Festival Program

Festival Day 3 – Tuesday 21 January

VENUES AND EVENTS

World Storytelling Café

• 11:00 AM – 1.00  PM: Masterclass: Childrens healing stories, nurturing resilience through narratives: Soukayna El Karfi, Rona Barbour, Jim Brule, Justine de Mierre

• 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Sisters and Brothers: Story round led by Naharika Aggarwal,  Mike Rust

• 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: The Magic of the Story Stone. Norman Perrin

• 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Conversation about social media and stories: Zakia Lyoubi, Sarah Lloyd-Winder, Chrissy Tara

Les Etoiles de Jemaa el-Fnaa

• Piano Room  10:00 AM – 12:00 AM:  Bahja stories (kids 9 to 14) Kaoutar Ibrahimi, Danni Cullen,  Mohamed Bousekssou, Evita Silver Tree Stories.

• Douiria  10:00 AM – 12:00 AM: Bahja Production (adults) manufacturing joy. Montassir Bouhlal, Jaafar Kansoussi, Khadija Hassala, Maria Gillen, Iris Skipworth.

 • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: The legacy of Idriss Shah: Tahir and Safia Shah, Chaired by Richard Hamilton, discussing the World Story Bank, and other initiatives to honor their father’s legacy.

• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Conference: Collaborating through stories, building bridges across cultures. Sef Townsend, Zouhair Khaznaoui and Norman Perrin.

• 8:00 PM: Stories from the Global Village: Abderrahim Al Azalia, Hajiba Al Azalia, Amal Ayouch, Kung Jaadee, Gaurav Madan, Veronique Miomadre, Valentina Zocca,  Momo Heiss, Et-Taleby Naïma, Baba C, Eamonn Keenan.

Dar Bellarj

• 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Women’s voices: stories of resilience. Chaired by Lucie Andersen-Wood with Khadija Mareef, Dawn Ellis, Liz Weir, Khadijah Hassala.

• 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Bird Stories: Naharika Aggarwai, Sara Mohyeddin, Dougie Mackay, Mustapha AL-Hanch, Donald Nelson, Mike Rust, Polina Tšerkassova, Mehdi EL Ghali,  themed story round.

Jemaa el-Fnaa

HIKAYATHON:

24 hours of storytelling including:

6:00 PM Sunset Show –  Maria Gillen leads Irish American showcase.

9.00 PM Healing Under Stars, Story Round led by Mike Rust.

Medina Heritage

• 8.00 PM – 9.30 PM: Storytelling show featuring  Mohammed Bariz, Hanae Korchi, Latifa Amghar, Anthony Galvin, Roisin Murray.

Henna Café

• 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Khadija Mareef workshop – empowering women.

• 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM:  Masterclass. Physicality in stories. Rona Levanthal

followed by a full programme of Storytelling to 8.00 PM