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Mr Balloon
Sound recording, story; Mr Balloon, a moral tale and original tale, told by Andrew Brenner, as part of The First International Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 28th January 1985
Story told by Andrew Brenner. A story about a very proud and conceited man who is bitten by a dog and goes in search for the reason for the attack. His search brings him to a proud and conceited councillor, who he in turn bites.
audience:-	adult
recording quality
condition:-	fair
completeness:-	complete
duration:-	0 hours, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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.
storytelling:-	storyteller: Andrew Brenner male / American
	Festival poster
	festival flyer front cover
	festival flyer showing introduction
	festival flyer showing festival timetable
	festival flyer full page spread showing artists biographies
	festival flyer back cover showing booking and access details for the festival advertisments and acknowledgments
	additional festival flyer in orginal format ready for photcopying
	Click to enlarge images
programming:-	Festival Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
storytelling:-	Lavender Hill, London, England: Battersea Arts Centre 28 Jan 1985 festival: The First International Storytelling Festival
gift from:-	storyteller: Marian Oughton

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