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  • Shilpa Mehta and Sharing Living Wisdom

    Shilpa Mehta and Sharing Living Wisdom
    2026/07/09
    Shilpa Mehta is an educator, author and a storyteller based in India. She has a professional journey spanning over two decades in the education space teaching MBA and BBA before transitioning to her inherent love for storytelling. She turned into a storyteller because of her passion and inherent love for stories as she deeply believes in the magic of storytelling as an excellent medium to quickly connect and engage with people and finds stories as an empowering tool. She is an avid listener, collector and performer of stories. She is a certified storyteller from Kathalaya International Academy of Storytelling. She loves to explore the world of storytelling through performing and writing. As a bilingual storyteller, she tries to reach out to people by exposing them to a wide range of genres of stories through her YouTube channel ‘Shilpa Story Rack’. She loves to explore the world of storytelling through performing and writing and look at ways and means to integrate stories with life. She believes in stories that inspire social change, give voice to the unheard and make the unseen noticed. She has authored academic books for children. Her fictional woven tales, both in Hindi and English, have found their way in various anthologies. She has won accolades at various writing platforms. She has performed at various literary and storytelling events on various national and global platforms like Sydney International Storytelling Festival, Korea International Storytelling Festival, Federation ofAsian Storytellers , Gaatha Mumbai International Storytelling Festival, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Jaipur Literature Outreach Programme, Pune International Literary Festival , Udaipur Tales , Chennai Storytelling Festival, and many more for diverse audience.She frequently contributes to "Talking Stories Radio", East London radio. She is also a featured storyteller on "Obo"- a story mobile for audio stories. She is the reading champion for storytelling sessions with Pratham books under the 'One day, One story' campaign in Jaipur to help inculcate reading habits in students with her read-aloud sessions.She facilitates storytelling sessions and workshops in school and college.Her contributions to the field of storytelling and writing have been celebrated through various awards and achievements.AWARDS· Women Achiever’s Award by Rajasthan Chambers Of Commerce and Industries-Young Women Entreprenuers,2025· Women Inspiring Award by NHZ in Jaipur,2025· Featured in Her Hustle e-magazine, March 2025· Inspirational Women Clan Award, for inspirational Storyteller,2024· Featured by WeWomen, on Women’s Day,2024· Honoured by Vishisht lifestyle on International Women's Day 2024· Top Mompreneur Clan E-AWARD 2023 by THEMOMMACLAN.· Women Achiever's Award for performance Storytelling in Jaipur, 2023· Influence Star Award by Karyashala foundation· Featured by WeWomen_justblogit on women entrepreneurship day 2023She looks to bring joy and laughter to others' lives through storytelling and has a purpose to spread stories to keep the oral tradition alive.Head to her socials on-https://linktr.ee/shilpastoryrackInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/shilpastoryrackYouTube:https://youtube.com/@shilpastoryrackFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087144351429
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  • Angharad Wynne and mapping landscapes

    Angharad Wynne and mapping landscapes
    2026/06/25
    Angharad is an advocate for humanity’s generative connection with the more than human world. She carries the indigenous wisdom tradition of the British Isles and weaves it with ecology, philosophy, creativity and contemporary animism practice. As a ceremonialist, teacher, author, speaker and Cyfarwydd (storyteller), she explores the territory of reclaiming our deep humanity and re-membering a reciprocal relationship with the land, the seen and unseen. Angharad runs a small organisation called Dreaming the Land, an invitation through story, myth and adventures in landscape to connect to our deep humanity and the land on which we stand. She is a member of the Wisdom Keepers collective and creator of Dadeni, a programme that explores the native spiritual traditions of Britain. She is a founder of ‘Animate Earth’, an international animism collective of teachers, facilitators, thinkers, scientists and writers. She regularly speaks at events and festivals across Europe on these and related matters. Her first English language book, Wise Women – Myths and Folklore in Celebration of Older Women, a collaboration with Dr Sharon Blackie was published by Virago in October 2024.www.angharadwynne.comdreamingtheland.comInsta: @dreamingthelandFB: https://www.facebook.com/dreamingthelandWhere people can add the word they’re yearning for to describe connection and relatedness with the natural world: www.dreamingtheland.com/wordsBOOK: Wise Women, Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond by Sharon Blackie and Angharad Wynne, published by Virago, 2024, available from bookshops or direct from : www.virago.co.ukANIMISM:animate-earth.org
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  • Elisa Pearmain and Healing with Stories

    Elisa Pearmain and Healing with Stories
    2026/06/11
    Elisa Pearmain has been telling stories professionally for over 37 years. Her performances have been called, “Dance Poetry.” She is the award-winning author of two collections of world wisdom tales including, Doorways to the Soul: 52 Wisdom Tales from around the World (1998), and Once Upon a Time: Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying (2006). Her double CD, Forgiveness: Telling Our Stories in New Ways also won a Storytelling World Honor Award in 2014. Elisa is also a licensed psychotherapist in private practice with a specialty in Internal Family Systems Therapy, and Forgiveness. She has been leading storytelling workshops and narrative-based groups for over 30 years and was formerly an adjunct professor at Lesley University teaching storytelling in the curriculum both on and off campus. In her spare time, she is a climate activist who led the charge to ban single use plastic bags, and Styrofoam in her town. Her storytelling resources can be found on www.wisdomtales.com. ‍ ‍
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    44 分
  • Jay Leeming and a Spiritual Connection

    Jay Leeming and a Spiritual Connection
    2026/05/28
    Jay Leeming is a performance storyteller adept at bringing ancient myths and stories alive through the power of the spoken word. A regular performer in theaters, schools, libraries and National Parks, he is the creator of the Crane Bag podcast, the author of three books of poetry and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. More information about his work as well as recordings of his performances of the Mahābhārata, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” numerous Norse myths and the Odyssey can be found at www.JayLeeming.com.
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    53 分
  • Wangari Grace and Nurturing the Art

    Wangari Grace and Nurturing the Art
    2026/05/14
    Wangari the Storyteller is a Kenyan Performance Storyteller and Writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. She believes in the power of stories to make us reflect on life past, present and future. Wangari’s performances are highly participatory with the stories woven with dance, chant, song and other performance delicacies.Website: https://wangarithestoryteller.co.ke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WangariTheStoryteller/
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    56 分
  • Ashley Ramsden and a Divine Connection

    Ashley Ramsden and a Divine Connection
    2026/04/30
    Ashley Ramsden started telling stories in Australia, where he trained as an actor in the Harkness Studio and soon founded MYTHOS, a company dedicated to the revival of the Art of Storytelling. In 1986 he then moved to the United States where he developed a range of remarkable storytelling performances and one-man-shows.His repertoire continues to include: The Titanic; The Man Who Planted Hope; The Arabian Nights; A Christmas Carol; Celtic Tales; Tistou of the Green Thumbs; Gilgamesh; The Holy Man; The Hilarious Adventures of the Hodja Nasruddin; Dylan Thomas’ ‘A Childs Christmas in Wales’; Diary of a Farmer’s Wife; The Song of Roland; The Yorkshire Bible Stories; The Temple Legend and other stories of King Solomon; and This Being Human ~ the Poetry and Stories of Jelaluddin Rumi.In 1988 he returned to England where at Emerson College in Sussex he soon began to host an annual International Storytelling Symposium with storyteller/author Nancy Mellon, a work that was to stretch over the next decade.In 1994 Ashley founded the School of Storytelling at Emerson College which continues to flourish to this day. This school, which is unique to the United Kingdom, draws storytellers from all over the world and focuses on different branches pertaining to the art of the storyteller. These include Storytelling as a Performing Art, Storytelling in Education, Storytelling as a Healing Art, Storytelling in the World of Business, Storytelling and the Environment.For further up-to-date information see: www.schoolofstorytelling.com.In 2008 Ashley’s collaboration with Nancy Mellon resulted in Body Eloquence:The Power of Myth and Story to Awaken the Body’s Energies. See www.bodyeloquence.com.Ashley tells stories in theatres, at storytelling festivals and clubs, in castles, private houses, pubs, Camphill Community Centres, schools, businesses, prisons, churches, spiritual centres, and at charity events.His performances include: Sydney Opera House Mostly Mozart Festival(1985); San Francisco Storytelling Festival (1987); Co-leading workshops with author/poet Robert Bly at Asimolar, California (1991); The Odyssey of a Manchurian with author Belle Yang and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra (1997); Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival (1999); performances with the Jupiter Symphony Orchestra (1999,2001,2006); South Africa Storytelling Festival (2004); Swedish Storytelling Symposium (2004); A Christmas Carol broadcast across the United States on National Public Radio (2005/6); The London Symphony Orchestra (2006); tour with the Stichting English Theatre at Hof van Wouw in the Hague (2006), Holland; Slovenian Storytelling Festival (2007).International storytelling performances and workshops from 1986 to date include Australia, USA, Scandinavia, South Africa, Japan, Greece, Slovenia, Germany and throughout the UK.
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    58 分
  • Dan Broadbent and Blending History

    Dan Broadbent and Blending History
    2026/04/16
    Dan Broadbent is an archaeologist and storyteller, based in South West England. His work explores the borderlands of landscape, folklore and mythology, with a particular emphasis on the folklore of Somerset, his home for the last 25 years.He has previously worked as manager of the County Museum of Somerset and more recently as Historic Heritage Officer for the Quantock Hills National Landscape, where he develops community projects which investigate and celebrate the rich heritage of England’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.He is also the founder of Blabbermouth Community Storytelling, a project dedicated to exploring the potential of traditional oral storytelling in building resilient communities, providing opportunities for reconnecting with nature, improving personal well-being, and celebrating cultural diversity. He holds a BSc. in Archaeology and an M.A. in Ecology & Spirituality.blabbermouthstorytelling.co.ukblabbermouthstorytelling@outlook.com
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    50 分
  • John Row and Being Embraced by Story

    John Row and Being Embraced by Story
    2026/04/02
    John Row, storyteller and poet has been performing for over half a century across four continents at schools, festivals, museums, libraries, community groups and prisons. He is curator of worldstorytellingcafe.com and artistic director of the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival. His publications include ‘Pootling Through, a life of diversions, Out Of the Hat, stories from around the world and The Pong Machine, stories for children.
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