An Iron Age body is discovered in a peat bog, preserved so well that it's mistaken for a modern fatality. What happens next? Join storyteller Ziyadliwa in Innsbruck for a tale filled with wonders from the Celtic world.
Join Ziyadliwa at the Yorkshire Festival of Story where she will be talking with musician and poet, Sarah Smout, and the Yorkshire Peat Partnership about stories, art, and the role of the arts in raising awareness and shifting thinking about environmental and climate disruption.
In this workshop, Sea Gabriel will help you examine your assumptions on how you speak truth to power. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
Anabelle Castaño’s workshop and storytelling session brings to life traditional folktales and fairy tales as well as the oral histories of South America, to show how they mirror historical situations of colonialism, conflict, exploitation and abuse of power. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
Join Sadhana Naithani, the internationally acclaimed folklorist, as she explores how these tales reveal important social and political agendas. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
In this conversation with Professor Yuwen Zhang, we will explore these ancient tales and consider how folk and fairytales can help build national identity and heal a nation. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
Join Tayo Aluko for a survey of historical and contemporary artists from the African Diaspora who have used their various arts in the fight against oppression and white supremacy. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
How can fairy tales help us speak truth to power? What role can fairy tales from the past play in modern times? Jack Zipes in conversation with Mike Wilson and Cristina Bacchilega. Moderated by Suzanne Whitby. Part of the Yorkshire Festival of Storytelling.
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Some say that bread was what we humans needed to get on the path towards civilisation. Others say that the catalyst was, in fact, beer. And the ancient tales tend to support the latter idea. So imagine that world exists. It’s a world in which the accidental discovery of beer leads to murder and mayhem, adventure and abundance, and love, lies, and laughter.
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An ancient Greek myth retold for our times about connection and interconnection, causes and consequences, life and love, humans and the natural world, and the woman who used needle and thread to challenge the perspectives of the gods. Woven between and around several films from the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival to create a whole new story. Performed in English by South African storyteller Suzanne Whitby, known on stage as Ziyadliwa.
Storyteller Ziyadliwa (aka Suzanne Whitby) will be performing two 30-minutes storytelling shows at Innsbruck's Botanical Garden. Expect tales of giants, curious folk, and the star of the Alps...