Singapore International Storytelling Festival 2006
�Where Storytelling Comes Alive�

Speakers

Folke Tegetthoff (Austria)
Folke Tegetthoff was born in Graz, Austria. His first book of modern fairy tales was published in 1979 at the age of 25. To date, 31 books have been published (over 1.4 million sold copies) and translated into several languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean. He had given over 3500 performances (in German and English) in 38 countries around the world. In 1984, the "Folke Tegetthoff Collection", the first official archive worldwide about his work was opened at Murray State University in Kentucky, USA. He is also the organizer of the world�s biggest storytelling festival GRAZERZÄHLT - Tales of Graz since 1988. Folke lives with his wife and 4 children in an old, former nunnery in the south of the Austrian province of Styria.

Antonio Rocha (US)
Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, began his career in the performing arts in 1985. In 1988 he received a Partners of the Americas grant to come to the USA to further his mime skills with Master Tony Montanaro. Antonio�s unique solo shows of stories and mime have been performed from Singapore to the Yukon, including the Kennedy Center (Washington DC, USA), Tales of Graz (Austria), Dunya Festival (Holland), Kenya Connect (Kenya) and The National Storytelling Festival (Tennessee, USA). Antonio holds a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and has also studied with Master Marcel Marceau.

Doug Lipman (USA)
Doug Lipman, the foremost storytelling coach in USA, is popular in the States as well as abroad as a performer, coach, author, and teacher. Doug's storytelling grew out of his work as a pre-school and music teacher in the 1970's. He has been teaching and coaching storytellers since 1979 and, in the last 10 years, worked extensively in the corporate sector. In addition to his workshops and classes on all aspects of storytelling, Doug has published numerous books and released instructional videos, audiocassettes, and multi-media courses such as the Storytelling Workshop in a Box.

Bernice Hune (Canada)
Bernice Hune, a third-generation Chinese Canadian, has worked as a professional storyteller in Canada for the last 15 years. She tells her family's stories as well as folktales that celebrate Asian traditions such as The Magic Paintbrush to children and adults. She is the recipient of a Canada Council grant for storytelling. Bernice also tells at museums, festivals, libraries and schools. As a leading arts educator, she has conducted numerous professional development programs for teachers in both art and storytelling.

Cat Weatherill (UK)
Cat Weatherill is a storyteller and writer. Born and raised in Liverpool, she studied Drama at Hull University and has been a professional performer ever since. She has worked as an actor and a singer, and she incorporates these skills into her storytelling. Cat is a strong physical teller with a distinctive theatrical style. She became a professional storyteller in 1998.

Daniel Morden (UK)
Daniel Morden is one of the top storytellers in the UK. He was born in Wales and currently resides there. He has told traditional stories for a living since 1989, and has travelled the world telling and hearing folktales. His first anthology of stories, Weird Tales from the Storyteller, was nominated for the Tir Na N�Og Welsh Children�s Book Prize.

Yossi Alfi (Israel)
Yossi Alfi is a well-known and prominent Israeli storyteller, a theatre figure, a poet, a teacher and a writer. He is the founder and the artistic director of the Israeli International Storytelling Festival. He is also the founder of the Community Theatre movement in Israel. He regularly performs and presents stories on TV and radio. A man of many hats, Yossi is the director of People�s Theatre Ltd, a private company which he co-owns together with his wife, Sue. He is fluent in both English and Hebrew.