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Toronto Story Telling Festival – Day 4

March 24, 2013 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

The Toronto Storytelling Festival celebrates its 35th anniversary from March 21 – 24 at Daniels Spectrum, in the heart of Regent Park. With guest tellers from across Canada, the USA, and Germany, the festival also welcomes tellers from Regent Park schools and community programs to a special stage running on March 23-24. Special programs include Grimm Remix, stories celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Grimm brothers fairytale book; The Women, with stories about women in myth, legend, and history; Lives of the Storytellers, exploring how storytelling and life are connected. Metis and First Nations Stories, with Ron Evans, Louis Bird, and Gayle Ross. Dan Yashinsky, who founded the festival in 1979, has returned to direct this year’s celebration.

To purchase tickets online and register for workshops Click HERE

Regent Park Reisdents : Regent Park residents can recieve free tickets by contacting Regent Park Neighbourhood Inititative at debra@rpni.ca. There will be 30 tickets reserved for RPNI per evening concert.

March 24 – Day 4Schedule

 

11:00AM – 12:45PM – Festival Brunch

Hosted by Matthew Byrne, Lorne Brown, Sandra Whiting

Location: Artscape Lounge

 

1:00AM – 3:00PM – First Nations myth, legend, oral histories

Told by Ron Evans, Louis Bird, Gayle Ross

Location: Artscape Lounge

 

1:00PM – 3:00PMTHE WOMEN

Filles de Roi: Goldie Spencer

Eve/Lilith: Janice Turner

The Girl Who Became A Boy: Jo Blake Cave

Location: COBA Studio 2

 

1:00PM – 3:00PM – EXPLORATIONS

Manning Up: Hugh Cotton

Black Bones, White Snow: Norman Perrin

Location: COBA Studio 1

 

1:00PM – 3:00PM – REGENT PARK STORYTELLERS

Celebrating the Village of Storytellers: Regent Park project

Host: Bruce Carmody

Location: Ada Slaight Hall

 

BREAK

 

3:30PM – 6:00PMFirst Nations myth, legend, oral histories

Told by Ron Evans, Louis Bird, Gayle Ross

Location: Artscape Lounge

 

3:30 – 6:00 pm – THE WOMEN

Beyond Longing: Jennifer Cayley

Icelandic Saga: Carol McGirr

Into the Fire: Jo Blake Cave

A Load Off My Chest: Heather Whaley

Location: COBA Studio 2

 

3:30PM – 6:00PM EXPLORATIONS

The Voyage of Bran: Judy Caulfield, Jo-Ann Ras, Kirk Weixel

When The End Comes: Bob Sherman

Latinqueermerican – Is Blood Thicker Than Water Rico Rodriguez

Location: COBA Studio 1

 

3:30PM – 6:00PMEXPLORATIONS

Shadows of Grimm: Kathie Kompass, Mary Wiggin, Mat Kelly

The Voyage of Sen-Jo: Marylyn Peringer, Jonno Lightstone, Arnaud Boutle

The Handless Maiden: Ruth Danziger, Wendalyn Bartley, Larissa Koniuk

Location: Ada Slaight Hall

Details

Date:
March 24, 2013
Time:
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Event Categories:
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Venue

Ada Slaight Hall
585 Dundas Street East
Toronto, Ontario M5A 2B7 Canada
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Organizer

Storytelling Toronto
Phone
(416) 656-244
Email
admin@storytellingtoronto.org
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