | Adults and other colourful characters make up her Indian homeland. Scottish Storytelling Centre Kamini Ramachandran, a Supper will be a fixed menu – “Ten years ago, living by The from Indian folktales. Storyteller Family event Malaysian of Indian heritage (now choice of three starters, mains Meadows with their gean blossom Geeta Ramanujam leads a fun and 2pm (1hr 30mins) based in Singapore), and Wajuppa and desserts (vegetarian option walks, I dreamt up a project, to interactive afternoon of stories Free but ticketed | Age 6+ Tossa from northeast Thailand, available). Coffee included; wine, take Basho’s Oku no Hosomichi and puppets. See back cover for Celebrate Tell-a-Story Day at the lead us on a journey through the beer, soft drinks extra. See back as a routemaster for Scotland, booking details. Scottish Storytelling Centre with land of South Asian myth and cover for booking details. traveling as he and Sora had, from an afternoon of fun, interactive
12. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 13. storytelling and storymaking inspired natural skills. We will explore she has spent with the Council. Geeta Ramunajam 29/10 W N Herbert: Chinese by the Festival’s ‘Eastern Routes’ techniques for learning a story, Hear about the revival of Wayfaring theme. Led by Wendy Woolfson. making it your own and developing languishing crafts such as Bengali Scottish Poetry Library your own style. All welcome! scroll painting and kantha (quilt Local partner event CORE (Community embroidery) and the impact of 3pm (1 hr) Organisation for Racial Dollar & the Orient modern technological intervention £7/£5 | Adults Equality) World Café Dollar Museum in traditional crafts, as well as her Poet and indefatigable traveller North Edinburgh Arts Centre Festival on Tour integral role in marketing and W N Herbert has walked the Wall Local partner event 10.30am (1hr) popularisation of the art of image and followed the Silk Road and is 5.30pm (2 hrs) Free but ticketed | All ages making in museums abroad. currently working with eminent £5 (£2.50 children) | All ages Dollar Museum hosts a fun, Chaired by Elizabeth Guest. Chinese poet, Yang Lian, on Jade The World Café, run by CORE interactive live storytelling event. Ladder, a book of translations from (Community Organisation for Ewan McVicar shares fascinating A Rainbow of Bird wonderful and personal journey of intoxicating evening of story, music contemporary Chinese poetry. This Racial Equality), is a unique tales of journeys, travels and Tales from Asia event, in which W N Herbert is joined gathering which breaks down the stories that she has collected, and song with Linda Williamson, homes that link Dollar to the Far Scottish Seabird Centre from Thailand to Laos, Cambodia, Jeeva Raghunath and Geeta in conversation by Robyn Marsack, barriers between different Eastern shores of Japan, China Local partner event promises to be an illuminating hour communities in a friendly and Malaysia and beyond. Wajuppa will Ramunajam, hosted by David and South East Asia. Museum 2pm (1hr 30mins) be later be joined by members of Campbell. in the company of a consummate informal way. Guest storyteller exhibition open Saturday 11am- Event free with Seabird Centre storyteller and inventive poet. Part of Kamini Ramachandran shares local storytelling group Grampian 4.30pm and Sunday 2pm until admission price (adult £7.95, child Association of Storytellers (GAS). Festival Club: Connecting Voices: Poetry & Stories tales from the Malay and Indian 4.30pm. See back cover for (4-15) £4.50, concession £5.95, Across Scotland. folk traditions, as volunteers Gerry Durkin booking details. under 4’s go free) | All ages A Friendship Forever: The Waverley Bar from around the world serve up How did Peacock get his beautiful Meet the Storyteller: a delicious buffet enjoyed by all The Ainu of Japan Club event East of the Sun, West of feathers? And why can’t Chicken Universal Hall 9pm (2hrs) Geeta Ramanujam ages, in North Edinburgh Arts the Moon fly high in the sky? Hear tales from Scottish Storytelling Centre welcoming café. See back cover Festival on Tour By donation on the night The LOT India and Malaysia with storyteller 7.30pm (2 hours) (suggested £3) | Adults Meet the Storyteller for booking details. Local partner event Kamini Ramachandran then see 5pm (1hr) £9/£7 conc/£5 under 16 Edinburgh’s famous Festival 11.30am & 2.30pm (40 mins) the characters come to life by Adults storytelling club returns, hosted Free but ticketed | Adults Building a Repertoire: £1.50 per child | Adults and making your own Peacock or A relaxed and informal opportunity The Show! Experience Ainu storytelling by West Coast wisecracker, Gerry over 4s Chicken. Hands-on story and craft with its traditional rhythmic Durkin. Bring along a story, song, to meet Geeta in person. Learn Scottish Storytelling Centre Join Eleanore Wapler and our fun for all ages. more about the people, traditions Live storytelling accompaniment, and explore rhyme or riddle to share or sit merry band of storytellers on a the Ainu’s historical and cultural back, relax and enjoy. and philosophy that have played 5pm (1hr) journey to faraway places where Bengali Stories & an integral role in her career as a Free but ticketed | Adults connections with Scotland. With adventure, mystery and excitement Scrolls Tomatsu Nabesawa, the world’s storyteller, teacher and academic, Bob Pegg and participants of his abound. Along the way you’ll Scottish Storytelling Centre and the stories that inspire her. ‘Building a Repertoire’ workshop foremost Ainu storyteller, Shiro Saturday 30 encounter brave knights, talking Live storytelling share the fruits of their day’s Kayano, head of the Ainu of October animals and lots of silly voices. 2.30pm (1hr 30mins) India: A Universe of labour and mark Tell-a-Story Day Hokkaido, and Highland tradition Come prepared to gasp with £8/£6 | All ages Stories with a freshly devised storytelling bearer George MacPherson. See surprise, laugh till your sides ache Be mesmerised by Bengali scroll back cover for booking details. Scottish Storytelling Centre performance. SISF: Starting with and maybe even shed a little tear. artist Gurupada Chitrakar as he Live storytelling Source: Ancient Tales Stories tells the story of the Goddess 7pm (1hr 45mins) A Storytelling Journey: Scottish Storytelling Centre Bengali Arts & Crafts Durga with handpainted scroll £10/£8 | Adults Wajuppa Tossa from India & Scotland Scottish Storytelling Centre and Bengali lyrics. A feast for Scottish Storytelling Centre Training & development The myriad cultures of India, north Queen’s Cross Church 10am (3hrs) Talk & discussion the senses. Delve into the and south, generate a universe of Festival on Tour Live storytelling 1pm (1 hr) age-old Patua tradition of 7pm (1hr 45mins) £17.50 (£15 Network members stories, visual arts and song, full of 7.15pm (2hrs 15mins) £6/£4 | Adults storytelling, accompanied by Ruby colour and spice. Immerse yourself in £10/£8 | Adults Adults £5 | Adults Join Aberdeenshire storyteller Ruby Palchoudhuri, Director Palchoudhuri, Director of the this ocean and let time dissolve to the Starting with her mother’s story, Behind Europe’s oldest stories are of the Crafts Council of West Crafts Council of West Bengal. the great tales of India. See them Jackie Ross for a fun and interactive voices of Geeta Ramanujam, Jeeva ‘The Hero of the Mekong River’, beginners’ workshop in storytelling, Bengal speaks about her learning Raghunath and Gurupada Chitrakar, Wajuppa Tossa leads us on a reunited and drink deep from the experiences over the 25 years refreshing well of tradition in an making the most of your own hosted by Ruth Kirkpatrick.
14. Box office: 0131 556 9579 www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk 15. stories from home and afar and say The Wee County in the Jeeva Raghunath 31/10 Far East farewell to the Festival for another G R McFarlane Art Gallery year. Light refreshments provided. Festival on Tour Open to Network members only. 2pm (2hrs) Tell-a-Story Day part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival Free but ticketed | All ages The Ramayana: Clackmannanshire is the smallest Storytelling & county in Scotland, with a big story Gamelan Music Friday 29th October to tell. Take your imagination on a St Mungo’s Museum of Life & Art journey from Alloa Harbour to the Festival on Tour shores of the Far East, and explore 2pm (2hrs) the myths, the stories and the Free | Adults and over 8s artefacts that tell their tales with Hear the epic tale of Rama’s journey to rescue Sinta from the ten-headed Easter Ross to China. Sponsored by storyteller Ewan McVicar. Events run the Scottish Bible Society. from 23rd to 30th October 2010. demon, Rahwana. Join in with the See back cover for booking details. famous Balinese monkey chant as Hanuman and the Monkey Clan Travelling East: A build bridges and pick up mountains! Spiritual Journey in Mags, Simon and Kath bring you a Words & Music Sunday 31 retelling of the Ramayana from India Scottish Storytelling Centre October via Indonesia with live music from the Live music Indonesian gamelan, flute, trumpet 3pm (2hrs) and small harp. See back cover for £8/£6 | Adults Trading from East to booking details. A meditative and musical journey West through the great Eastern religious Gladstone’s Land Tales of Plants, People traditions, all represented by the Local partner event & Places from the East communities of contemporary 1.00pm & 2.30pm (1hr) Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Scotland. Featuring a line up of Free but ticketed | Adults and John Hope Gateway musicians and a core quest for over 8s Local partner event peace and reconciliation. Discover stories of trading links 2pm & 3.15pm (45mins each) Night of the Circle: All Register between the Far East and Scotland Free, just drop in | Adults and over 5s your event by from the 1600’s to 1800’s Join the Talking Trees Storytellers for Hallows Eve within the unique setting of a tales based on true stories of plant Scottish Storytelling Centre Friday 24th 17th century merchant’s house. hunting expeditions to East Asia. Live storytelling September Storyteller Marion Kenny explores 7pm (1hr 45mins) What’s Your Story? 2010 the threat of pirates, fascinating Local Heroes £10/£8 | Adults tales of the East India Company The LOT On this night the veil between seen Release your natural storyteller and get Organise your own Tell-a-Story • Traditional and contemporary stories and the adventures of Thomas Local partner event and unseen, past and present is at involved in the Scottish International Day and take advantage of our free for you to learn and tell Blake Glover. Tickets from the 3pm (1hr) its thinnest. Experience the coming Storytelling Festival! Friday 29th downloadable resources, stories and • High quality colour posters and stickers Scottish Storytelling Centre. Free but ticketed. 10% discount together of Scottish, Swedish, October is Tell-a-Story Day, the publicity materials – everything you • Limitless help and advice perfect opportunity to hold your own need to get you inspired and help in The LOT bistro on production of Indian, Malaysian, Thai and Japanese traditions on All Hallows Eve and DIY storytelling event – big or small. you plan, run and promote your own Win a storyteller visit! Story Swap & ticket | Adults and over 8s fabulous storytelling day. Groups and individuals who return Networking Café Discover the true stories of pioneering step over the threshold into the Celtic New Year. Hosted by Jess Tell your own tales, or encourage their Tell-a-Story Day event feedback Scottish Storytelling Centre Scots who risked life and limb to your friends, family or community The Scottish Storytelling Centre receive a special certificate of Smith with Jeeva Raghunath, Kamini Training & development travel across the globe with the to share local myths and legends, provides: participation AND go into a free prize 1pm (3hrs) Bible. Storyteller Fiona Stewart will Ramachandran, Wajuppa Tossa, enchanting fairy tales, scary • Guidance on planning your event draw to win a 2-hour visit from a £4 | Adults introduce you to William Murray, the Mio Shapley, Karin Ferry and George Halloween stories, or treasured • Practical storytelling and local professional storyteller. Feedback Come together with Festival guests one-armed postman from Glasgow MacPherson. family stories... it’s up to you! storymaking resources forms are available on our website. and friends old and new to share and John Ross, who journeyed from www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
16. Box office: 0131 556 9579 T. 0131 652 3272 Jess Smith From a Scottish Traveller Marion Kenny Marion’s passion Shiro Kayano Shiro San is head of family, Jess was privileged as a child to for music, stories and dance have the Ainu, Japan’s indigenous people, About the artists sit round campfires and be enthralled led her to perform and research as and Curator of the Nibutani Ainu by ancient stories and song. She now far afield as China, Indonesia, Qatar, Culture Museum. Son of the late Thanks to the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals EXPO Fund, this year the Festival has been able to travels the UK, keeping Scotland’s New Zealand, Fiji, Australia and Shigeru Kayano, Shiro San continues great Traveller traditions alive. Uzbekistan. She accompanies tales his father’s important work as a invite guest artists from India, China, Thailand, Singapore and Japan as well as further afield in Scotland. John Kenny As a trombonist John’s with Chinese harp and flutes. leading Ainu activist. Each invited storyteller actively works to promote and nurture their own culture in their everyday work, interests include contemporary solo Mio Shapley Mio brings the Stuart McHardy Stuart tells Scottish meaning the Festival is a meeting place of inspiring individuals and rich cultural exchange. repertoire, modern jazz and early elegance and grace of the tea historical, legendary and modern music. He has received composition ceremony from her native Japan urban tales and stories of the commissions from the London into her harp playing and story. Over landscape, mostly in Scots. He draws Contemporary Dance Theatre and the last 8 years, wooed by Scottish/ upon his work as a writer, historian, Abbi Patrix Abbi is on a permanant Dr Margaret Mackay Margaret Grace Banks Grace has lived in Huddersfield Contemporary Music Gaelic music, she has tuned her harp folklorist and musician to stimulate quest for new ways to enrich the was born in Regina, Canada. She Aberdeen for the past 18 years. Festival. to a repertoire of these beautiful and entertain children of all ages. form of storytelling. His work is at has been a researcher, lecturer and She tells traditional tales, as well Judy Paterson Fife-based storyteller melodies. Tomatsu Nabesawa Tomatsu the crossroads of theatre, music and director of the School of Scottish as stories from different cultures, Judy has travelled widely and even Paraig MacNeil Reflecting the old San was born in 1936 in Biratori, a movement. Studies and its archives in the course often interspersing her stories with further through stories! Exploring Highland tradition of bearers and remote village in Hokkaido, Japan. of her 40-year Scottish career. traditional or home-spun songs. Alan Spence Alan writes poetry, diverse cultures through legend and bards, Paraig narrates in story, song, He tells traditional yukar – Ainu hero novels, short stories and plays. He is Ewan McVicar Ewan has told tales Gurupada Chitrakar Gurupada folklore is a journey with mind and proverb and allegory. Voices echo the sagas, accompanied by rhythmic Professor of Creative Writing at in 200 venues around Scotland and lives in Naya, a village in Midnapur, heart and Judy’s favourite souvenirs Eastern treatise, the Bible, regarding beating – and wepekeer – old tales the University of Aberdeen and travelled extensively eastward with West Bengal. He learnt the Patua are wonder tales. this as his sacred rock, as did his based on real life experiences. Artistic Director of the annual his stories. He has a strong interest art of scroll painting from his uncle Kamini Ramachandran Kamini is remote ancestor Colm Cille. Tony Bonning Born in the village WORD Festival. in Japanese, Indian, Russian and Dukshyam and now performs to a Malaysian of Indian heritage and Ramesh Meyyappan Ramesh is of Crosshill in the Galloway Hills, Chinese culture, and in Scots Eastern adults and children in urban and Alec Finlay Alec is an artist, poet currently lives in Singapore, where originally from Singapore. As a deaf Tony is founder and director of the adventurers. rural areas throughout India. and publisher. Born in Scotland in she is President of the Storytelling performer he has developed his Galloway Children’s Festival. His 1966, he now lives in the North-East Fergus McNicol With a passion Heather Yule Traditional Scottish Association (Singapore). In 2004 she work using a range of visual and repertoire includes traditional tales of England, in Newcastle upon Tyne. for kamishibai, over the past five folktales and Traveller tales form the co-founded MoonShadow Stories physical styles, ensuring accessibility with an energetic spin, as well as Bob Pegg Bob’s stories tell of giant years Fergus has been involved in basis of Heather’s repertoire. A fine to promote the lost art of the oral to both deaf and hearing audiences. original stories by himself and others. Japanese-Scottish school exchange musician, her storytelling is often warriors, last wolves and fairy hills. narrative tradition. Robyn Marsack Robyn is a writer Vibeke Børdahl Vibeke is senior programmes, allowing children in accompanied by magic from the Their links to the Highland landscape Karin Ferry Karin is President of the and critic, and is the Director of the researcher at the Nordic Institute both countries to share tales from clarsach (Celtic harp) reflecting the have inspired him to explore the Storytelling Network North in Sweden. Scottish Poetry Library. She was born of Asian Studies, Copenhagen one another’s rich heritage of story. mood of the tale. relationship between story and place. In 2009 she won the firstBerättarkraft and brought up in New Zealand University. She has undertaken Claire Hewitt Claire lives in Fiona Stewart Fiona has loved Jackie Ross Jackie is an Storytelling Power scholarship, and is and has now made her home in groundbreaking research on Highland Perthshire. She has stories since she was little and has Aberdeenshire ‘quine’ with a passion attending the Storytelling Festival as Scotland. Yangzhou storytelling traditions and told them in many ways. As Creative for local lore and traditions. She travelled several times to the lands part of her award. Rosina Bonsu Rosina was founder is a facilitator of literary and cultural Director of The LOT she runs believes that we are all storytellers, is along the Silk Road. Many of her Ken Cockburn Ken Cockburn is a Director of Dance House. As a exchange between China and the Foolproof Theatre, a company telling committed to encouraging all to tell wonder tales are woven with the freelance writer, translator, editor and freelance dance artist she has West. truthful stories. their tale, and has run workshops for songs and sparkling colours of these writing tutor, born in Kirkcaldy and taught in a variety of settings and Wajuppa Tossa Wajuppa teaches young people, students and teachers. magical lands. Fong Liu A renowned singer in now resident in Edinburgh. choreographed and performed at Literature, Folktales and Storytelling, China and Britain, Fong is also an Ian Stephen Ian lives in Stornoway, Claire McNicol Claire has been telling Kimho Ip Originally from Hong a range of venues and companies, and Children’s Literature at accomplished storyteller. Her Isle of Lewis and is working on a book stories professionally for 15 years. Kong, Kimho works as a composer, nationally and internationally. Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Festival performance will be her retelling timeless stories along a Formerly Storyteller in Residence at director, producer and yangchin Ruby Palchoudhuri Ruby is She tells Thai/Lao folktales to English language storytelling sea-route from Brittany to Iceland. the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, performer. He is Artistic Director of Director of the Crafts Council of revitalize northeast Thai cultural debut. He travels widely, with recent Claire believes that traditional stories the Inter-cultural Music and Arts West Bengal. She regularly organises heritage and has performed in performances at Without Borders contain inspiration and wisdom for Geeta Ramanujam Geeta is an Project (iMAP). workshops and exhibitions on Australia, Asia, and USA. the times we live in. academic, storyteller and trainer and Cape Clear Island festivals. Linda Williamson Linda’s love affair traditional Bengali arts and crafts in Wendy Woolfson Wendy tells based in Bangalore, India, where James Spence James grew up in David Campbell David has travelled with India began in the search for India, Australia, Japan, UK and USA. stories from all over the world, she founded The Kathalaya Trust. Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders the world as an ambassador of sources of Duncan Williamson’s folk Russell McLarty Based in Tranent, finding inspiration from her own She has several awards for her role and his stories range from Arthurian Scottish lore and has a deep love tales. In the 1990s Linda researched Russell is former Chair of the Scottish experiences of life, love and travel. in embedding storytelling into the legends to Traveller stories. He tells and store of the early Celtic tales. folklore in India, and Sanskrit research Storytelling Forum. He tells stories Her repertoire ranges from Scottish school curriculum. most of them in the rich Scots His book Out of the Mouth of the now continues with storytelling from from many traditions relevant to the traditional stories to international brogue of his upbringing. Morning has been enthusiastically George MacPherson As Highland the Brhaddharma Purana. different ages and stages of life with folktales, and she enjoys involving reviewed. tradition bearer and researcher, Jean Edmiston Jean enjoys her listeners in the storymaking Ma Xiaolong Ma lives in Yangzhou, all its twists and its challenges. George has assisted the Ainu collaborating with artists from process. David Mitchell A gardener, writer in the Jiangsu Province of China. Ruth Kirkpatrick Ruth is a people in their search for Dr Munro’s other disciplines, and creating and and broadcaster, David has spent the He studied at Wang’s School, and traditional storyteller, singer and W N Herbert W N Herbert writes ancestors. He had the privilege of telling stories inspired by landscape. last 30 years exploring the wonders particularly enjoys performing the trainer and has led workshops across poetry in Scots and English, and has visiting Shigeru Kayano in Hokkaido, ‘Naturally Inspired: Hidden Sources’ of the natural world, visiting over sagas of the Water Margin. He was Scotland and in India and Singapore. published a number of essays and and this year has the pleasure of – a dance-story collaboration with 100 islands, as well as deserts in awarded the Lu Hua Performance She develops innovative ways to use short stories. He lectures in Creative welcoming his son Shiro Kayano to Rosina Bonsu – brings together these North America and rainforests in Award of Folk Art. storytelling with children and families Writing and Contemporary Scottish South East Asia. the Festival. two wonderful ways of working. Poetry at the University of Newcastle Mags Smith Born and bred in who have particular emotional and Gerry Durkin Gerry has been a Jeeva Raghunath Jeeva lives in upon Tyne. Frieda Morrison Frieda is one of Glasgow, Margaret enjoys exploring social needs. professional storyteller since 2002. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India. She Scotland’s best known broadcasters mythologies from around the world. Senga Munro Senga was brought Based in Blantyre, he recently took started her career as headteacher of and renowned for her insight She has a particular interest in Indonesia up in a Scots speaking family and her part in two wonderful European a nursery school, where storytelling into the working world of the alongside her love and learning of Granny and her Dad were very good IYMF projects – iyouwe Share the skills were invaluable. She now enjoys countryside. Her most recent album Indonesian Gamelan music. storytellers. She has collected and World and Moving Voices. telling stories to children and adults in Morven is a collection of ten of her told stories in Scots for many years. own songs. schools, hospitals, theatres and offices.
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