VIII INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF STORYTELLING
The Well of Stories
Średniowiecz (e)
13th-17th November 2013
Instytut Teatralny (Theatre Institute) im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego
Warszawa, ul. Jazdów 1
For details visit www.festiwalopowiadania.org
It’s already the 8th edition of the International Festival of Storytelling. This year – as in every edition – we invited artists from different cultures and traditions, people known not only in the storytelling world, but also in the area of theatre or folk music. During the Festival will be presented both: the variety of traditional practics of storytelling and its modern, individual forms.
This year the leitmotif of the festival will be road stories and songs, the theme of wandering – how was it seen in different traditions? We will hear the stories derived from the tradition of Scottish travellers told by Jess Smith. Heidi Dahlsveen (Norway) will take us to the mythical Scandinavian land 1500 years ago. Kersti Ståbi’s stories and songs will allow us immersing in the landscape of far North of the Middle Ages. And Nick Hennessey will remind about time when harping meant just speaking and harpers were travelling the country, telling stories and singing songs.
Serge Tamas and Magda Lena Górska will show us the oddity of tropical islands of Caribbean Sea. Agnieszka Aysen Kaim will invite into the world of oriental traditions, whereas Księżycowo will carry listeners on a surreal travel to the moon – full of songs and lunar tales.
The main point of the Festival, as in every year, will be the Night of Storytelling – with performances of all the storytellers.
Programme of the festival:
13th November, Wednesday
10 am oraz 11 am – Kokijoko, the Tales of the Island of the Caribbean Sea — in Polish and Creole – Magda Lena Górska and Serge Tamas (Poland/Guadeloupe)
7 pm – Scottish Traveller Tales and Songs – Jess Smith (Scotland)
9 pm – KsiężycOVO – concert and stories
14th November, Thursday
10 am –Return of Bazyliszek. New Warsaw Legends– Małgorzata Litwinowicz and Jarek Kaczmarek
11.30 am – The Warsaw Camp
7 pm – Tales of Earth People – Magda Polkowska and Friends
9 pm – A Harper,s Trade – Nick Hennessey (Great Britain)
15th November, Friday
10 am and 11.30 am – Blumka’s Diary. Stories by heart – Beata Frankowska
7 pm – King Orpheus – Łukasz Szypkowski and Emila Raiter
9 pm – Leaves of the Linden – Kersti Ståbi (Sweden)
16th November, Saturday
11 am – Earth Tales – Beata Frankowska
5 pm – Persian minatures for word and instrument– Agnieszka Ayşen Kaim and Albert Kwiatkowski
7 pm – Yrsa she was called – a story you should know– Heidi Dahlsveen (Norway)
10 pm– 3 am – NIGHT OF STORYTELLING
17th November, Sunday
11 am – Return of Bazyliszek. New Warsaw Legends – Małgorzata Litwinowicz i Jarek Kaczmarek
3 pm – Brave Nazar and the other Warsaw Stories
5 pm – KaRAGÖZ Theatre – Umut Nebioğlu (Turkey) and Albert Kwiatkowski
7 pm –Two brothers, thirty companions – Isë Elezi (Albania)
21.00 – Zurma Reka — for Polish sun and Caribbean rain – Magda Lena Górska andSerge Tamas (Polska/Gwadelupa)
Special events (free entrance)
Traveller stories – meeting and workshop with Jess Smith (Scotland)
Thursday, 14th November, 5 pm, Cafe at the Theatre Institute
Straight from Mexico – meeting with Aneta Cruz-Kąciak from Stowarzyszenie „Jeden świat” and the group „Opowiadacze świata”
Saturday, 16th November, 3:30 pm, Cafe at the Theatre Institute
Reservation and information about tickets for 8. International Festival of Storytelling
Price:
Children’s programme: 10zł/child
Evening performances: 20 zł
Night of storytelling: 30 zł
Ticket booklet: 200 zł
Reservation:
From 16.10 to 11.11.2013 only reservations via e-mail: biletyMFSO@gmail.com will be accepted.
Beware: We don’t accept any reservations for the Night of storytelling.
From 12.11.2013. tickets can be bought in Instytut Teatralny (Theatre Institute) every day of the festival.
