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Paro Anand Nomad’s Land Episode 3
Multi-award winning writer, Paro Anand writes for children, young adults and adults. She started out telling lies but has graduated to telling hard truths in her reality fiction. As a performance storyteller, she has travelled all over India and the World. She works with children, especially those in difficult circumstances, whether special needs or those […]
Morocco Stories with Zakaria from cafe clock
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. visit : https://worldstorytellingcafe.com/cafe-clock-tellers to learn more and make a donation to Zakaria in appreciation […]
Kingdom 1000: with Journalist Min Kaur
2020 marks 1,000 years since the UK’s first equality law, which laid the foundation for the progress that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate and discuss this significant millennial, the World Storytelling Café is bringing together storytellers, historians, and creators to explore the themes of equality, diversity, and compassion.
Your donations during this event will support Youth for Human Rights.
In this episode we are joined by Min Kaur, a journalist for BBC and Sikh channels whose stories highlight communities being left behind. She’s also a freelance Mendhi/Henna artist, and will share tips on how you can #GetCreative and decorate your body to celebrate the millennial of equal justice.
Plus we’ll hear how a young king’s quest for love brought out the worst of medieval Britain’s aristocracy…
After some medieval storytelling and a discussion with Min, there will be a live Q&A for the audience who join us in the Café Zoom Room by clicking “Join story” at kingdom1000.com. PLEASE NOTE: Joining the Zoom room will NOT reveal your face to anyone – all questions are posted via the Zoom chat.
Live Stories: The Molten Boy and the Falling Star
‘The Molten Boy and the Falling Star’ is an ancient story from the vast, windswept plains of the Caucasus. A strange secret birth and suspicions about paternity lead to an isolated childhood. Will the call to adventure lead to a triumphant return home? What will it take for the Molten Boy to claim his place and fulfil his heroic destiny?
Kingdom 1000: with Visual Artist Sally King
2020 marks 1,000 years since the UK’s first equality law, which laid the foundation for the progress that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate and discuss this significant millennial, the World Storytelling Café is bringing together storytellers, historians, and creators to explore the themes of equality, diversity, and compassion. Your donations […]
Kingdom 1000 with Mary Shuttleworth
2020 marks 1,000 years since the UK’s first equality law, which laid the foundation for the progress that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate and discuss this significant millennial, the World Storytelling Café is bringing together storytellers, historians, and creators to explore the themes of equality, diversity, and compassion.
Donations during this event are being taken to support Youth for Human Rights – and in this episode we are delighted to welcome the organisation’s founder and president, Mary Shuttleworth, to discuss exactly how widely equal justice is really being observed in the world today.
We will also get to look at the founding law of equal justice itself – Knut’s Proclamation of 1020 – in the company of Dr Charles Insley from Manchester University, and historian and author M.J.Trow.
At the end will be a live Q&A with the audience who join us in the Café Zoom Room by clicking “Join story” at kingdom1000.com or worldstorytellingcafe.com
Kingdom 1000: with wordsmith John Row
2020 marks 1,000 years since the UK’s first equality law, which laid the foundation for the progress that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate and discuss this significant millennial, the World Storytelling Café is bringing together storytellers, historians, and creators to explore the themes of equality, diversity, and compassion.
Your donations during this event will support Youth for Human Rights.
In this episode we are joined by John Row, a wordsmith of poetry and stories who curates the spoken word spaces for various festivals – including the Cambridge Folk Festival and Glastonbury’s Kidz Field. John will share tips on how you can #GetCreative with your own personal stories, and the reminiscences of those around you.
Plus we’ll hear how Chester was defended by a medieval “queen of the people”…
After some medieval storytelling and a discussion with John, there will be a live Q&A with the audience who join us in the Café Zoom Room by clicking “Join story” at kingdom1000.com
Amazing stories with Sef Townsend
Sef Townsend has been telling traditional stories in shanty towns and cultural centres; refugee camps and festivals for the past 25 years. Apart from regular work in London schools, he works on cross-cultural, interfaith and peace & reconciliation projects both in the UK and internationally.
Stories with Irene Lofthouse – The Boar of Bradford
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.
Stories with Polina Tserakssova
“As you can see it from my family name, I am Russian, but my home country is Estonia and that’s where I was born. My parents came to Estonia during the Soviet times to work in a theatre. They are actors, but I myself never took any acting classes nor studied acting. I loved telling and writing stories.”
Stories, poems and songs inspired by her Romany family
Raine will be reading from her two pamphlets: Apple Water: Povel Panni’ & ‘they lit fires: lenti hatch o yog’ plus new poems from her forthcoming collection The Talking Stick: O Pookering Kosh.
She will also be sharing stories about her Romany family and singing songs and Gypsy lullabies, accompanied by Simon Callow on piano and guitar – we’re hoping for some spoon playing too!
Stories with Sharon Jacksties
Sharon Jacksties tells stories to audiences of adults, young people and families.
Her dynamic and versatile performances draw on stories from all over the world.
Interpreting the wisdom of traditional material for contemporary audiences, her repertoire includes tales that have rarely been heard in this country.
Kingdom 1000: with artist Rebecka Eriksson
2020 marks 1,000 years since the UK’s first equality law, which laid the foundation for the progress that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate and discuss this significant millennial, the World Storytelling Café is bringing together storytellers, historians, and creators to explore the themes of equality, diversity, and compassion.
Your donations during this event will support youthforhumanrights.
In this episode we are joined by Rebecka Eriksson, a Norwegian artist and seamstress who has worked on commission for history societies, clothes stores, and even cafés. Rebecka will doubtless inspire you to #GetCreative with ordinary household objects, transforming them into beautiful representations of folklore, history, equality and diversity.
Better not tell the Venerable Bede what she’d do if she got her hands on his library, though…
After some medieval storytelling and a discussion with Rebecka, there will be a live Q&A with the audience who join us in the Café Zoom Room by clicking “Join story” at kingdom1000.com
Grimm and not-so-Grimm tales from Alastair K Daniel
Join Alastair for a set of stories inspired by the Brothers Grimm collection. Some unfamiliar tales nudge alongside variations on well-known stories – such as the 2000 year old version of Cinderella and a Little Red Riding Hood who is not going to wait around to be rescued by a man.
Poems reflecting on the impact of a changed life
Julie has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 30 years and used to be a teacher and a successful athlete. Nowadays, her MS has progressed so much she uses sticks, wheelchair or mobility scooter to move around
Her poems have been published in various magazines, online and in print. Her poem If I Can’t was a winning poem in Bespoke Verse’s poetry competition in association with National Poetry Day 2019
Stories with a Brazilian flavor – with Fabio Lisboa
When hungry – maybe hungry for dreams – you can look for a magic lamp or for an incredible tree with all the fruits in the world and you might find them in a journey to the Eastern World, Africa or South America. Or, no matter where you are, in a story you will certainly find some well-seasoned wishes!
The Living Library: Discover your unwritten story
Lucie Andersen-Wood (Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist and Co-founder of the WorldStorytellingCafe) invites you to join her in a journey to the Living Library. We all have a story that we tell ourselves about our life-our past life, our present and our future. This is a healing story and visualisation that enables you to examine the current story that you tell yourself about your life and to make changes as you see fit.
It allows you to reach into the deepest part of yourself and to relax and make any changes that you choose.
It is suitable for over 18s. Anyone with a physical or mental illness is advised to seek advice from a specialist before listening to this healing story.
The Lady of Ogmore Down
It’s nearly Kingdom 1000 Season: Celebrating 1,000 years since Knut issued England’s first equality law. But regal determination to help the masses certainly isn’t confined to England. Wales has some brilliant examples too, including this incredible tale from guest storyteller Cath Little.
Knut is the hero from Amber’s story last week. After you’ve enjoyed Cath’s telling, you and your young learners can compare her story with Amber’s.
You can also visit Epic Tales to see how many new words you’ve picked up without realising it. You may have even learned some Welsh!
Teachers and educators: follow the link above for resources exploring how to draw various learning outcomes from this story, including science and numeracy.
The Golden Apple
King Edmund returns from battle with the most precious of treasures: a gold apple that promises good luck – but only if you give it away to the person you love the most! So who should he give it to…?
And afterwards, Epic Storyteller Chip will set an Epic Challenge – a fun task that will also hit children’s literacy learning for the week!
Teachers and educators: Visit Epic Tales to hear teachers discussing the many other learning outcomes in this story, including numeracy and science.
Stories and poems inspired by her Gypsy family in Wales, Europe and Canada
Frances tells her family’s stories, originally attributed to her six-times great-grandfather, the Gypsy storyteller Abram Wood, and four times great-grandfather, John Roberts aka Telynor Cymru.
As in storytelling as well as in poetry, the Gypsy’s own story of journeying from the known into the unknown world infuses our stories and poems with strange moments that have travelled with us all the way from India to Europe and now to Canada.
Reading her own poems in Hindi & English, plus an English translation of father’s stories
A special event from one of India’s most well-respected poets.
Tithi’s father, Rajendra Dani, is a renowned Hindi author and Assistant Editor of the prestigious and internationally acclaimed Indian literary magazine Pahal.
Tithi’s manuscript of the Hindi poetry collection Prarthnarat Battakhein was selected and honoured by the Indian High Commission in London in 2017. She also received the prestigious Vagishwari Award of Madhya Pradesh for this collection, and her poems and stories are widely published around the world.
Our 100th artist is a world-renowned teller who has won awards around the globe
Liz Weir is one of the most influential people in the storytelling revival. As well as being a master storyteller, she is a mentor to young talent and hosts regular barn sessions from her home in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
She was the first winner of the International Story Bridge Award from the National Storytelling Network, USA, which cited her “exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling”.
She has told her stories to people of all ages on five continents – from pubs and prisons and hospital rooms to the stages of the mighty Vanderbilt Hall of New York’s Grand Central Station and in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Join our ‘Mela’, a festival of music, poetry and dance from the sub continent hosted in English by John Row
Joining John this week are Tithi Dani, poet, writer and broadcaster in Hindi and English; singer/songwriter Samia Malik; storyteller Deeptha Vivekanand and Amajit Singh, who will holding a Bangra dance workshop.
A fantastic line-up which promises to be a powerful and fun-filled evening. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
The last in these series of Giles and James Norse Myths
So we’re coming to the end of the first series of Viking Myths. It’s been wonderful fun & many families have enjoyed the journey.
Chatting with the heroes in Valhalla Gylfi has learnt there are some tales that embarrass the Gods, Nervously, at his next meeting with High, Just As High & The Third, he asks…..
And he learns how Freyr, God of Fertility, becomes a fool for love & loses his magic sword that fights by itself & how Thor, desperate for a second encounter with the Giant King who made a fool of him before will do anything for a rematch. But does he really have to wear that dress???!!!!
Lightning, Lies & Unconvincing Drag Acts from Viking Myth. Come & join the fun for the last episode of this family storytelling series.
Stories with Veronica Chambers
Hailing from the Wilds of Wicklow but now living in the East of England, Veronica has told stories for over 20 years, although still claims to only be 21. Co-host to Bards Aloud in Ipswich, she loves to enthuse audiences in her interests that include food and drink and let them walk away thirsting for […]
Live Story-drawing with Giles Abbott and James Lythe, Ep #6
Viking Myth – telling & drawing for family audience with Giles & James
Join us every Saturday at 6pm BST. Giles Abbott tells & James Lythe illustrates live from magical Viking myth. Bring pen, paper then submit your own art to the Gallery at the World Storytelling Cafe!
IN THIS EPISODE
Gylfi gets talking to the heroes who live in Valhalla & learns how a frightened, feeble youth became a dragon slayer! And he sees one hero more mighty than all the rest, Sigurd, & so begins one of the greatest of Norse myths. It start, of course, with Loki doing something he shouldn’t…..
Adventure, magic, enchantment, large scaly monsters – come & join us!
Buried Treasure – sacred stories to guide and heal us with Gilly Southwood
Gilly loves telling stories that invite us to slow down and focus our awareness on the present moment. Join her for an evening of stories that inspire and nourish us and gently call us to a greater awareness, to live life more consciously and to deepen our connection with ourselves and each other.
Live Story-Drawing with Giles and James ep #5
Gylfi is still puzzled by Loki – so tricky, yes, mischievous, yes, but also so useful. So why do people insist that he is evil? His mysterious informants, High, Just As High & The Third, begin to show the darker side as they tell him of Loki’s evil children.
In this episode, hear the thrilling tale of the binding of the wolf, Fenrir & how one of the gods makes a terrible sacrifice. Hear about the worm whose body encircles the entire world & about a little girl, the two sides of whose face don’t match, who will grow to become a mighty queen. She is Loki’s daughter. Her name is Hel. She is Queen not of the living but of the Dead!
Magical stories with wonderful illustration drawn in front of your eyes! Draw your own & submit to the Gallery at World Storytelling Cafe & be part of the magic of Viking myth!
Giles will tell stories while James illustrates them in the moment, and we invite you to do the same. Bring your art materials and join us in creating story inspired art.
Live Stories with Paul Jackson
Like many long established storytellers, Paul has built up a rich repertoire of tales from some of the far edges of the world, particularly stories from north west coastal tribal groups such as the kwakitutl, Tlingit’s and Tsimshian along with beautiful Siberian tribal myths and wonderful Russian and European wonder tales. His style is often […]
