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WOSAS : F837	WOSAS/CD249/track4 R878.wav
Sound recording, story; a folk tale of Jewish origin told as part of Storytelling in the Cafe, in The First International Storytelling Festival at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 30th January 1985
A story told by an unidentified storyteller, about a Rabi and his wife Beruriah, who lose their two sons on the Sabbath.
audience:-	adult
recording quality
condition:-	fair
completeness:-	complete
duration:-	0 hours, 4 minutes, 31 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 female / Australian
origin:-	Jewish
	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 30 Jan 1985 festival: The First International Storytelling Festival Storytelling in the Cafe
gift from:-	storyteller: Marian Oughton

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