The 19th Vancouver International Storytelling Festival
June 8-10 2012.
The week before the festival (June 4-8) – School Tours
The Sun Yat-Set Chinese Garden will open its doors to school tours. Parents, teachers and children can choose between Pangaea Arts’ Stories on Wheels and Dixie Star Storytelling - both highly engaging, interactive and popular entertainers. Further inquires, please contact: Susan Ma education@vancouverchinesegarden.com
Friday June 8 (8 – 10 pm) Opening Gala
In the Sun Yat-Sen Garden’s Hall of a Hundred Rivers. We invite you to regale your ears with: Brian Campbell, Abegael Fisher-Lang, Quelemia Sparrow and Kevan Cameron – aka Scruff Mouth
Saturday June 9 (11:00 – 5:00 pm) ELEMENTAL bike/bus tour !
Festival goers are invited to meet at 11:00 on the dragon in the zodiac wheel found at the Sun Yat-Sen courtyard. After receiving their map and meeting their guide, participants will begin the ELEMENTAL tour of 5 of Vancouver’s parks. This FREE tour will showcase the results of over a year of community engagement through the ELEMENTAL initiative. Join us for the whole ride or meet us in the park of your choosing! See the ELEMENTAL tour page for meetup details. Reservations for the bus are necessary as seating is VERY limited!
Saturday, June 9 (8 – 10 pm) Ghost Stories
Hosted at Hyroft, home of the University Women’s Club. Audiences have the opportunity to explore one of Vancouver’s unique heritage buildings and listen to stories that contextualize and celebrate the building. Storytellers are: Jean-Pierre Makosso, Bryant Ross, Laura Simmsand Zaccaheus Jackson.
Sunday, June 10 (11 am- 1pm) Family Storytime
Children and parents will have the opportunity to dance and sing in the Native Education College. Storytellers are: Comfort Ero, Siobhan Barker, and Wendy Charbonneau.
Sunday, June 10 (2:30 to 4:30 pm) Panel Discussion
Co-presented by the Vancouver Public Library, Banyen Books and Sound and the VSOS, this Panel discussion is on the applications of storytelling for social change. At the VPL (central branch). Panelists are: Zaccaheus Jackson, Comfort Ero, Laura Simms and Terry Shea.
Sunday, June 10 (8 -10 pm) Closing Gala
Somewhere in between talk-show, interview and performance, this evening of first-person personal storytelling with a twist is sure to please. At CBC Radio Studio 700. Storytellers are: Amanada Nahanee, Terry Shea and Veenesh Dubois.
We are grateful to the following for their support:
Our sponsors and partners include:
Slow Food Vancouver, Strathcona Community Centre, BC Kite Flying Association, Mount Pleasant Family Centre, Mudgirls Natural Building Collective, St. George Blueway, Lost Creek Fen, Vancouver Community College, Moberly Arts and Culture Centre, Trudeau Elementary, The Urban Weaver Project, University Women’s Club, Young Agrarians, Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, In The House Festival, City Studio, P.E.D.A.L. (Pedal Energy Development ALternatives)
