T.A.L.E.S. - FORT EDMONTON PARK 22nd ANNUAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: "Cultures Connect"

September 5-6, 2010 (Sunday/Monday LABOUR DAY WEEKEND)
FORT EDMONTON PARK
*Morning storytelling workshops open to all
*Afternoon storytelling for all ages, at several locations throughout the park (storytelling included with Park admission)
*Sunday evening concert at Fort Edmonton Park

SPECIAL GUEST TELLER: Cindy Campbell of Nova Scotia
I was born and raised in Nova Scotia with roots in Prince Edward Island. I heard my first oral stories as a child while sitting around my grandparents kitchen in P.E.I. , listening to the adults talk. I heard stories about people, events and the history of a community. I especially loved hearing family stories or humourous stories. Singing and music weren't long after the stories in that kitchen and I loved the old songs which were really ballads and folksongs that told a story.
After 25 years of performing, I am foremost a storyteller but also a varied performer: singer, musician, puppeteer, actor, writer.

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FESTIVAL DETAILS:

MORNING STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS
Featuring from Halifax, N.S. - Professional Storyteller, Folklorist, and Library Programmer, Cindy Campbell, who will get your creative spirit soaring to new levels...just bring your enthusiasm!

SUNDAY September 5, 2009, 9 am - Noon
WORKSHOP: Story Skills & Telling Tales For Teens

Whether you want to tell stories to teens or want to get teens to tell stories, this workshop is for you.

T Tell and learn tales for telling to teens and for teens to tell.
E Encourage teens to learn and tell their own stories
L Learn participatory activities to encourage teens
L Learn to adapt storytelling skills to suit a teen audience
E Explore storytelling techniques to engage teens
R Reevaluate and reexamine your positive and negative experiences with teens.

MONDAY September 6, 2010, 9 am - Noon
WORKSHOP: Delving for Buried Treasure: Dig Deeper, Connect, and Open Up
Think you've found a treasure of a story but can't quite see the map? Been telling a story for so long, you've lost the magic? This workshop will help you navigate and find the hidden treasures in a new story or an old one. Learn constructive dissection of story parts or characters, then rebuild the story with satisfying improvements. Explore ways to combine several versions of a story or to weave fragments of one story into another one. Find out how to take small stories, anecdotes, folk lore and make a longer cohesive story. Discover the many ways to develop story combos, such as storysongs or how to enhance a story through trickery of voice.

This participatory and peer supportive workshop is for journeymen or master tellers who wish to delve deep, explore, experiment, and feel empowered by change.

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WORKSHOP REGISTRATION:
Phone 780-932-4409 / E-mail talesedmonton@hotmail.com
COST: T.A.L.E.S. members $40/workshop, BOTH workshops for $75
nonmembers $45/workshop, BOTH workshops for $85
PRE-REGISTRATION ADVISED AS CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED
Workshop registration and greetings at 8:30 am each day. Workshops begin promptly at 9 am. Admittance through the main Fort Edmonton Park train station entrance.
Workshop location: Upstairs in Reed's Bazaar, 1905 street.
Please allow extra time to walk through the park to the workshop site.

AFTERNOON FESTIVAL STORYTELLING: Sunday/Monday 1-5 pm
Performances take place on four stages along 1905 Street
Featuring talented storytellers from across Alberta, special guest Teller Cindy Campbell from Nova Scotia, and visiting storytellers from Vancouver, Fort Smith, and Saskatoon, Open mike stage 4-5 pm Monday

SUNDAY EVENING FESTIVAL CONCERT, September 5th, 8 pm
Egge's Barn, Fort Edmonton Park (parking on-site at the Fort location. Ushers available.)
Featuring StoryTellers: Cindy Campbell -Halifax, Max Tell -Vancouver, Jim Green -NWT, Jerry Haigh- Saskatoon, Kevin MacKenzie- Regina, Jeff Stockton- Water Valley, Kathy Jessup- Edmonton
With music by singer-songwriter Maria Dunn.
Concert Tickets $15 from TALES 780-932-4409 or $16 at the door
We welcome volunteers. Please contact mamclean@shaw.ca  to volunteer. Volunteering gives you a free pass to the park for the day.

Construction at and around Fort Edmonton Park makes for delays and parking shortages, consider a shuttle: http://www.fortedmontonpark.ca/pages/FortEdmonton_ToursEvents/default.aspx?id=1076