MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
BAHJA, JOYFUL AND HEALING STORIES: 19 TO 26 JANUARY 2025
UNDER THE ROYAL HIGH PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI, MAY GOD ASSIST HIM
The third edition of the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival is organised by the World Storytelling Cafe and the Storytellers Union for Cultural Innovation and the Art of Storytelling. More than eighty storytellers from every continent will converge on Marrakech for the much anticipated third edition of our festival with the theme BAHJA, encapsulating the uniquely Marrakech spirit of Joy, hospitality, and the healing power of stories. The festival, like the World Storytelling Cafe, is curated by master storyteller John Row.
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Dr Alastair K Daniel has been a performance storyteller and artist-educator for almost 30 years, working in the UK and abroad and was part of the team that broke the world record for the longest continuous storytelling performance in Marrakech in 2025. Alastair teaches (and is published in the areas of) storytelling and (specifically) its […]
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