The Storytelling Ape
A conference about
storytelling, imagination and society
4pm on Wednesday 21st Nov– 2pm on Friday 23rd Nov, 2007
The Storytelling Ape is a
residential conference organised by Cumberland Lodge and The London Centre for
International Storytelling at Cumberland Lodge,
This conference will introduce
you to the world of the storytelling ape. Join us as we explore humankind's
need for storytelling, what we pass on through oral stories, why we tell them,
what happens to us when we listen, and the cultural and political power stories
can have. Encounter truths and lies, meet the preacher and the poet, and
grapple with issues of how to value the vanishing magic of the ephemeral art of
storytelling in today's society.
The conference format will be a combination of performances, talks, panel
debates and discussions.
Speakers will include: Marina Warner; Ben
Haggarty; Robert Irwin; Abbi Patrix, Jan Blake Michael Macy, and Nicola Bown
amongst others.
Registration fees (include all meals and accommodation)
£325 Standard rate
£185 Subsidised
rate - available for academics and self-employed.
£75 Student rate -
available on a twin bedded room-sharing basis.
Bursaries are
available for those who are unable to meet the full cost.
For a detailed programme and registration form email:
janis@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk
Janis Reeves, Co-ordinator, Cumberland Lodge Conferences Tel: 01784 497794