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Storytellers from the four corners of the globe will converge on Montréal for the 10th edition of the Québec Intercultural Storytelling Festival, which takes place October 16 to 25, 2009. Founded in 1993 and directed by storyteller Marc Laberge, the Festival puts on hundred of events, in English and in French, celebrating the richness and diversity of the storytelling tradition. |
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Clary Croft Nova Scotia
The Encylopedia of Music in Canada has recognized his contribution to Maritime folklore studies and his ongoing research into the traditional music of the Maritimes. Clary Croft is best known for his continuing work with the collection of his late mentor, Dr. Helen Creighton, the internationally recognized folklorist.
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Nan Gregory Canada, BC
A professional storyteller since 1984, Nan Gregory celebrates life and honours the human spirit with captivating tales that spring from many sources. She will take you on a fabulous journey, rekindling the fires of your spirit and bringing you back to the safety of your heart’s home.
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Ben Haggarty United Kingdom
Ben Haggarty is one of England’s great storytellers, reknowned for his dynamic performances throughout Europe and beyond. The London Times says: "If you have a chance to hear the tales which have shaped the dreams of humankind, tales of the gods and monsters that haunt us still, then sit down and listen…”
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Adwoa Badoe Ghana-Canada
Adwoa Badoe tells her stories with an African flavour: you can expect to be wholly involved in this dynamic tradition of storytelling with story chants, call and response and a little rhythm. Adwoa is also the author of several children’s books : her picture books touch on relationships and the building of cross-cultural bridges.
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Stéphanie Bénéteau Québec
Stéphanie Bénéteau has been telling stories professionally since 1994. A bilingual teller with roots in several cultures, she has a strong interest in stories about girls and women. She is presently working on a CD, Growing Tall: Stories for Spunky Girls.
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Mike Burns Ireland-Québec
Mike Burns has been telling traditional Irish stories for decades -stories he heard as a child growing up in South Kerry. He is the author of the book / cd “Raconte-moi que tu as vu l’Irlande” and of the cd “The King of the Birds”. He has been featured in festivals from Labrador to the Yukon in Canada.
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Dianea Carrroll Phillips Québec
Dianea Carroll Phillips is a master storyteller, an educator with the Center of educational excellence, and a proud founding member of the Montreal Storytellers’ Guild. She likes to tell stories with emotion, to the young and the young at heart.
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Rosalyn Cohen Québec
Rosalyn Cohen is a storyteller, workshop leader and storytelling event organizer. She has told stories on radio, in schools and in concert in Canada, China, Ireland and Israel.
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Nancy Eddis Québec
Nancy Eddis tells stories to children, seniors, church folk, babies and their parents. She likes stories with wisdom and humour.
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John David Hickey Québec
John David Hickey is an engaging teller who makes good use of his acting experience to add a theatrical spin to his stories. His strong stage presence keeps his listeners on the edge of their seats as he weaves his tales of mystery, adventure, and laughter. He wears his love of a good story on his sleeve.
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Elizabeth MacDonnell Québec
Elizabeth MacDonnell likes to share stories with children at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, St. Raphael’s Centre, the Montreal Association for the Blind and at the Montreal Children’s Library where she works. She is a member of the Montreal Storyteller’s Guild.
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Denise Markhame Ontario-Québec
Denise Markhame is a dynamic storyteller whose lyrical, literate, bilingual stories run from the ridiculous to the sublime. Her presentations promise to enlighten, inspire and empower.
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Cheryl Neill Canada
Cheryl Neill taught storytelling at the university level for over ten years. Her pieces have been heard on CBC’s Outfront and Definitely Not the Opera. Her music CD is called The St. Laurence Blvd. Semi-Annual Street Sale.
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Margaret Nicolai Alaska, USA
Margaret Nicolai’s repertoire varies from simple folk tales to epics. She works with inner city children and their parents encouraging them to tell stories. She particularly enjoys listening to what children discover in stories.
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Jack Nissenson Québec
Jack Nissenson was born in Montréal in 1933 and began singing ballads during the early 1950’s. Soon after moving to Toronto in 1975 he discovered storytelling and he has been singing and telling to anyone who would listen ever since.
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Judith Poirier Québec
Listeners in many Canadian cities have been charmed by this explorer of the storytelling world. This Montrealer offers strong and unexpected female characters. Judith Poirier is also the Cercle des conteurs de Montréal’s godmother.
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Roman Pylat Québec
Roman Pylat is a storyteller from Montréal. He is a member of the Montréal Storytellers Guild, and has told several times at the Ottawa Storytelling Festival. He likes the old tales and lyrical stories from around the world.
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Andrew Rodenhiser Québec
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Lana Rodenhiser Québec
Lana Rodenhiser enjoys telling all kinds of stories - funny, grim or simply strange – so long as the story moves her and touches the listeners’ heart. Her favorite stories are about animals.
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Deena Roskies Québec
Deena Roskies is a librarian who has lived in different parts of the world, and is continually awed by the power of stories to comfort, challenge and strengthen both listeners and tellers.
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Anne Rothfels Québec
Ann Rothfels is a librarian and storyteller who enjoys telling contemporary tales that have gentle humour. Her sensitive storytelling and manner feed and soothe the soul. Whenever possible, Ann incorporates music into her performances, for she has a love of singing.
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Dylan Spevack-Willcock Québec
Dylan Spevack-Willcock has been telling stories to people young and old semi-professionally for the last 6 years. He is especially fond of epic tales an stories from the British Isles.
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Molly Walsh Québec
Molly Walsh enjoys telling personal stories, trickster tales and stories with endings which make the listener stop and reflect. She tells to toddlers, seniors, and all ages in between.
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Dan Yashinsky Ontario
Dan Yashinsky has founded the Toronto Festival of Storytelling in 1979, and has co-founded the Storytellers School of Toronto. He also has been a featured storyteller at festivals around the world. His book Suddenly They Heard Footsteps - Storytelling for the Twenty-first Century will be published by Knopf in 2004.
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Angie Zawada Québec
Angie Zawada, a member of the Montreal Storytellers’ Guild, is a teller of traditional, multi-cultural folktales. Angela is also the song-writer, director and founder of The Universal Heart Choir. She has a mind abounding with inspirational music and a passionate will to transmit it.
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