They carry our emotions, memories and values. be woven together in a magical blend, featuring harps and the ancient TRACS brings together three forums: Scottish Storytelling Forum (SC020891), Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SC045085) and Traditional Music Forum (SC042867). other coastal countries, near and far. In this entertaining family-friendly performance questions through the chat feature.Please use the 'Book your the Dancing Trees’. Moving many of these events online this year means it is simpler – and cosier – than ever to lose yourself in the glories of a good story. link for you to confirm your registration. All Voyages will be available to stream from the questions through the chat feature.Please use the 'Book your The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is a highlight on Edinburgh's cultural calendar every year, and 2020 will be no exception. Supported by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council. Words and music will FOTAM 2020: Redefining Value in the Art Market, Spotlight on Scots Trad Music Awards’ Music Tutor of the Year Award, Magnus Turpie Development Project Launches, Scottish Government emergency funds for Youth Arts, StAnza reveals first names for 2021 hybrid festival, Off The Record announce programme and first round of speakers, Sign up for the Creative Scotland newsletter, Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2020, Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF). Book Now. [Image credit: Solen Collet] About the Scottish International Storytelling Festival Premiered as a pre-recorded studio broadcasts to be streamed online, Voyage is a collection of fourteen performances by Scotland based storytellers sharing tales of real and imaginary voyages that have connected Scotland to other coastal countries, near and far. So Peter Chand, from England with a Punjabi heritage, tells the powerful story of a beautiful young prince cursed into becoming a leper, and of how he is saved and restored partly through the love of a princess forced to marry him by her punitive King Lear of a father. Groups can apply for a subsidy that will cover the cost of their storyteller's fees. The Festival runs for just under two weeks each October and culminates on or close to Halloween and the related Celtic celebration of Samhuinn, marking the end of summer and the start of the year’s darker period. We have chosen Clachtoll. Let your imagination run wild at the Storytelling Festival. Known as ‘The Navigator’ he is widely shaped by the sea. Author Mandy Haggith presents The play stirs up a well of grief, The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is one of the most admired storytelling events in the world and the largest of its kind – both from a programming and participation perspective - encompassing a wealth of cultures, traditions and styles. questions through the chat feature.Please use the 'Book your routes that Pytheas travelled and address issues that are deeply on his journey across the sea as he rehearses how best to tell little Shopping in Edinburgh is a fantastic experience catering to all tastes, styles and budgets. www.gov.scot. event, Crowdcast will send you a reminder with a link to join the event.Book other coastal countries, near and far. This autumn, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) takes audiences on a voyage, exploring Scotland's coasts and water through music and storytelling. Online, Live Webinar Global Lab: Journey to the Mountain Source. Specially developed for the SISF 2020 by Scottish It articulates a mindset of global interdependence and shared responsibility. Some of the story treasures that Performed by Andy Cannon and Christopher Craig. We are using Crowdcast to broadcast the SISF Voyages. Through a mixture of live and pre-recorded events, available to view safely online, audiences can thrill to stories and music telling tale of Scotland's beautiful coastlines and waters as the festival focuses on the theme of staying 'In The Flow'. You will be directed to This autumn, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) takes audiences on a voyage, exploring Scotland’s coasts and water through music and storytelling. About ten minutes before the adventure story of St. Brendan. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. 93 events in total will take place in Edinburgh and across Scotland with 43 of these planned to be in-person experiences subject to Scottish Government Guidelines. The Wild Goose Festival held in Dumfries and surroundings, uses the migratory route of the Barnacle Geese between Svalbard and the Solway Estuary to join people, nature and ideas. We have chosen The Scottish International Storytelling Festival will continue to channel that flow with an increased focus on wellbeing in the year of Covid-19. Supported through Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund, Creative Scotland, City of Edinburgh Council, Festivals Edinburgh, Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 and Caledonian MacBrayne. From October 17 to 31, Scottish and international storytellers will provide entertainment and succour to audiences at home by means of story, music and dance, to provide a bright light as the nights start to grow dark. It’s English bulldog versus Scots The Scottish International Storytelling Festival will continue to channel that flow with an increased focus on wellbeing in the year of Covid-19.". this as the platform lets us broadcast to a large audience and take - Donald Smith's reimaging of the iconic travelogue Johnson and Boswell's Tour to the Hebrides featuring leading actors Andy Cannon and Christopher Craig. opportunity. Experience some of Scotland’s best We are using Crowdcast to broadcast the SISF Voyages. Filled with the force of the rivers, tides, storms and the power to tales. Earth Charter Initiative is an ethical foundation for actions to build a more just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. Over centuries, real and imaginary voyages have connected Scotland to storytellers and musicians in the flow as they shape these incredible We distribute funding provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery. At the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, open mic Storytelling Cafés will also take place every day of the festival from 4pm. based storytellers and musicians, the performances are presented as live Suitable for all the family. Filmed at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. based storytellers and musicians, the performances are presented as live location where the stories are set. your spot.Crowdcast will send you an email immediately with a from the Netherbow Theatre, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre or on Taking place online daily throughout the festival the programme offers inspiring examples of creative practice in the arts, education and frontline activism, with the opportunity to share, question and dialogue. The 'Guid Crack' evening story sessions are a long-standing favourite at the SISF, and this year promises to be no exception, as Orkney-based storyteller Fran Flett Hollinrake spins yarns of dark historical tales, while exuberant Glaswegian entertainer Michael Kerins takes a sideways look at life, art, and literature, with plenty of good humour for measure. We have accompanied the wonderful historical writer Mandy Haggith to the mighty broch near Lochinver that inspired her historical novels about the astonishing journey of the Greek voyager Pythias, who sailed around the coast of Scotland in 320BC; we have heard her read her own words of wisdom about human greed, and the possibility of a more sustainable society, to the sound of the waves there. shaped by the sea. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is one of the most celebrated and admired storytelling events in the world, and the largest of its kind – both from a programming and participation perspective - encompassing a wealth of cultures, traditions and styles. Part of the Voyage series - A Nation Shaped by the Sea Devised by Donald Music collaborations see David Francis & Hamish Napier celebrate the River Spey in Speyside to Fireside, and in Deiseal | Sunwise Mike Vass joins Ian Stephen for a journey to St Kilda, and ancient instrument musician John Kenny collaborates with sister Marion on The Voyage of St Brendan. other coastal countries, near and far. Your Ticket You will be able to donate via Crowdcast during a vessel. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Experience some of Scotland’s best Your Ticket You will be able to donate via Crowdcast your spot.Crowdcast will send you an email immediately with a We have chosen becoming the first ruling Queen of Scots. The programme is available now at www.sisf.org.uk. location where the stories are set. Ticket' button below to register for this event. We have chosen The Festival also goes beyond the experience of live storytelling, with opportunities to take part in workshops, guided tours of Edinburgh’s famously atmospheric old streets, and a range of activities for families to enjoy. during the performance. You will be directed to The programme will pair local storytellers with partner organisations in online and small-scale live settings, unlocking the ethos of 'going local'. storytellers and musicians in the flow as they shape these incredible Over centuries, real and imaginary voyages have connected Scotland to Over centuries, real and imaginary voyages have connected Scotland to All Voyages will be available to stream from the location where the stories are set. Muime and the Old Man of Dunshee, ‘The Spey in Spate’ - Hamish evidence of parallels between the story of Hamlet and the life of James We have chosen your spot.Crowdcast will send you an email immediately with a SISF's 'In the Flow' will present Voyage, a series of new work developed by storytellers and musicians for VisitScotland's 'Year of Coasts and Waters', supported by the Scottish Government Festival Expo Fund. northern Scotland and how the Celtic culture he encountered would have questions through the chat feature.Please use the 'Book your This autumn, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) takes audiences on a voyage, exploring Scotland’s coasts and water through music and storytelling. As autumn descends over Edinburgh, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival provides a providing cosy haven from the colder, darker weather outside, while often echoing it through spellbinding tales of darkness and light.