Friday June 11 until Sunday June 13, 2010
We, Our Stories: The 18th Vancouver International Storytelling Festival
TWO nights & TWO days of STORY-ING, hosted by Vancouver Society of Storytelling in partnership with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com & urbanink http://urbanink.ca/
Friday June 11, 8pm – 10pm
Local and international artists & storytellers RC Weslowski, Allison Cox, Wang Su Ma, Zamir Dhanji & The Cultural Medicine Cabinet Choir.
Saturday June 12, 10am – 6pm
* A potluck story buffet
* French storytelling with Jacques Lalonde
* Afternoon walking tours with “Living Legend”, Larry Wong
* A beginners storytelling workshop
* A Debt of Tears, site specific storytelling with Wang Su Ma
Saturday June 12, 8pm – 10pm
Local and international storytellers Erin Graham, Little Woo’s shadowpuppet fairytale Heart of the Swamp, Mary Gavan, Kwii ge ii wans (Roberta Kennedy)
Sunday June 13, 2pm – 4pm
The Festival will continue inside the Public Park adjacent to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden, featuring storytellers from the “StoryBox” project.
Tickets can be purchased directly at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden @578 Carrall Street or by phone (604) 662-3207 ext. 0
For festival information please call (604) 876-2272 or email the VSOS at info@vancouverstorytelling.org
Friday & Saturday evenings:$18/person or $15/person for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden or VSOS members
Saturday Daytime: $15/person flat rate
The Longest Days (Storytelling Workshop): $25/person
A Chinatown Wander:Walking tours with Larry Wong: $10/person (tours leaving @11pm, 2:30pm, 4pm)
Sunday Daytime: Free
Weekend pass for children: $5/person (15 yrs and younger)
For more info, visit us at http://www.vancouverstorytelling.org/festiva
