WOSAS : F784
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WOSAS/CD236/track1
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Sound recording, story; a folk tale and
cumulative tale from Egypt, told as part of The Grand
Storytelling Festival Celebration, at The First International
Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 2nd
February 1985
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A story about blame, and cause and consequence
told by an unidentified storyteller. A thief breaks his leg when
the window of the merchant's house he is climbing though falls
out. He goes to a judge and blames the merchant; the merchant
blames the builder; who blames a beautiful women walking past who
distracted him; who blames a dress maker; who blames the person
who dyed the cloth. The dyer of the cloth does not defend
himself, but when he is taken to the gallows, he is found to be
too tall to hang.
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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; poor
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 8 minutes, 5 seconds
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The First International Storytelling Festival took place at
Battersea Arts Centre, (Venue Director Jude Kelly) London, in
1985, and was the first international festival of storytelling
held in the UK. It ran for 7 days, from Monday Jan 28th to Sunday
Feb 3rd. The festival was initiated and directed by Ben Haggarty
who had been involved in running the West London Storytelling
unit and Storytelling Unit Clubnights since 1982/1983. It was
funded by a guarantee against loss from the GLC. The festival
programmed included performances for adult audiences, talks and
lectures, school sessions, a festival 'clubnight' and a teacher's
conference on Storytelling in Education.
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storytelling:-
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storyteller
female / Egyptian
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origin:-
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Egypt
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Festival poster
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festival flyer front cover
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festival flyer showing introduction
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festival flyer showing festival timetable
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festival flyer full page spread showing artists biographies
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festival flyer back cover showing booking and access details for
the festival advertisments and acknowledgments
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additional festival flyer in orginal format ready for photcopying
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Click to enlarge images
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programming:-
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Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
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storytelling:-
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Lavender Hill, London, England: Battersea Arts Centre
02 Feb 1985
festival: The First International Storytelling Festival
The Grand Storytelling Festival Celebration
The Festival Clubnight
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gift from:-
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storyteller: Ben Haggarty
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007