April 2019
Storytelling Start-up: one day workshop
Storytelling Skills Sunday 7th April 2019 10am - 4.30pm Endecott House, Chagford A one-day workshop all about starting to tell stories. This day is for beginners to storytelling, or those with little experience. We will work with one of the Grimm's stories (a wonder tale) to look at story structure, character, and idiosyncrasy; walk the story, considering environment and audience; and work with…
Find out more »Storytelling and the Environment Symposium
George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling, University of South Wales Storytelling and the Environment 13th Annual Storytelling Symposium, 12-13 April, 2019, Cardiff I will be storytelling at this symposium and also running a workshop on storytelling and nature conservation in the UK. The symposium will inspire, encourage, and showcase important storytelling projects and research aimed at protecting and enhancing natural…
Find out more »May 2019
Harum Scarum
The old stories tell us that every woman has a wild, untamed side demanding to be heard, no matter how nice she is expected to be. .... Take inspiration from our web of fairy tales, full of trolls and witches, dangerous plants, kitchen implements, heads without bodies, and deciding what to wear for a party. Ronnie Conboy and Lisa…
Find out more »The Tangle of the Commons
Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. Rumi The Tangle of the Commons tells the story of the British landscape and our relationship with the wild things around us, seen and unseen. Who really owns this place – and what happens if humans push things too far? Here are some of the old…
Find out more »June 2019
Oak Mysteries
Join Dartmoor's Daughter and storyteller Lisa Schneidau on a magical walk to discover the rich and diverse tales of British woodlands. From heroes and heroines to faeries, woodwose and tree spirits, this is a unique opportunity to spend time exploring the folklore and nature of Dartmoor’s wild places. Upland oak woodlands are mysterious places, strewn with granite boulders and…
Find out more »Evolving the Forest
I will be running a session about Ash tree stories and Ash dieback, at this major conference in Dartington. More details here.
Find out more »July 2019
SEED festival
I will be bringing The Tangle of the Commons in a shortened version to the SEED festival, and running a workshop on Story and the Land. Join us at this diverse, thought provoking and inspiring festival in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside. Tickets are available through the SEED festival website, early bird tickets are selling fast!
Find out more »August 2019
Sting in the Tale: Leaf, Root and Branch
Join me for a collection of stories about the plants that surround us - in the beautiful setting of the Physick Garden at Wimborne Minster. This performance is part of Wimborne Minster's 'Sting in the Tale' festival. Tickets can be booked here.
Find out more »Sting in the Tale: The Tangle of the Commons
I'm bringing 'The Tangle of the Commons' to the Sting in the Tale Festival in beautiful Wimborne Minster. Tickets are available here.
Find out more »The Tangle of the Commons
Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. Rumi The Tangle of the Commons tells the story of the British landscape and our relationship with the wild things around us, seen and unseen. Who really owns this place – and what happens if humans push things too far? Here are some of the old…
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