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Sound recording, story; an original tale, told
by Jay O'Callahan, as part of Festival Gala 2 - The Professional
Tradition, at The Third International Storytelling Festival in
the Purcell Room at The South Bank Centre, London, 18th November
1989
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Introduction to the Festival Gala, a
celebration of the professional storytelling tradition, by Ben
Haggarty, followed by introduction to Jay O'Callahan and the
process by which he develops his orginal material orally, and
story told by Jay O'Callahan. A story about a poet who goes to
find out where the wind is coming from. He finds the wind issuing
from a snoring druid, the druid wakes and turns the poet into a
rose. A minstrel girl follows and finds the rose, which turns
back into the poet. They are both discovered by the snoring
druid, but beg for a minutes grace in which time the poet
composes a poem so beautiful that it conjures a rainbow for them
to escape over.
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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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fair
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
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Having directed the First International Storytelling festival at
Battersea Arts Centre in 1985 and the Second International
Storytelling Festival at Watermans Arts Centre in 1987, Ben
Haggarty was approached by Ruth McKenzie and the poet Joe
Shapcott to Direct a third festival in the series. In 1989 The
Third International Storytelling Festival took place at The
Southbank Centre, London, and ran for 15 days from 11th to the
25th November. It also had an extensive national touring
component that took storytellers to 12 regional venues. The Arts
Council subsidised it with a £10,000 grant. The Festival
management was undertaken by an agency called the Arts Business.
The whole event was under the aegis of the Literature Department,
(Lead Officer, Maura Dooley). The festival programme included
performances for adult audiences, and school sessions. It was in
response to the programming needs for this festival that Ben
Haggarty founded and launched the Crick Crack Club, to provide a
place where UK based storytellers could develop their repertoire
and performance skills for adult audiences.
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storytelling:-
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storyteller: Jay O'Callahan
male / American
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storytelling:-
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Master of Ceremonies; Festival Artistic Director: Ben
Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958 / occupation performance
storyteller; promoter
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origin:-
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storyteller: Jay O'Callahan
male / American
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Publicity shot of Jay O'Callahan from the 1980s
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biography for Jay O'Callahan printed in the festival programme
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festival poster
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festival programme front cover
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festival programme page 1 showing staff list
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festival programme page 2 showing acknowledgments
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festival programme page 4 showing quite from Heinrich Zimmer
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festival programme page 5 showing introduction
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festival programme page 6 showing image
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festival programme pages 7 to 12 showing interview with Peter
Brook
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festival programme page 13 showing advertisment
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festival programme page 14 showing list of regional events
associated with the festival
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festival programmes pages 15 to 24 showing artist biographies
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festival programme page 25 showing advertisments
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festival programme page 26 showing a reading list
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festival programme page 27 showing an advertisment for 'Word of
Mouth' a Channel 4 Television programme about storytelling in the
UK
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festival programme page 28 showing advertisment and a quote from
C.S Lewis
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festival programme back cover showing an Irish saying or poem.
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Click to enlarge images
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programming & administration:-
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programmer; Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
administrator: The Arts Business
administrator: Alan Giddings
administrator: Richard Crosslands
production manager: Eddy Smith
production assistant: Hugh Lupton
production assistant: Sally Pomme Clayton
production assistant: Tom O'Reilly
production assistant: Daniel Morden
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storytelling:-
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London, England: The South Bank Centre: The Purcell Room
18 Nov 1989
festival: The Third International Storytelling Festival
festival: The 1989 International Storytelling Festival
Festival Gala 2 - The Professional Tradition
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gift from:-
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storyteller: Ben Haggarty
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007