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Place, Narrative & New Media Symposium

On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, the Herit… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on October 6, 2009 at 1:26pm — 3 Comments

Deadline for Proposals Sept 30

Just a quick reminder to let people know that the deadline for submitting proposals for the July 2010 International Perspectives on the Art and Tradition of Storytelling conference is Sept 30! details at: http://www.sc-cc.com/annual.html Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on September 27, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

For a good story, come to Newfoundland and Labrador!

Picture it. Summer 2010. Storytellers from throughout the world will merge in one place - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador - for the 18th annual conference of Storytellers of Canada. For five days, participants will be engaged in an international meeting place of culture, art, and tradition. Next summer’s conference is brimming with opportunities for professional development. Participants will learn international perspectives about the art and tradition of storytelling. They will gain mar… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on September 17, 2009 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Call for Proposals: July 2010 International Storytelling Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Call for Proposals International Perspectives on the Art and Tradition of Storytel… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on August 1, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

International Perspectives on the Art and Tradition of Storytelling on Facebook!

Just a quick note to let people know that I've created a Facebook group for the upcoming July 2010 storytel… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on July 30, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

Ghost Story Panel: Coast to Coast Ghosts

John Adams (Victoria, British Columbia)and Pearl Ann Gooding (Wainwright, Alberta) join host Dale Jarvis (St. John's, Newfoundland) for a spirited discussion, recorded live in front of an audience of storytellers and lovers of a good spooky tale on Friday, 10 July, 2009, at the Storytellers of Canada - Conteurs du Canada 17th Annual Conference in Victoria, BC. All of these fine storytellers specialize in collecting and sharing true ghost stories; and both John and Dale have published some of the… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on July 14, 2009 at 4:52pm — 1 Comment

Storytelling in Eastern Canada: The Present and Future.

Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada Eastern Canada Annual Report 2008-2009. “Storytelling is part of the heritage and local character of Nova Scotia,” says Dartmouth’s Cindy Campbell, who has been performing for 25 years as a storyteller, singer, musician, puppeteer, actor, and writer. “In fact, it happens so much that people don't even realize they are doing it. This is the biggest challenge for our local storytelling communities, to get people to realize that storytelling here is… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on July 6, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Very Flattering Review by Tim Ereneta

Tim posted this on his blog recently! Thanks Tim, you`re not bad yourself! http://storytelling.blogspot.com/2009/05/shout-out-dale-jarvis-real-deal.html Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on June 9, 2009 at 6:24am — No Comments

Matthew Trilligan - A Ghost Story

Storyteller Dale Jarvis tells a ghost story from Casey's Lane in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on May 30, 2009 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Haunted Victoria Street

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Added by Dale Jarvis on May 20, 2009 at 2:48pm — No Comments

World Storytelling Day with Home School Children of CEDF Pakistan.

On March 20, 2009 Lincoln Corner Karachi celebrated World Storytelling Day with Citizens Educational Development Foundation CEDF home school children in collaboration with iEARN Pakistan. Total 36 participants including CEDF students, teachers, iEARN facilitators, YES alumni & volu… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on March 24, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

World Storytelling Day will soon be here!

I am very pleased to say that I have a great list of events up now on the World Storytelling Day website: http://www.freewebs.com/worldstorytellingday/index.htm So far, I have events from: Australia Brazil Canada Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany, Austria and Switzerland India Israel Italy Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Scotland South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States of America as well as some events… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on March 16, 2009 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Have you heard the [murmur] about [here]say?

A new St. John’s soundscape project will bring you the stories of the street. Award-winning radio documentary producer Chris Brookes and storyteller Dale Jarvis want to invite you to take a walk down Water Street, St. John's, Newfoundland. To help you on your way, the duo are colla… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on March 3, 2009 at 1:10pm — 4 Comments

Last call for World Storytelling Day Events

The list of events for World Storytelling Day continues to grow. You can see the events listed so far at: http://www.freewebs.com/worldstorytellingday/eventsactivities.htm If you have an event that is not listed, please email it to me BEFORE March 5th. After that, I can not promise that I will be able to put it on the website. You can email the event to me at: hauntedhike@nf.sympatico.ca Dale Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on February 26, 2009 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Historical Storytelling - Storytelling for Historic Site, Museum, and Parks Interpretation

Dale Jarvis, St. John’s, NL, 2009 Heritage tourism is a growing business, and there are countless museums, parks and interpretation centres where the story of our past is told and retold. Many times however, this telling is not done by storytellers! I believe that there is a great opportunity for the storytelling community to get more involved, and that we have a unique perspective that can only help create more interest in our shared heritage. Storytelling on site at a museum or herita… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on February 18, 2009 at 9:33am — 4 Comments

What are you doing for World Storytelling Day?

Do you have an event planned for World Storytelling Day, March 20, 2009? Or an event in March which COULD be a WSD event? The theme for 2009 is "Neighbours" The website is at http://www.freewebs.com/worldstorytellingday/ The facebook group is at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7117926965&ref=ts and the logo (thank you Mats!) is at… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on January 12, 2009 at 5:20pm — 5 Comments

Notes from the Fairy Path: The Woodcutter

What follows is a bit of an experiment! I've been toying with the idea of recording some short little local fairy stories, on the sites where they happened. This is the first attempt, using a little story from North River, Conception Bay, and told on an old, overgrown and little used path that leads down to North River itself.

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Added by Dale Jarvis on January 7, 2009 at 5:13pm — 2 Comments

The Isle of Skye - A Ghost Story from Newfoundland

I've been experimenting a bit with digital storytelling, with the thought it might be one way to help community groups tell their stories. I've taken a story from my book "The Golden Leg" and shortened it, and matched it with historic images from Newfoundland.

For more information on digital storytelling see:

Center for Digital Storytelling

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Added by Dale Jarvis on October 14, 2008 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

The Legend of Paddy Mahony's Gold

The story of Paddy Mahony's gold, a tale of buried treasure and its supernatural guardian, from Horse's Head, Little Colinet Island, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. … Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on October 2, 2008 at 3:13pm — 4 Comments

Storytelling in Newfoundland and Labrador - Fall Report

Storytelling continues in Newfoundland and Labrador! This summer was no exception, with lots of events and activities. Kelly Russell was busy all summer with the "Time in Pigeon Inlet" project in Bay Roberts, which was a truly immersive event, with enactments of Ted Russell's works and story telling, songs, Newfoundland dance, and traditional Newfoundland food. It was immensely popular. More information at http://www.pigeoninlet.ca In St. John's, the New… Continue

Added by Dale Jarvis on September 19, 2008 at 2:39pm — No Comments

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