Category: Other Interviews
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Bath Preservation Trust and Cane Warriors: from Page to Performance
In October 2023 during Black History Month, Bath Preservation Trust curated an exhibition hosted at Bath Central Library, all about taking Cane Warriors from page to performance. Bath Preservation Trust also co-hosted an event with State of Trust and Alex Wheatle exploring the project. You can find out more from Alex Wheatle, MBE, and Deborah…
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Deborah Baddoo MBE and State of Trust: Taking Cane Warriors from Page to Performance
Deborah Baddoo MBE is Artistic Director of State of Trust, a charity set up in 2014 to address social need, provide education and support community cohesion through arts activity and is also co-founder and Artistic Director of sister company State of Emergency, a well-established arts production company set up in 1986. In October 2023 during…
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Interview With Mendip Storytelling Circle
Mendip Storytelling Circle has been meeting since 2013 and gather to share stories of all types and in all forms. The stories are about ten minutes each and they are always ‘live’ rather than read from books. It depends on the audience. Stories are about our humanity and life experiences, so engaging in a way…
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Interview With Suki SilverTongue
We worked with the brilliant Suki SilverTongue to run two storytelling events: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups. One event was held at The Hub, Mulberry Park (Bath) and the other at Keynsham Library. We partnered with Inn Crowd and Libraries Connected to put on these events. Suki kindly answered some questions for us about storytelling and…
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Interview With OpenStoryTellers
OpenStoryTellers are a community arts charity based in Frome that run groups and projects to support people with learning disabilities and autism. You can find out more about the charity and how to get involved on their website: openstorytellers.org.uk Clemma: Because it helps people survive through stories and helps them tell their own and it…
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Interview With Bath Storytelling Circle
A Bath based community group of oral storytellers, performance poets and folk singers, find out more at: firesprings.org.uk/bath-storytelling-circle Anthony: having gained experience and confidence through telling stories for some months in the safe, semi-private setting of a storytelling club. Verona: I attended the Bath Storytelling circle in The Raven Pub for about six months, enjoying…