by storytree | Aug 10, 2014 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Resources, Storytelling, Uncategorized
After the stupendously enriching International Storytelling Conference, which ended on a Sunday June 8, some of us lucky ducks got to immediately swan off to the ‘The Inaugural Australian Fairy Tale Conference’ (or AFTS Conference) in Sydney on the Monday...
by storytree | Jul 4, 2014 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Storytelling, Uncategorized
LEFT: Jenni telling ‘The Mulberry Tree’ during the Saturday night concert. RIGHT: Jenni with international tellers: Diane Ferlatte USA, Rona Mentari wearing yellow scarf (Indonesia) with puppet and friend, Evita Hofstetter (NSW) and Victoria Burnett (US)...
by storytree | Dec 3, 2011 | Fairy Tales, Green Storytelling, Storytelling, Uncategorized
ABOVE: A wondrous Fairy I saw at the summery Woodford Folk Festival many years ago. She wore gumboots as it was very muddy that year. Listen to my retelling of this tale for FREE via Soundcloud. Christmas was originally a Winter Solstice tradition. Here in Australia...
by storytree | Dec 8, 2009 | Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, Uncategorized
‘Brave Vasalissa and Baba Yaga’ is a Russian and Eastern European folktale which has ancient mythic and Goddess roots. The tale was most probably a part of an ancient initiation for young women. The may have been sent into the centre of the dark forest to...