Since 2014 our friends at Cafe Clock have facilitated apprenticeships for young tellers as well as hosting magical storytelling evenings on Monday and Thursday evenings. We are excited to host those evenings online at World Storytelling Cafe from Thursday 26th March.
The Cafe Clock Tellers are operating here as a collective and will share the same “hat” for donations. Morocco is currently in lockdown and tellers are unable to perform in public with the added complication that state support is extremely limited in a developing country environment. If you can afford to please be generous, even the most modest contribution will go a long way in Morocco.
Cafe Clock Tellers
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Zakia Elyoubi
Zakia Elyoubi was born and raised in Fez. She is a teacher at a local language centre and began an association that helps abandoned children in Fez called “Friends of Fez Orphans.” She has been a professional storyteller for 3 years and her motto is “Tell, tell and tell for storytelling changes the world, and if not the whole world, then your own world.”
Brahim Daldali
Brahim is a storyteller from Sefrou, the North of Morocco. He began his career in Storytelling through the Cafe Clock programme and in 2018, he won the 1st prise at Hikayat Almaghrib Festival in Rabat.
Bochra Laghssais
Bochra was a Storyteller at Cafe Clock Marrakech in 2015-2017. She was trained by master storyteller Lhaj Ahmed Ezzaghani. She holds a a BA in English Literature studies and is very passionate about stories/Hikayat
Mohammed Ajam
Mohammed Ajam joined the Cafe Clock programme in 2018, inspired by his fascination of Hikayat – the forgotten art of storytelling in Moroccan culture. The programme has opened him up to new experiences and he is excited to share the stories he learns with people of all cultures.
Abderrahim Agouram
Abderrahim loves bringing stories to life stating that “once you know them, you can really feel them and become the characters within, letting your imagination fly with the story.” He has been part of the programme since 2018 and says that it has really enhanced his skills in the art of public speaking, translation and bringing theatre into Storytelling through movements and gestures.
Latifa Amghar
Latifa grew up listening to the wonderful stories told by her Grandparents, and after hearing about the Clock programme, she jumped at the chance of being able to tell stories herself. She states that she has a huge gratitude towards the tradition and being a part of keeping this precious art to survive. She believes that being a storyteller can be challenging but she loves spreading the Moroccan identity and values through stories.
Mohamed Koucham
Mohammed Koucham is an English student in Marrakech and has been part of the Clock Storytelling programme since 2018. He is very passionate about Hikayat and loves interacting with the audience during his performances, often using humour and making people fall about in laughter!
Zouhair Khaznaoui
Zouhair has been sharing the magic of Hikayat since 2017 in the Clock Storytelling programme. You can often see him supporting the new storytellers with their performances and his favourite stories to perform are the ancient ones that carry moral messages that can be helpful in modern life.
Cafe Clock latest performances:
If you are enjoying this story, feel free to make a donation, everything you pop into the hat below goes directly to the Cafe Clock Tellers :
Cafe Clock Tellers
If you would like to support this teller, please make a donation
Cafe Clock Tellers
If you would like to support this teller, please make a donation
Cafe Clock Tellers
If you would like to support this teller, please make a donation
Cafe Clock Tellers
If you would like to support this teller, please make a donation
The debut permanence from the Cafe Clock Tellers featured an introduction and story from Zakia
When you enjoyed the performance please do consider putting something the hat, all proceeds go direct the tellers.
Cafe Clock Tellers
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Our Festival Performers
"Now that the world is standing still, people are asking for stories" Achira.
Justine de Mierre
A passionate, energetic and inventive storyteller who delights in connecting playfully
Gerry Donlon
aka Bards Aloud. Stories comic, and stories quirky
Trevor Millum
a writer of… poetry for children and adults, short stories, a novel, books of local interest, education resources.
Deeptha Vivenkanand
India based storyteller who loves to tell stories about stories, strong women, and political satire.
Fabio Lisboa
Storytelling Trainer who has performed/taught in Brazil, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.
Bob Kanegis
A fortunate day spent on the trail with a park ranger who combined, poetry, puppets and folktales showed Bob the possibilities of the Storyteller's Way.
Irene Lofthouse
Irene uses words to inspire all ages, regularly appearing at arts/literature festivals and children's events; she's regularly booked by schools, museums, libraries, theatres, community groups, NHS, charities and more to facilitate bespoke sessions.
Maria Papanikolaou
The last 10 years I combine storytelling with educational programs for children, in Museums, Cultural Centers, Schools, Art places, etc. I love working with children. I have also published two books, a Greek Myth and a tale of my own.
Raine Geoghegan
Raine Geoghegan, MA, poet and prose writer of Romany, Irish and Welsh descent will share tales of the English Gypsies, Romanichals through poetry, monologue and song.
Antonio Rocha
Antonio has received several awards and grants, including the once in a lifetime Circle of Excellence Award. This award was presented to him in 2015 by the National Storytelling Network for his exceptional commitment and exemplary contributions to the art of storytelling.
Dawn Ellis
Dawn’s parents calmed her down with Grimm stories at bedtime and they stayed with her. She has been performing, one way and another, ever since.
Jan Williams
Her most popular books are An amazing storytelling cat and Essex folk stories for children.
Csenge Virág Zalka
She published several folktale collections, including Tales of Superhuman Powers: 55 traditional stories from around the world (McFarland, 2013), and Dancing on Blades: Rare and exquisite folktales from the Carpathian Mountains (Parkhurst Brothers, 2018)
Zouhair Khaznaoui
Zouhair has been sharing the magic of Hikayat since 2017 in the Clock Storytelling programme.
Theresa Kelleher
Theresa was born within the sound of Bow Bells to Irish parents. Out on the streets she was known as the ‘little Irish girl’, at home admonished for her cockney accent.
David Heathfield
He runs Creative and Engaging Storytelling for Teachers courses onlinehttps://davidheathfieldblog.wordpress.com/teacher-training/ and has worked online as a storyteller and storytelling teacher trainer internationally with the British Council, IATEFL and the Hands Up Project .