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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 – 3:00PM – THE 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 – 6:00PM – First 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 – 6:00PM – EXPLORATIONS
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
