SAYANG SINGAPORE

Storytellers

Kiran Shah
Kiran Shah co-founded the Asian Storytelling Network, Singapore�s first professional storytelling company. Through her work with the NBDCS, NAC, MOE, MINDEF and various other government and community bodies, Kiran has nurtured the revival of the oral tradition in Singapore. Kiran works internationally, having performed in storytelling festivals in the UK, Australia and Indonesia.

Children engrossed in the books at the libraries owe a debt of gratitude to Panna Kantilal of the National Library Board, for she helps to select and evaluate the Children�s and Young People�s materials. A librarian by profession, Panna enjoys telling stories to both children and adults. She has performed in Brisbane, Jakarta and Singapore.

Sheila Wee
Sheila Wee of Asian Storytelling Network is one of the pioneers of oral storytelling in Singapore. She has worked in schools, museums, theatres and for various government ministries in Singapore. She has also performed internationally at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, at the Isle of Skye Storytelling Festival and the Australian National Storytelling Festival.

Rosemarie Somaiah
Rosemarie Somaiah is a teacher, writer and partner in Asian Storytelling Network. She has performed for all ages both locally and overseas, including at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Her books include a comic book for the Singapore History Museum (2002), Gateway to Singapore Culture (2004), Colours of Harmony (2005) and Indian Children�s Favourite Stories, which will be released shortly.

Chuah Ai Lin
Chuah Ai Lin�s first loves were books and chasing butterflies and fish in green places. After a 20-year career in the oil service industry, she now integrates her early loves into her work as a professional storyteller, nature guide, licensed tourist guide, and teacher of enrichment courses. She draws on the natural world, history, culture and science for her stories.

Mabel Lee
Mabel Lee runs a childcare centre where she teaches Speech and Drama. She tells stories to children, drawing on her Peranakan heritage whenever possible. In addition she trains primary and secondary school children in storytelling and enjoys being part of Talespin, a group of storytellers that performs for adults.

Kamini Ramachandran
Kamini Ramachandran started MoonShadow Stories in 2004 and has been actively telling for both adults as well as children in a variety of institutions, including schools, museums and the Substation. She has a regular Monday slot on radio. She has hosted World Storytelling Day in Singapore for the past 3 years.

Roger Jenkins
Roger Jenkins was born in Singapore but grew up in Britian. He returned to Singapore as a drama teacher in 1978. His collection of poems From the Belly of the Carp won the 1995 Singapore Literature Prize. He became a professional storyteller in 1998 when he began teaching a course on practical introduction to storytelling in the classroom.