Organiclea Open Day
I told stories for Organiclea Open Day with Mbilla Arts. Just after a performance by some amazing Columbian dancers, I told my folktales […]
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Rebirth of the Griot
This was a fabulous evening of African Storytelling and drumming! I was thrilled to be invited to perform at the special 4th […]
New Book – Caribbean Folktales
When I began thinking of ideas for my new book of ‘Caribbean folktales’ I knew that gathering the stories would unravel many […]
Caribbean Stories
‘As dawn kissed the sky, she looked out of her window and saw a ball of flames darting through the tamarind trees. […]
A beautiful boat for stories
Story Boat My mother-in-law Lori very kindly lent me this wonderful boat, to use as part of my storytelling sessions. The boat […]
Storytelling at the Eden Project
During the Jubilee bank holiday weekend we visited Cornwall and stayed in a valley lodge on St. Tinney’s farm. It’s a beautiful […]
The structure of folk tales
Today, my storytelling workshop in Gouda, has us looking at the structure of the standard folk tale. This gets me thinking more […]
The power of stories
Day 1 of my storytelling workshop in Gouda, finds us in the centre of the city, spending the day at the top […]
Storytelling in Gouda, The Netherlands
This week I’m in Gouda, the Netherlands attending a 5 day workshop on ‘Storytelling for communities’. I’m so excited at the prospect of hanging out […]