by storytree | May 27, 2015 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Learning to tell stories, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
I just got asked three great questions about storytelling and my upcoming Green Storytelling workshop in Indigiscapes, Capalaba. 1. Why tell stories? (in an age of mass distraction) 2. How can stories help ME? (ie: in this ‘i-generation) 3. What can...
by storytree | Nov 28, 2014 | Folk Tales, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
This is a response from Laura Simms to the situation unfolding in Ferguson, which is now reverberating through many parts of the US and the world. Laura is an award-winning storyteller, recording artist, teacher, writer and humanitarian based in New York City. She is...
by storytree | Oct 17, 2014 | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Resources, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
Many years ago I wrote this article about ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. I was holding off publishing it until I had recorded and/or published my version. However I think this article needs to be released from it’s confines (after eight long years) and...
by storytree | Oct 8, 2014 | Feminism, Folk Tales, social justice, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
Scheherazade was the extremely heroic, intelligent and learned storyteller of the frame story of ‘1001 Arabian Nights’. Here is my very brief summary of the story. When I tell it is very different and longer but I haven’t yet written that down as it is still...
by storytree | Sep 17, 2014 | ESL, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Don’t you love it when you are put in a situation that streeeetches your experience and knowledge, so that you learn new things and develop new skills? This year, Book Week did just that for me! I had been enjoying rave reviews and responses… until I went...
