Conference
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Jeeva
Raghunath (India)
Jeeva Raghunath started telling stories
from the age of five as she grew up amidst
excellent storytellers. Thanks to Tulika
Publishers, she was given the responsibility
of translating an activity based story
book into Tamil which introduced her to
the public as a storyteller. Jeeva�s lively
and dramatic storytelling performances
keep all ages spell-bound. Her stories
include a wide range of Indian and Asian
folk-tales, European tales, family stories,
true-life incidents, cross-culture stories
and modern stories.
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Speakers
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Mary-Alice
Arthur (New Zealand)
Originally
from the USA, Mary-Alice Arthur spent time
in Europe before arriving in New Zealand
over 20 years ago. Mary-Alice is a storyteller,
a facilitator for inspired change, and a
conference weaver in her own consultancy,
SOAR (Significant Orientations, Amazing
Results), based in Wellington, New Zealand.
She has appeared at festivals and organises
the monthly Wellington Storyteller�s Café.
She blends the best of the northern and
southern hemispheres.
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Fran
Stallings (USA)
Fran Stallings has been a professional storyteller
since 1978. She is an education consultant,
freelance author, recording artist and singer/songwriter.
She is the international tour manager for
Hiroko Fujita, a Japanese storyteller and
author. In 2003, Fran and Hiroko received
the International StoryBridge award from the
National Storytelling Network (USA) for which
organisation Fran is the state liaison for
Oklahoma. Fran's repertoire of American and
world folktales includes hypnotic tales of
transformation, as well as dynamic participation
stories for youngsters. A PhD biologist, as
an "ecoteller" she continues to
teach about our living world through stories.
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Workshop
Leaders
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Cassandra
Wye (UK)
Cassandra Wye, a professional storyteller
since 1991, has worked in theatres and festivals,
around galleries and museums, in and out
of schools, by starlight and candlelight,
in the depths of the jungle and in the middle
of the sea. The stories she tells reflect
the multicultural society in which she lives.
She works with many excluded communities
to make storytelling open to all.
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Rosemarie
Somaiah (Singapore)
Called a grandmother at four, Rosemarie
has been happy driving in reverse ever since!
She has led workshops and told stories in
local and international schools, museums,
libraries, over the radio and on the MRT.
She has performed at festivals like Kidsfest,
the Asian Children�s Festival and the Scottish
International Storytelling Festival. Rosemarie
leads the Storytellers� Circle of the Society
for Reading and Literacy (SRL) and is Secretary
of the Singapore Drama Educators Association
(SDEA).
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Cherry
Pua-Africa (Philippines)
Cherry Pua-Africa is a teacher, trainer and
a storyteller. She has produced storytelling
CDs for children and she is also the founder
and former principal of Kinder Minds. She
has conducted seminars for storytellers, parents,
teachers and school administrators in Singapore,
USA, Thailand and the Philippines.
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John
Hockney (Australia)
John Hockney is a professional storyteller
and performs at schools, libraries, festivals
and Children�s Book Council literary functions.
His passion for storytelling reaches his audience
from children to senior citizens. John�s recent
publication Remember When�How to Unlock Your
Life Story is a great startup for anyone who
wishes to delve into their personal and family
stories. John is also New South Wales� Seniors
Ambassador for 2005.
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Randel
McGee (USA)
A gifted and imaginative storyteller, writer,
musician and performer, Randel McGee enthusiastically
performs with his puppet pal, Groark the Dragon.
As a seasoned performer, Randel McGee's fast-paced,
high-energy blend of stand-up comedy, witty
banter, original songs, and hilarious storytelling
appeals to young and old alike around the
world. He is also known for his portrayal
of Hans Christian Andersen, the beloved storyteller.
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Hiroko
Fujita (Japan)
Hiroko Fujita grew up in the tiny town of
Miharu in mountainous rural Fukushima Prefecture,
Japan. She is currently a lecturer at Kindergartner
Training School, Kashiwa, Chiba-Ken. Fujita-san
has toured schools and libraries throughout
Japan, as well as American schools and libraries.
She has participated at storytelling festivals
every spring from 1995 to 2004 with Fran
Stallings, who serves as her interpreter.
She has published books on ancient Japanese
tales and handbooks for those who wish to
become storytellers.
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Dr
A.P.Jayaraman (India)
Dr A.P.Jayaraman from India is a professional
nuclear scientist and has been a passionate
science and technology communicator since
1964. He was awarded the highest distinctions
for his creative narratology in children�s
literature in his mother-tongue, Malayalam.
His stories are anchored on peer-reviewed
and primary research publications and are
engineered to deliver both the message and
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Roger
Jenkins (Singapore)
Roger Jenkins is a popular storyteller on
the school and community circuit. Trained
as a drama specialist, Roger has worked
in Singapore since 1978 with a variety of
theatre companies. He received the Friend
of the Deaf Award 1990 for his contribution
to the hearing-impaired community and continues
to use sign language with his partner Dennis
Tan in The See-Hear Storytellers.
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Verena
Tay (Singapore)
Since 1986, Verena Tay has acted, directed
and written for the local English-language
theatre, working with leading companies.
She has staged solo performances in Singapore,
and around the world. Her first book, In
the Company of Women: Selected Plays, was
launched on 22 July 2004. Her latest production
is her own monologues (3 Women, Jun�Aug
2005). In recent years, Verena began exploring
two new areas of artistic expression. The
first is voice and speech production. The
second is the craft of storytelling. Verena
co-founded MoonShadow Stories with Kamini
Ramachandran in November 2004 and they have
been telling stories at The Substation and
within the community.
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| Congress
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Kiran
Shah (Singapore) Asian Storytelling Network
[email protected]
Kiran Shah delights in telling tales anywhere
to anyone. She draws her material from all
around the world, but is particularly interested
in Asian folktales. Kiran has also worked
internationally, performing at the Australian
National Storytelling Festival in 2003 and
2005 and at the Children�s Storytelling
Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia in July 2005.
Kiran and Sheila Wee are partners in the
Asian Storytelling Network (ASN). ASN has
been a partner in the planning and administration
of each annual Asian Congress of Storytellers
since its inception in 2001. Kiran and Sheila
also founded the Singapore Storytellers
Circle, which offers a venue for adults
to hone their storytelling skills.
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Sheila
Wee (Singapore) Asian Storytelling Network
[email protected]
Sheila has lived in Singapore for 22 years,
and along with her storytelling partner,
Kiran Shah, is a key leader in the country�s
storytelling revival. Her multicultural
repertoire includes Singapore myths and
legends, Asian and Western folktales and
lively participation and prop stories. Sheila
also works internationally. In the past
year, she has performed at the Scottish
International Storytelling Festival, the
Isle of Skye Storytelling Festival and the
Australian National Storytelling Festival.
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| Keynote
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Sharing our Stories � Building Community in Groups
by Mary-Alice Arthur
Mary-Alice Arthur will share with us the
overlapping edges of story, knowledge and community
and explore what community we�re building at this
event.
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| Concurrent
Workshops
Day
1 Session A (10.10am � 12.10pm) |
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Concurrent Workshop A1
The Story of Your Rejuvenation by Mary-Alice Arthur
[GENERAL]
This session is designed to stimulate rejuvenation,
and awaken the reflective and creative nature of
individuals and groups through the use of storytelling.
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| Concurrent
Workshop A2 (FULL)
Creating Occasions for Children to Tell by Cherry
Pua-Africa [PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS]
In this workshop, you will be given a demonstration
on how to create the mood and atmosphere that makes
storytelling inviting and special. Participants
will take home brilliant ideas for creating story
rituals to inspire children to find their own voices
and tell their stories. |
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Workshop A3
Storytelling and Disability ~ Difficult Decisions,
Dangerous Dilemmas by Cassandra Wye [SPECIAL
NEEDS]
This workshop will focus on developing
an appropriate storytelling curriculum that meets
the needs of people with disabilities. Cassandra
Wye will share stories, skills and ways of working
based on her personal and professional experience
of disability.
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Concurrent
Workshop A4
Storytelling Magic with the OHP (Overhead Projector)
by Randel McGee [PRE-SCHOOL
AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS]
In this workshop participants will see how
an overhead projector can bring a magical dimension
to storytelling performances. They will learn simple
shadow puppetry and visual effects techniques. |
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Day
1 Session B (2.10pm � 3.40pm) |
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Workshop B1
Teaching Science Through Storytelling by Dr. A.
P. Jayaraman [PRIMARY SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND PARENTS]
Participants will learn an innovative way
of teaching primary level science through storytelling.
Dr. Jayaraman will demonstrate how such concepts
as the sociobiology of lions can be taught through
stories. The stories are global and science based,
but they can be customised.
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| Concurrent
Workshop B2 (FULL)
Stories to Play With: Kids Tales Told with Puppets,
Paper, Toys and Imagination by Fran Stallings and
Hiroko Jujita [PRE-SCHOOL
& PRIMARY TEACHERS AND PARENTS]
Hiroko Fujita & Fran Stallings will
teach participants to find their own storytelling
voices. Participants will also pick up skills in
creating and using toys, games and props.
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Concurrent
Workshop B3
Story Games by By Kiran Shah and Sheila Wee [GENERAL]
Unleash your creativity and discover
how spontaneous you can be. This workshop will
introduce a variety of storytelling games that
can be used to help bring out the hidden storyteller
in adults and children. You will leave the workshop
equipped to use these games in group settings.
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Concurrent
Workshop B4
Remember When � Accessing Life and Family stories
by John Hockney [SENIORS/ADULTS]
Discovering family stories may seem a
daunting experience, but now John Hockney offers
simple ideas to access your own life memories
and stories, and provides the questions to ask
others to share their stories.
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2 Session C (10.10am � 12.10pm) |
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| Concurrent
Workshop C1
Stories to Play With: Kids Tales Told with Puppets,
Paper, Toys and Imagination by Fran Stallings and
Hiroko Fujita [PRE-SCHOOL
& PRIMARY TEACHERS AND PARENTS]
Hiroko Fujita & Fran Stallings will
teach participants to find their own storytelling
voices. Participants will also pick up skills in
creating and using toys, games and props.
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Workshop C2
Storytelling in Singapore � Making It Work! by Rosemarie
Somaiah [GENERAL]
How does a professional storyteller earn
a living in Singapore? If you would like a peep
into the state of the �art� in Singapore and how
to make it work, this workshop is for you. |
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Workshop C3
Tandem Telling for One (Ventriloquism in Storytelling)
by Randel McGee [PRE-SCHOOL
AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS]
In this workshop participants will see
a demonstration of storytelling with a puppet as
a storytelling partner. They will learn and practise
the basics of ventriloquism.
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Workshop C4 (FULL)
Treasured Tongues: How to Become a Teller with a
Thousand Voices by Verena Tay [GENERAL]
Do you feel that when you tell stories,
your delivery seems flat and all your characters
sound the same? If so, this workshop is for you.
This physical-based workshop will help you gain
more vocal versatility as a teller. You will learn
ways to create and sustain character voices, adding
life and texture to your storytelling.
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2 Session D (2.00pm � 3.30pm) |
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Workshop D1
Teaching Science Through Storytelling by Dr. A.
P. Jayaraman [SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND PARENTS]
Participants will learn an innovative way
of teaching secondary level science through storytelling.
Dr. Jayaraman will demonstrate how such concepts
as the sociobiology of lions can be taught through
stories. The stories are global and science based,
but they can be customised.
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Workshop D2
Storytelling with Teenagers ~ Creating an Apprenticeship
Approach to Learning by Cassandra Wye [SECONDARY
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND GENERAL]
Drawing on insights she has gained from
working with teenagers, Cassandra will lead participants
to discover how they can help a new generation of
storytellers emerge and grow. Teachers will explore
what storytelling can offer as part of the secondary
school curriculum and which stories work successfully
with this age group, and why.
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Concurrent
Workshop D3
The Use of Improvisation In Storytelling by Roger
Jenkins [SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND GENERAL]
Roger Jenkins shares a variety of techniques
of improvising in storytelling. A red cape, a
basket of fruit and a wolf is an example of three
odd ingredients with which we are all familiar.
Practise your story-making skills in this entertaining,
totally practical workshop - and be surprised
how at creative you are when the child in you
is let out to play!
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Workshop D4
Kids Can Tell Stories Too by John Hockney [GENERAL]
This very hands-on workshop, which John
has presented successfully in schools in Australia,
is for teachers, librarians or anyone else that
works with children between the ages of 8 and 12.
It will cover the teaching of comprehension, using
the imagination and developing literacy and presentation
skills. Workshop participants will discover how
to present a similar workshop for children.
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Workshop D5 (FULL)
Storytelling with Music by Fran Stallings [PRE-SCHOOL
& PRIMARY TEACHERS AND PARENTS]
You don't have to be a singer or a musician
to add lyrical depth to your stories. Learn what
kinds of stories beg for the addition of a song;
how to find and use melodies; how to improvise musical
sound effects. Sing and play along with a variety
of Fran's music-enhanced stories.
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Storyswap
You don�t want to just listen, you want to tell as
well! Story Swap is a time specially set aside for
you to share with fellow participants. Come prepared
with a story and we will be happy to listen. |
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Takashi�s
Dream by Eth-Noh-Tec (CANCELLED)
Takashi�s Dream is a powerful modern story of what
happens to a man when there is loss of family, loneliness
and no inner harmony. It shows, by example, the powerful
tool that storytelling is: it moves, inspires, and
illuminates our highest human values. In this session,
Eth-Noh-Tec will perform the story, and immediately
after, facilitate a discussion with the audience on
the issues of non-violence, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Come and be inspired by the story which will open
new vistas into the art of storytelling. |
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| Storytelling
Clinic
Whether you have just started storytelling or you
have been doing it for years now, you may have some
burning questions or nagging doubts that you want
to clear. The Storytelling Clinic is designed to
satisfy this need. A panel of three storytellers
will answer all your questions. This is also a time
for participants to raise issues and share concerns
with the Congress. So come prepared with your list! |
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Programme
10 November
2005, Thursday |
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8.00am �
8.30am |
Registration |
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8.30am �
9.00am |
Welcome Address and
Activities |
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9.00am � 9.40am |
Keynote Address |
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9.40am �
10.10am |
Tea Break |
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10.10am
� 12.10pm |
Concurrent Workshops
A |
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12.10pm
- 1.40pm |
Lunch |
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1.40pm � 2.10pm |
Story Campur |
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2.10pm to 3.40pm |
Concurrent Workshops
B |
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3.40pm to 4.40pm |
Story Swap / Takashi�s
Dream |
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4.40pm to
5.00pm |
Tea Break |
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5.00pm to
5.30pm |
Storytelling Clinic |
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| 11
November 2005, Friday |
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8.00am to 8.30am |
Registration |
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8.30am to
9.00am |
Story Campur |
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9.00am to 9.40am |
Keynote Address |
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9.40am to 10.10am |
Tea Break |
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10.10am to 12.10pm |
Concurrent Workshops
C |
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12.10pm
to 1.30pm |
Lunch |
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1.30pm to
2.00pm |
*Concurrent Story Performances |
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2.00pm to
3.30pm |
Concurrent Workshops
D |
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3.30pm to 4.30pm |
Story Swap / Takashi�s
Dream |
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4.30pm to 4.50pm |
Tea Break |
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4.50pm to 5.20pm |
Storytelling Clinic |
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5.20pm to 5.30pm |
And the Story Goes On.... |
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*Concurrent
Story Performances: |
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1)
The Magic of Hans Christian Andersen |
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2) Masala
Mayhem |
