Come be part of the fun!
The 398.2 Storytelling Festival will be back for a 3rd year, with many events throughout 2017:
- Funday Sunday - every 3rd Sunday from May-Oct
- Enabling Village Carnival - 1&2 Sep
- Festival Fringe Tour - at a library near you - Oct & Nov
- 398.2 Storytelling Festival 2017 - 2 full days at Central Library (19 Nov), and Tampines Hub (25 Nov).
In order to manage the Festival and continue its development into a sustainable, eagerly anticipated event on the annual Singapore arts calendar, Story Conection Ltd has been set up, a non profit company limited by guarantee, with the help of fellow storyteller Sheila Wee.
Sheila has an exceptional cv of storytelling performances and workshops to the Festival and, given her experience performing in Festivals here and internationally, she has so much to offer in terms of developing the 398.2’s content and delivery. As she is currently the President of the Storytelling Association of Singapore, Sheila will also help to broaden the Festival’s talent pool. That’s another reason why this year’s Festival will be larger than in 2016.
Operating as a company limited by guarantee, they believe the increased transparency and legal responsibilities will facilitate the Festival’s growth and enable them to find more funding and organisational support.
Storytelling is enjoying an exciting renaissance in many parts of the world, including Asia. Besides Singapore, there are already annual festivals in Jakarta, Penang, Chennai, Bangkok, KL, Sarawak and Bangalore - indeed this they hope to arrange first teller exchange with Bangalore as their dates are usually similar to theirs. Sheila and Roger Jenkins are both heavily involved in the planning for a Federation of Asian Storytellers (FEAST) which they hope to see launched in 2018. It will support practitioners in the region while promoting the art of storytelling and inter-cultural collaboration between tellers.
Please note storytelling events are public events. Photographs of attendees may be taken and published by them online or in their marketing materials, at their sole discretion.
Credit: image of The 398.2 Storytelling Festival
Age
3+
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+65 9176 1499
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