Chris Smith:

Story Telling: "Hot Story"

Tale of a Warming Planet

Chris Smith

Storyteller and Musician Chris Smith brings to life the theme of climate change issues through a terrific tale of vanishing villages, fabulous fables, questing kids, tantalising transformations and a very murky monarch. Learn about the power of story and music to change the world in this unique and powerful approach to this important issue for our times.
Suitable for everybody aged 6 or more ....

Strand: Young People's Sustainability

Type of event: Story Telling

Place: Hall in the Primary School

Starts: 17:00

Ends: 18:00

Presenter's Personal/Professional Background: Chris Smith

Storysmith provides storytelling performances and workshops for adults, children. We work anywhere a story needs to be told: theatres, schools, museums, galleries, prisons, festivals, weddings, christenings, funerals, public celebration and corporate events.

Our storytelling evokes and nourishes the inner, imaginative world, our ultimate source of creativity. Through the stories we tap into an ancient vein of tradition, offering inspiration, wonder and insight to the audience, whether for entertainment, education, team building or healing.

Before TV, before books, before even writing there have always been stories, told and retold from memory within the family and wider community.

Storysmith is part of the worldwide revival of this oral tradition, offering a repertoire of folktales, wondertales, myths and legends from a myriad of cultures and traditions: including Arab, Islamic, Greek and British traditions.

Storysmith was founded in January 2001 by storyteller, musician and author Chris Smith PhD. Chris trained in performance storytelling with Ben Haggarty and in the use of story in education with Alida Gersie.

Clients include schools, local authorities, museums, international charities, festivals, universities, theatres, rural touring schemes and prisons.

Website: http://www.storysmith.co.uk/

Recommended links: http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/

 

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