The Allegorical Village, (1/3)
I feel very strongly that storytellers need to be ambassadors, pioneers. It is such a niche practice that most people in this country do not know what storytelling is. They imagine it’s reading or that...
View ArticleDaniel Morden discusses the art of storytelling
Good clip of Daniel Morden and Sarah Moody! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqTRBPKPVBs&feature=autofb “It’s a sort of cinema of the mind.” Gorgeous stuff! And he’s a very fine gentleman as well.
View ArticleThe Skeletal Village, (2/3)
One of the things I want to do here, on this site, is talk openly about the practice and craft of storytelling. I am at that stage in my development where I’m shedding the mantle of being a young...
View ArticleReview: The Nothing Show
I was at Larmer Tree Festival telling stories. It was magical, but I’m not here to tell you about that. I’m here to tell you about Stewart Wright’s “The Nothing Show”, a half-hour performance piece...
View ArticleThe Drama Instructor
There’s a story I’ve heard about a drama instructor. He was berating his students one day for failing to grasp the most basic points of theatre. “You!” He said to one of his students. “Walk onto that...
View ArticleThe Pentamerone: Part 1
The Pentamerone is a collection of fifty folk tales written by Giambattista Basile in the Neopolitan dialect. It’s based on oral stories he collected while he was traveling around Venice, Crete and...
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Mimesis and Diegesis
‘Mimesis’ and ‘Diegesis’ are two terms from drama and narrative theory that I tend to use a lot, so I thought I’d take a moment to explain them here. To put it simply, both mimesis and diegesis...
View ArticleThe Room Behind the Bookcase – Making it your own
Click here to Listen! Or subscribe with Feedburner. Want to make a traditional story your own when you tell it? We ask Nell Phoenix how. Show notes in the comments.
View ArticleBookings
Hi! This is the page I sometimes use to sell tickets to workshops or shows that I’m running. Right now I have nothing on sale. If you’re looking for Beeston Tales tickets, you can pick those up here.
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Clowning for Storytellers – A Masterclass with Fred Versonnen
Coming up on the 14th July, Beeston Tales is bringing you the next in its program of masterclasses for storytellers. Internationally acclaimed performer Fred Versonnen is stopping off with us as he...
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