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Sound recording, story; a creation myth, and
how and why or aetiological story from Japan, told by Pat Bowen
as part of the programme Rambling House, in the Ceilidh Tent at
the Beyond the Border Festival, St Donats Art Centre, Llantwit
Major, South Glamorgan, Wales, 4 July 1999.
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Story told by Pat Bowen. Amatersu shines so
brightly she becomes the sun. Her brother Susanowa, a storm god,
becomes jealous of her popularity. The storm god destroys the
land of his sister. Amaterasu hides in a cave and sulks. Azume
the goddess of merriment comes to the cave and entertains those
gathered around the cave trying to persuade Amaterasu to come
out. Amaterasu becomes curious of the laughter and looks out of
the cave. As she does so, they hold up a mirror, so she sees her
own beauty and radiance. Amaterasu returns to the sky. The storm
god brother Susanowa returns to the sea
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 9 minutes, 31 seconds
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Performing in the Rambling House programme were Sheila Stewart,
Pat Bowen, Roberto Lagnado and Duncan Williamson.
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Beyond the Border Festival was founded in 1993 by Ben Haggarty,
Artistic Director of the Crick Crack Club, and David Ambrose, the
then Director of St Donats Arts Centre, Wales. The Festival was
founded as The Beyond the Border International Festival of
Storytelling and Epic Singing, but became known simply as Beyond
the Border. The festival ran from 1993 to 2006 co-directed by the
two founders: with Ben Haggarty programming storytellers and
David Ambrose programming musicians. Since 2007 the festival has
been directed by David Ambrose. The festival is a weekend event
running on the first weekend of July annually; attracting around
2,500 people from across Britain and from overseas. The festival
is sited at St Donats Arts Centre and in the grounds of St Donats
Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan on the South Coast of Wales.
Beyond the Border was initiated as part of the UK Year of
Literature in 1995. The successful bid submitted by Academi
Wales, prominently featured a storytelling festival. The original
Director of the UK Year of Literature was Maura Dooley, who had
been at the South Bank Centre in London when Ben Haggarty ran the
Third International Storytelling Festival there in 1989. Maura
Dooley supported the proposal brought to her by Ben Haggarty and
David Ambrose to hold an International festival and series of
summer schools at St Donats Castle and to begin Beyond the Border
in 1993 in order to build an audience and a core of Wales-based
artists for the Year of Literature in 1995. However before the
plan could be implemented Maura Dooley resigned from her post
(the position was later taken by Sean Dorran). Despite this, St
Donats Arts Centre was committed to the festival and Beyond the
Border was launched in July 1993. The 1993, 1994 and 1995
festivals were accompanied by summer schools, which produced a
number of storytellers including Megan Lloyd, Francis Maxey,
Richard Berry and Michael Harvey.
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storytelling:-
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storyteller: Pat Bowen
female / British
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origin:-
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Japan
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festival programme
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Click to enlarge images
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associated:-
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storyteller: Roberto Lagnado
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associated:-
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storyteller; singer; ballad singer: Duncan Williamson
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associated:-
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storyteller; ballad singer; singer: Sheila Stewart
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programming:-
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Festival Co-Director: Ben Haggarty
Festival Co-Director: David Ambrose
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administration:-
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administrator: St Donats Arts Centre
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storytelling:-
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St Donats, Llantwit Major, South Glamorgan, Wales: St Donats Art
Centre: Ceilidh Tent
04 Jul 1999
festival: Beyond the Border Festival
Rambling House
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gift from:-
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St Donats Arts Centre
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007