International Story Telling Days: Blake, Chand & Newbold

The Journey

H. C. Andersen was not only a great writer and visual artist. He was also a faboulous storyteller. Supported by the H. C. Andersen Festivals in Odense, the City Museums celebrate the art of oral storytelling. A group of outstanding storytellers contribute to the festival with tales from all over the world. The theme of the storytelling days is The Journey.

Programme Tuesday August 19th:

17.00-18.00     Jan Blake, "Folktales & Myths from Africa", H. C. Andersens Hus

18.15-19.15     Peter Chand, "A Journey from the Five Rivers - Indian Tales", Møntergården

19.30-20.45     Debs Newbold, " Shakespeare's King Lear", Børnekulturhuset Fyrtøjet

Jan Blake

One of Britain’s outstanding storytellers, performing in theatres and festivals the length and breadth of Europe and beyond. She was born in Manchester to Jamaican parents and specializes in folktales from West Africa, North Africa, the Arab world and the Caribbean. She has gained an international reputation for witty and exhilarating performances.

Peter Chand

Indian storyteller living in Britain. He has performed at schools, festivals, libraries and community groups all over Britain, he has  told his stories on BBC Radio Four and BBC Asian Network and has been a guest at many international festivals.

Debs Newbold

Storyteller at the Globe Theatre, London. Praised for her remarkable reworking of Shakespeare's works and her warm poetic storytelling .