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Hare's Bride, The

Sound recording, story; The Hare's Bride, a European folk tale, collected by The Brothers Grimm, told by Jenny Koralek 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 Jenny Koralek, about a girl who is taken away by a rabbit in her garden to become his bride, and who escapes by leaving a straw doll in her place.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- fair
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 5 minutes, 29 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: Jenny Koralek
female / British

origin:- folklorist: The Brothers Grimm
folklorist: Jakob Grimm
folklorist: Wilhelm Grimm
Europe


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Festival poster

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biography for Jenny Koralek printed in the festival flyer

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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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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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