Storytelling events 2010
Tuesday 21 December
Garden of Awen presents: Soul of the Earth. Come and celebrate the launch of the Awen anthology of eco-spiritual poetry on the night of the winter solstice with poetry, music, and dance. Live performances from a glittering ensemble of top-quality performance poets: Aidan Andrew Dun; Karen E-Shelton; Rose Flint; Dawn Gorman; Alyson Halett; Paul Matthews: Margie McCallum; Kevan Manwaring; Jehanne Mehta: Gabriel Millar; Helen Moore; Jay Ramsay; Lynne Wycherley; live drumming from Hereward & Jay. Vivid, contemporary voices that dare to explore a spiritual dimension to life on Earth. Chapel Arts Centre, Bath. 7.30 p.m. for 8 p.m. £5 on door (entry entitles you to £5 discount on the book on the night). Soul of the Earth is edited by Jay Ramsay and published by Awen. RRP £11.99. Special launch price £10. www.awenpublications.co.uk <http://www.chapelarts.org/www.awenpublications.co.uk>
Monday 20 December
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 26 November
The Celts Are Coming. From a time and place where the veil is thin between this world and the otherworld … from the shores of a silvery sea, the heart of the wildwood, the glimmer of autumn twilight, the bravery of battle … Michael Loader and Anthony Nanson return to enchant us with stories from Celtic mythology. The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Taunton. 7.30-9.15 p.m. £8 (concessions £6). Tickets: 01823 283244, www.thebrewhouse.net
Monday 15 November
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Monday 18 October
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 24 September
Greek Tales - Old and New
From ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ to ‘The Girl Who Went to War’, and more, Fire Springs storytellers Kirsty Hartsiotis and Anthony Nanson tell ancient myths and modern folktales from Greece, exploring the resonances that ring across the centuries and drawing upon anecdotes of their own travels through the mythscape of that country. The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Taunton. 7.30-9.15 p.m. £8 (concessions £6). Tickets: 01823 283244, www.thebrewhouse.net
Monday 20 September
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Thursday 16 September to Sunday 19 September
Tales to Sustain - ‘Silence, Stillness, Community, Sitting with Uncertainty’. We’re facing changing and challenging times. The world is becoming a new and unfamiliar place. As storytellers and environmental artists what can we do? Can we find ways of using our skills and stories to make a positive contribution to the changes ahead? This is the fifth annual gathering of people working with these issues: a chance to be sustained, recharged, inspired, and to share good practice. There will be facilitated sessions as well as time to just be. Venue: Rookery Farm, in North Somerset, a beautiful tranquil six-acre paradise with gardens, lakes, and secret nooks and crannies. Accommodation: camping with compost loos and running water, plus a few indoor spaces. Locally sourced organic food. Beautiful workshop and contemplative spaces: yurts, tipis, and the land. £175. Early booking is essential, since places are limited to 30. Contact: Jane Flood 07825 296554, wordsandwebs@talk21.com <mailto:wordsandwebs@talk21.com>
Wednesday 1 September to Saturday 4 September
-Environmental Change Cultural Change. A joint conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment UK and the European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and the Environment, organised by the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath, with assistance from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment, and from Bath Spa University. <http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/conferences/e-c-c-c/> Plenary speakers will include Sidney Dobrin, Georgina Endfield, Robert Macfarlane, Timo Maran and Robert Watson. Contact: Carolina Salter, I-SEE Office, University of Bath, School of Management, iseeoffice@management.bath.ac.uk, http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/conferences/e-c-c-c/
Friday 27 August to Monday 30 August
Festival of the Tree - at Westonbirt Arboretum - celebrating trees and their many uses. Visitors will be able to watch an international team of master carvers transforming 24 tonnes of sustainably felled Westonbirt wood into intricate artworks in the Sculptree display, culminating in a fundraising auction for the charity Tree Aid. Crafts, furniture, sculpture, and jewellery stalls. Tree team demonstrations and workshops from some of the country’s best craftspeople. Family activities include becoming a scientist for the day in Westonbirt’s Laboratree tipi, and storytelling from Fire Springs. Normal admission prices apply, but free admission for children under 18. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: 01666 880147, forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt <http://www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt>, westonbirt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk <mailto:westonbirt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk>
Tuesday 24 August
Children’s Activity Day - Berkeley Castle. Children’s activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs. Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Tuesday 17 August
Children’s Activity Day - Berkeley Castle. Children’s activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs. Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Monday 16 August
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Thursday 12 August
Stroud Transition Tales. Come and meet Steph Bradley as she calls in at Stroud on her odyssey on foot around the Transition Towns of England. Hear about her inspiring journey. Listen to stories from the Stroud Transition Tales group. Play the Quest interactive community game (numbers permitting). And eat, drink, and be merry. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Stroud. 7.00-9.30pm. Food and drink for sale. Donation appreciated towards room hire. Contact: Fiona 01453 834793.
Wednesday 11 August
A Twist in the Tale - at Bath Folk Festival. From folksong it’s a short hop into bed with a folktale and you're never quite sure what you might find there. Bath’s legendary wordsmiths Fire Springs are back, ensemble, with a feast of stories and songs of the outré and yarns with a twist. Back to a place where Conal Crovi tells tales within tales within tales … and Teig O’Kane has a problem with a talkative corpse … and then there's the one about this fine woman who has a good need to be a man. Add a powerful voice and brilliant guitarist singing a story or two in song and it all adds up to a evening of guaranteed twists, turns, tunes and tales. 7.30-9.30 p.m. Gallery Room, St James Wine Vaults, Bath, £5 (concessions £3). Tickets: 01225 463362, info@inu-music.com <, boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk <\t >
Tuesday 10 August
Children’s Activity Day - Berkeley Castle. Children’s activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs. Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Tuesday 3 August
Children’s Activity Day - Berkeley Castle. Children’s activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs. Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Thursday 29 July
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 19 July
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 2 to Sunday 4 July
Beyond the Border - International Storytelling Festival. Britain’s leading festival of storytelling returns to St Donats Castle on the South Wales coast for another spectacular weekend featuring storytellers, singers, poets, musicians, writers, and artists from around the globe. This year’s programme includes ‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ - storytellers and musicians from Italy, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and ancient Babylon - as well as stories from Celtic Britain, Africa and the Caribbean, Traveller’s Tales, Stories & Food, outdoor concerts in the Blue Garden, indoor concerts in the magnificent Bradenstoke Hall, and much more. Anthony will take part in the Tales to Sustain programme hosted by Eric Maddern on the Saturday afternoon. Tickets: (0)1446 799100; www.beyondtheborder.com
Thursday 24 June
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 21 June
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 4 June
Shamanic Dreamtime. Dive into the stirring soundscape of tabla and didgeridoo from Tim Simenauer (Dragonsly, Goma) and Sam Bloomfield (Phoenix), jewelled with stories from the Australian dreamtime told by Anthony Nanson. Performed in the round and followed by an opportunity for creative response - and the earthy delights of Australian cuisine from the Star Anise kitchen. 7.00 pm: refreshments on sale in the cafe. 7.30 pm: performance starts across the courtyard in the British School. 8.45 pm: food on sale back in the cafe. Performance £6 (£4 concessions). Food pay per dish. Star Anise Arts Cafe, Painswick Inn, Gloucester Street, Stroud. Contact: 01453 840021.
Thursday 27 May
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 17 May
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Friday 14 to Saturday 15 May
George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Fourth Annual Symposium - ‘Story and Science’. The symposium includes provocations by Dr Tim Boon (Chief Curator, Science Museum), Dr Steve Killick (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cwm Taf NHS Trust and StoryWorks Associate), and Professor Mark Brake (freelance author, broadcaster, futurist, and communicator of science) and an evening of performances by Pat Ryan, Louie Jenkins, and Emily Underwood-Lee. £30. ATRiuM, Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, Adam Street, Cardiff. www.glam.ac.uk/storytelling <http://www.glam.ac.uk/storytelling>
Sunday 9 May
Songs of Praise - from Bath, featuring Anthony Nanson and the Bath Storytelling Circle. BBC1. 4.30 p.m. (Check the exact time because it seems to be a moveable feast.)
Sunday 2 to Monday 3 May
Butterfly House Opening - Berkeley Castle. Children’s activities all day with storytelling for all the family from Fire Springs. Contact: 01453 810332; www.berkeley-castle.com
Wednesday 28 April
FolkTales - featuring music from Kid Carpet and Electric Alice plus stories from Saikat, Anthony Nanson, and Alex Michelson - at the Scout Hut, Redcliff Backs, Bristol. 8.00 p.m. £4 on the door. Further details: www.myspace.com/folkhut
Thursday 22 April
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 19 April
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Monday 15 March
Bath Storytelling Circle - with film crew from the BBC. Upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Thursday 25 February
Saint and Sinners. Wander across oceans with the Good and the Bad … challenge the gods, the lurking kraken and the bloodthirsty buccaneer … Hear the Sirens’ call and reach the island … where paradise, punishment, the underworld, or a welcome homecoming may await . Tales told by Michael Loader and Anthony Nanson. Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton. £8. 8.00 p.m. Tickets: 01823 283244.
Thursday 25 February
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 15 February
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170
Thursday 28 January
Stroud Story Circle at a private venue in Stroud. 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: Kirsty 01453 840887
Monday 18 January
Bath Storytelling Circle upstairs at the Raven, Bath. 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170