by storytree | May 28, 2026 | environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Public Performances, sexuality, social justice, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling, Women's rights
It has been a dream come true to find a venue so PERFECT for storytelling in Brisbane, which is also close to home and has a great menu and drinks! Because I felt so at home and so welcomed by the staff, I was able to do my best performances and have had rave reviews...
by storytree | Mar 27, 2026 | Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Public Performances, social justice, Stories of the feminine, Women's rights
BRISBANE ANYWHERE FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE Ancestral Tales of Daring, Difficult Women in ‘The Woods’ Gather deep in ‘The Woods’ in Mitchelton, Brisbane~Magandjin to hear ancient folktales before they were tamed, as a part of The Brisbane Anywhere...
by storytree | Jan 11, 2025 | Folk Tales, Learning to tell stories, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
Last year I was very honoured to be interviewed by my storytelling colleague, Alyssa Curtayne, who is also President of the Australian Fairy Tale Society and host of ‘The Heart of Storytelling’ podcast. I just listened back after several months had passed...
by storytree | Aug 28, 2024 | Folk Tales, Japanese storytelling, Public Performances, Storytelling
When my colleagues and I told stories at GOMA’s Fairytales exhibit, we got another delightful invitation. Jenny Stubbs, the hard working organiser of the Story Arts Festival in nearby Ipswich, asked us to tell on Saturday, 17 August. Anne E Stewart, Sue Robin...
by storytree | Jul 28, 2024 | environmental storytelling, Feminism, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
‘The Rebirth of the Sun’ was published ‘CIRCLE ROUND’ by Starhawk and Diane Baker and Anne Hill, copyright (C) 2000 by Miriam Simas, Anne Hill and Diane Baker. * I adapted Starhawk’s story for the Winter Solstice celebration of Northey...
by storytree | Apr 28, 2024 | Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Japanese storytelling, Storytelling
Late last year and early this year, I had the great pleasure of performing at the Queensland Gallery Art Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane, along with several colleagues. It was Fairy Tale Heaven for me. I tend to prefer folk tales over fairytales generally,...
