Legendary
StoryFest: International Storytelling Festival Singapore showcases the best of storytelling from Singapore and around the world.
Fri – Sun, 1 – 3 June 2018
The Arts House, Singapore
Presented by The Storytelling Centre Limited and The Arts House, the festival features a variety of performances including family and adult audience shows, workshops and local commissions – the Young Storytellers Showcase A Caravan of Stories platforming emerging talents and The Singapore Showcase Be Legendary featuring key storytelling and spoken word organisations.
The festival celebrates the spirit of #BeLegendary with free community engagement activities like Story Cloth Making and the Story House that encourage listening, conversations and story sharing.
2018 marks the second edition.
Festival Calendar
1 June
Friday
Friday
10:00am – 5:00pm • Masterclass
Storytelling & Disability 1:
Storytelling & Disability 1:
Multi-Sensory Approaches to Traditional Tales
By Dr. Nicola Grove
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story House
By Big Tiny, The Storytelling Centre Limited
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story Cloth Making
By mslatenightjam
2:00pm – 4:00pm • Workshop
Adapting Novels for Performance
By Maimouna Jallow
8:00pm – 9:15pm • Performance • Adult Audience
Beowulf
Beowulf
(Asian Premiere)
By The Telling Theatre
2 June
Saturday
Saturday
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story House
By Big Tiny, The Storytelling Centre Limited
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story Cloth Making
By mslatenightjam
11:00am – 1:00pm • Workshop
The Magic of Storytelling with Children
By Mara Menzies
2:00pm – 4:00pm • Workshop
Story Play
Story Play
An Inspiration for Creative Storytelling
By The Telling Theatre
2:00pm – 4:30pm • Workshop
Collage as Storytelling
Collage as Storytelling
An Assembly of Senses
By Emylia Safian
5:00pm – 7:00pm • Performance • Adult Audience
Be Legendary
Be Legendary
The Singapore Showcase
By Method Productions, Story Slam SG, Improv Asia, Storytelling Association (Singapore), Safe Space Stories
8:00pm – 9:15pm • Performance • Adult Audience
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
(Asian Premiere)
By Maimouna Jallow
3 June
Sunday
Sunday
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story House
By Big Tiny, The Storytelling Centre Limited
11:00am – 8:00pm • Public Activity
Story Cloth Making
By mslatenightjam
10:00am – 1:00pm • Workshop
Safe Space Stories
Safe Space Stories
Writing Stories in a Safe & Affirming Group
By Paul Rozario-Falcone
11:00am – 12:00pm • Performance • Family Audience
Legend of the Nordic Gods
By Jesper la Cour Andersen
2:00pm – 3:00pm • Performance • Family Audience
Magic, Mystery & Mayhem!
By Mara Menzies
4:00pm – 5:00pm • Performance • Family Audience
Story! Story! Story Come!
Story! Story! Story Come!
African Folktales Reimagined
By Maimouna Jallow
5:00pm – 7:00pm • Performance • Adult Audience
A Caravan of Stories
A Caravan of Stories
Young Storytellers Showcase
By Young Storytellers Mentorship Project
8:00pm – 9:15pm • Performance • Adult Audience
The Illusion of Truth